Fiji

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Date of Information: 2/24/2012

The US has not recognized the interim government formed after the illegal coup of 5 December 2006.

Pres.	Epeli NAILATIKAU
Prime Min.	Josaia Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, Commodore
Min. for Anticorruption	Aiyaz SAYED-KHAIYUM
Min. for Defense, National Security, & Immigration (Acting)	Joketani COKANASIGA
Min. for Education, National Heritage, & Culture & Arts	Filipe BOLE
Min. for Finance	Josaia Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, Commodore
Min. for Foreign Affairs & Intl. Cooperation	Inoke KUBUABOLA
Min. for Health	Neil SHARMA, Dr.
Min. for Industry & Trade	Aiyaz SAYED-KHAIYUM
Min. for Information, National Archives, & Library Services of Fiji	Josaia Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, Commodore
Min. for Intl. Trade	Aiyaz SAYED-KHAIYUM
Min. for Justice, Electoral Reform, & Anticorruption	Aiyaz SAYED-KHAIYUM
Min. for Labor, Industrial Relations, & Employment	Jone USAMATE
Min. for Lands & Mineral Resources (Acting)	Josaia Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, Commodore
Min. for Local Govt., Urban Development, Housing, & Environment	Samuela SAUMATUA, Col.
Min. for People's Charter for Change & Progress	Josaia Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, Commodore
Min. for Primary Industries	Joketani COKANASIGA
Min. for Provincial Development	Josaia Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, Commodore
Min. for Public Enterprises, Communications, Civil Aviation, & Tourism	Aiyaz SAYED-KHAIYUM
Min. for Public Service	Josaia Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, Commodore
Min. for Public Utilities, Works, & Transport	Timoci Lesi NATUVA, Cdr.
Min. for Strategic Planning, National Development, & Statistics	Josaia Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, Commodore
Min. for Sugar Industry	Josaia Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, Commodore
Min. for Taukei & Multiethnic Affairs	Josaia Voreqe BAINIMARAMA, Commodore
Min. for Women, Social Welfare, & Poverty Alleviation	Jiko LUVENI
Min. for Youth & Sports	Viliame NAUPOTO, Cdr.
Attorney Gen.	Aiyaz SAYED-KHAIYUM
Governor, Reserve Bank	Barry WHITESIDE
Ambassador to the US	Winston THOMPSON
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York	Peter THOMSON