228:
1127:, who had taken power in a coup in December 2006. In February 2008, Bainimarama announced that he was appointing himself chairman of the council. In early August 2008, it was announced that the Great Council of Chiefs was ready to reconvene. It would be chaired by the Minister for Fijian Affairs - namely, at that time, Commodore Bainimarama. In October 2008,
1122:
Since 1999, when the
Council chose its own chairman for the first time, the following individuals have held the office. In April 2007, the council was suspended by "interim prime minister" and military leader
558:
1030:
900:
786:, along with some representatives of the national government and provincial councils, who may or may not be hereditary chiefs themselves. It also had a
1678:
991:
953:
1636:
828:
Ministers of Fijian
Affairs since 1999 are not included, as they no longer preside over the Great Council. If the Minister was simultaneously the
1017:
813:
responsible for indigenous cultural and economic development) presided over the Great
Council of Chiefs. This arrangement continued until the
1330:
820:
The following tables list the Fijian
Affairs Ministers from 1967 to 1999, and Chairmen of the Great Council of Chiefs since that date.
736:
201:
1971:
1464:
1951:
437:
709:
1469:
1454:
1388:
594:
1349:
1976:
1956:
1946:
1267:
1961:
581:
577:
563:
432:
1653:
1479:
1444:
775:. The chairman is elected by the members of the Great Council of Chiefs and is expected to be politically impartial.
416:
1890:
1631:
1506:
643:
1673:
1422:
1293:
312:
1916:
1501:
1417:
1401:
1315:
1136:
was named
Minister of Indigenous (Fijian) Affairs, and therefore also Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs.
729:
270:
194:
1449:
1474:
1459:
1722:
806:
492:
487:
482:
477:
472:
467:
462:
457:
452:
447:
442:
427:
1511:
672:
533:
528:
1727:
1709:
1875:
1845:
1587:
1531:
1381:
1068:
814:
787:
722:
638:
551:
241:
187:
1966:
1746:
1626:
999:
628:
512:
409:
404:
300:
1621:
1592:
1327:
760:
677:
663:
658:
520:
379:
92:
1668:
1663:
1577:
1562:
1536:
1521:
1439:
1140:
829:
694:
633:
283:
102:
368:
363:
1840:
1821:
1758:
1704:
1604:
1567:
1374:
248:
1288:
8:
1609:
653:
599:
1648:
1240:
802:
772:
756:
384:
343:
337:
276:
159:
1865:
1798:
1783:
1763:
1732:
1658:
1616:
1582:
1516:
1489:
1208:
1124:
791:
397:
266:
1289:"Fiji's interim Prime Minister appoints himself chairman of Great Council of Chiefs"
817:
changes of 1999, when the Great
Council chose its own Chairman for the first time.
1788:
1643:
1550:
1432:
1224:
1133:
623:
618:
218:
1909:
1880:
1808:
1692:
1572:
1409:
1353:
1334:
1271:
1163:
1076:
1049:
810:
764:
589:
567:
295:
288:
1346:
1835:
1816:
1778:
1427:
1264:
972:
917:
884:
858:
795:
689:
317:
1940:
1925:
1885:
1870:
1714:
1179:
934:
870:
305:
1850:
1773:
1194:
648:
66:
1826:
372:
173:
43:
1103:
227:
120:
59:
1793:
1768:
166:
1366:
1526:
152:
140:
130:
125:
50:
1855:
1397:
1129:
823:
783:
779:
73:
27:
1117:
790:
role in functioning as an electoral college to choose the
559:
Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
778:
The Great
Council of Chiefs is the formal assembly of
16:
1999–2012 office heading a Fijian constitutional body
1938:
1316:"Fiji Great Council of Chiefs ready to convene"
1382:
730:
195:
1389:
1375:
737:
723:
202:
188:
1281:
1139:In April 2009, Nailatikau was appointed
824:Ministers for Fijian Affairs (1967–1999)
759:, chairman and highest authority of the
1118:Chairmen of the Great Council of Chiefs
753:Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs
98:Chairman of the Great Council of Chiefs
1939:
1370:
1318:, ABC Radio Australia, 5 August 2008
832:, this is indicated by an asterisk.
13:
14:
1988:
1396:
1972:Political office-holders in Fiji
1328:"Ratu Epeli is new GCC chairman"
226:
1294:Radio New Zealand International
1952:2012 disestablishments in Fiji
1340:
1321:
1309:
1258:
801:Following the adoption of the
1:
1347:"President's deputy sworn in"
1251:
1213:February 2008 – October 2008
1091:
1056:
979:
941:
847:Prime Minister served under
421:Post-independence elections
7:
1977:Fiji politics-related lists
1957:2023 establishments in Fiji
1947:1967 establishments in Fiji
1337:, FijiLive, 14 October 2008
807:Minister for Fijian Affairs
805:of government in 1967, the
10:
1993:
1962:Fiji history-related lists
1229:October 2008 – March 2012
794:, as well as 14 of the 32
771:) an advisory body to the
1903:
1891:Traditions and ceremonies
1807:
1754:
1745:
1700:
1691:
1558:
1549:
1497:
1488:
1465:Reconciliation Commission
1455:Military–church relations
1408:
1265:"Bainimarama is GCC head"
1069:Samanunu Cakobau-Talakuli
998:
865:
792:President of the Republic
1674:Leader of the Opposition
1333:22 February 2012 at the
1270:23 February 2012 at the
1245:February 2024 – present
644:House of Representatives
313:Leader of the Opposition
1593:Great Council of Chiefs
761:Great Council of Chiefs
678:Great Council of Chiefs
93:Great Council of Chiefs
1274:, Frederica Elbourne,
1141:Vice-President of Fiji
768:
578:Diplomatic missions of
143:Traditional Leadership
1031:Vatiliai Navunisaravi
782:'s senior hereditary
769:Bose Levu Vakaturaga
1352:9 July 2009 at the
1006:Sir Penaia Ganilau
673:Legislative Council
612:Former and informal
1728:Telecommunications
1297:. 18 February 2008
1278:, 19 February 2008
1241:Viliame Seruvakula
1200:2004 – April 2007
1041:Sir Kamisese Mara
964:Sir Kamisese Mara
901:William Toganivalu
803:ministerial system
773:Parliament of Fiji
344:Naiqama Lalabalavu
277:Wiliame Katonivere
1934:
1933:
1899:
1898:
1741:
1740:
1687:
1686:
1654:Political parties
1588:Foreign relations
1545:
1544:
1249:
1248:
1209:Frank Bainimarama
1125:Frank Bainimarama
1115:
1114:
757:presiding officer
747:
746:
639:Executive Council
595:Visa requirements
552:Foreign relations
417:Political parties
212:
211:
1984:
1919:
1912:
1861:
1832:
1769:Fijian (iTaukei)
1752:
1751:
1718:
1698:
1697:
1679:Proposed charter
1627:Local government
1556:
1555:
1507:Cities and towns
1495:
1494:
1470:2005–2006 crisis
1391:
1384:
1377:
1368:
1367:
1361:
1344:
1338:
1325:
1319:
1313:
1307:
1306:
1304:
1302:
1285:
1279:
1262:
1225:Epeli Nailatikau
1146:
1145:
1134:Epeli Nailatikau
1111:Sitiveni Rabuka
1000:Governor-General
992:Josua Toganivalu
954:David Toganivalu
835:
834:
811:Cabinet Minister
739:
732:
725:
629:Governor-General
513:Local government
405:Electoral system
301:Attorney-General
230:
219:Politics of Fiji
214:
213:
204:
197:
190:
23:
22:
1992:
1991:
1987:
1986:
1985:
1983:
1982:
1981:
1967:Fijian nobility
1937:
1936:
1935:
1930:
1922:
1915:
1908:
1895:
1859:
1824:
1803:
1737:
1716:
1683:
1622:Law enforcement
1541:
1484:
1428:Colonial period
1404:
1395:
1365:
1364:
1360:, 17 April 2009
1354:Wayback Machine
1345:
1341:
1335:Wayback Machine
1326:
1322:
1314:
1310:
1300:
1298:
1287:
1286:
1282:
1272:Wayback Machine
1263:
1259:
1254:
1164:Sitiveni Rabuka
1155:Term of office
1120:
1086:Sitiveni Rabuka
1077:Sitiveni Rabuka
1050:Sitiveni Rabuka
1002:
826:
749:
748:
743:
714:
710:Other countries
701:
700:
699:
613:
605:
604:
586:
574:
568:Sitiveni Rabuka
554:
544:
543:
538:
521:local elections
515:
505:
504:
499:
400:
390:
389:
380:Court of Appeal
359:
351:
350:
333:
325:
324:
289:Sitiveni Rabuka
262:
254:
253:
244:
221:
208:
179:
135:
107:
103:House of Chiefs
79:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1990:
1980:
1979:
1974:
1969:
1964:
1959:
1954:
1949:
1932:
1931:
1929:
1928:
1921:
1920:
1913:
1905:
1904:
1901:
1900:
1897:
1896:
1894:
1893:
1888:
1883:
1881:Notable people
1878:
1873:
1868:
1863:
1853:
1848:
1843:
1838:
1833:
1819:
1813:
1811:
1805:
1804:
1802:
1801:
1796:
1794:Rotuman people
1791:
1786:
1781:
1776:
1771:
1766:
1761:
1755:
1749:
1743:
1742:
1739:
1738:
1736:
1735:
1730:
1725:
1723:Stock exchange
1720:
1715:Fijian dollar
1712:
1707:
1701:
1695:
1689:
1688:
1685:
1684:
1682:
1681:
1676:
1671:
1669:Prime Minister
1666:
1664:Vice-President
1661:
1656:
1651:
1646:
1641:
1640:
1639:
1629:
1624:
1619:
1614:
1613:
1612:
1602:
1601:
1600:
1590:
1585:
1580:
1578:Climate change
1575:
1570:
1565:
1563:Chiefly system
1559:
1553:
1547:
1546:
1543:
1542:
1540:
1539:
1534:
1529:
1524:
1519:
1514:
1509:
1504:
1498:
1492:
1486:
1485:
1483:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1467:
1462:
1457:
1452:
1447:
1442:
1440:Modern history
1437:
1436:
1435:
1425:
1423:Cakobau period
1420:
1418:Heads of state
1414:
1412:
1406:
1405:
1394:
1393:
1386:
1379:
1371:
1363:
1362:
1339:
1320:
1308:
1280:
1256:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1247:
1246:
1243:
1235:
1231:
1230:
1227:
1219:
1215:
1214:
1211:
1206:
1202:
1201:
1198:
1190:
1186:
1185:
1182:
1174:
1170:
1169:
1166:
1161:
1157:
1156:
1153:
1150:
1119:
1116:
1113:
1112:
1109:
1106:
1098:
1094:
1093:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1080:
1079:
1074:
1071:
1063:
1059:
1058:
1055:
1052:
1047:
1043:
1042:
1036:
1033:
1028:
1024:
1023:
1020:
1012:
1008:
1007:
997:
994:
986:
982:
981:
978:
975:
973:Timoci Bavadra
970:
966:
965:
959:
956:
948:
944:
943:
940:
937:
928:
924:
923:
920:
918:Penaia Ganilau
911:
907:
906:
903:
895:
891:
890:
887:
885:George Cakobau
878:
874:
873:
864:
861:
859:Penaia Ganilau
853:
849:
848:
845:
844:Term of office
842:
839:
830:Prime Minister
825:
822:
815:constitutional
788:constitutional
745:
744:
742:
741:
734:
727:
719:
716:
715:
713:
712:
706:
703:
702:
698:
697:
695:Vice-President
692:
687:
686:
685:
675:
670:
669:
668:
667:
666:
661:
656:
649:Constituencies
641:
636:
634:Chief Minister
631:
626:
621:
615:
614:
611:
610:
607:
606:
603:
602:
597:
592:
585:
584:
573:
572:
571:
570:
555:
550:
549:
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542:
541:
540:
539:
537:
536:
531:
525:
516:
511:
510:
507:
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503:
502:
501:
500:
498:
497:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
440:
435:
430:
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419:
414:
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412:
401:
396:
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391:
388:
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382:
377:
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353:
352:
349:
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331:
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327:
326:
323:
322:
321:
320:
318:Inia Seruiratu
310:
309:
308:
298:
293:
292:
291:
284:Prime Minister
281:
280:
279:
263:
260:
259:
256:
255:
252:
251:
245:
240:
239:
236:
235:
232:
231:
223:
222:
217:
210:
209:
207:
206:
199:
192:
184:
181:
180:
178:
177:
170:
163:
156:
148:
145:
144:
137:
136:
134:
133:
128:
123:
117:
114:
113:
109:
108:
106:
105:
100:
95:
89:
86:
85:
81:
80:
78:
77:
70:
63:
55:
54:
47:
39:
36:
35:
31:
30:
21:
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1989:
1978:
1975:
1973:
1970:
1968:
1965:
1963:
1960:
1958:
1955:
1953:
1950:
1948:
1945:
1944:
1942:
1927:
1924:
1923:
1918:
1914:
1911:
1907:
1906:
1902:
1892:
1889:
1887:
1884:
1882:
1879:
1877:
1874:
1872:
1869:
1867:
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1862:
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1528:
1525:
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1518:
1515:
1513:
1510:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1502:Archipelagoes
1500:
1499:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1487:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1466:
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1403:
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1392:
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1329:
1324:
1317:
1312:
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1277:
1273:
1269:
1266:
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1244:
1242:
1239:
1236:
1233:
1232:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1217:
1216:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1203:
1199:
1197:
1196:
1191:
1188:
1187:
1183:
1181:
1180:Epeli Ganilau
1178:
1175:
1172:
1171:
1167:
1165:
1162:
1159:
1158:
1154:
1151:
1148:
1147:
1144:
1142:
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1135:
1132:
1131:
1126:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1099:
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1085:
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1048:
1045:
1044:
1040:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1021:
1019:
1018:Meli Vesikula
1016:
1013:
1010:
1009:
1005:
1001:
995:
993:
990:
987:
984:
983:
976:
974:
971:
968:
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960:
957:
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952:
949:
946:
945:
938:
936:
935:Kamisese Mara
932:
929:
926:
925:
921:
919:
915:
912:
909:
908:
904:
902:
899:
896:
893:
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888:
886:
882:
879:
876:
875:
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871:Kamisese Mara
868:
862:
860:
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854:
851:
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840:
837:
836:
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831:
821:
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583:
579:
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569:
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562:
561:
560:
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518:
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