Ratu Julian Nasaroa Brown Toganivalu (1932 – 5 December 1977) was a Fijian chief, civil servant and politician. He was a member of the House of Representatives for three days in 1977.
Julian Toganivalu | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Timoci Naco |
| Succeeded by | Koresi Matatolu |
| Constituency | North-Western Fijian National |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1932 |
| Died | 5 December 1977 (aged 45) |
| Political party | NFP–Flower |
Biography edit
Toganivalu was the son of George Toganivalu,[1] a member of the Legislative Council. He enlisted in the Fijian Military Forces and at the age of 19 he became the first Fijian to attend the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.[2] He later worked as a civil servant and was seconded to Nauru, where he was appointed chief executive of the Local Government Council.[3]
In 1968 Toganivalu resigned from the civil service to join the Indo-Fijian-dominated Federation Party, becoming its organising secretary.[4][5][6] He subsequently became a member of its successor, the National Federation Party, Toganivalu was elected to the House of Representatives as a member of the Flower faction of the party in the September 1977 elections. He was proposed as Leader of the Opposition by K. C. Ramrakha, but Jai Ram Reddy was appointed instead. He died in December the same year only three days after being sworn into office.[7]
References edit
- ^ Cyril Shirley Belshaw (1964) Under the Ivi Tree p327
- ^ Fijian Going To Sandhurst The Sunday Herald, 6 May 1951
- ^ Fijian MP's sudden death Pacific Islands Monthly, January 1978, p6
- ^ Robert Edward Norton (1977) Race and politics in Fiji, p120
- ^ Race Today, Volumes 1–2, p115
- ^ Brij V. Lal (2011) A Vision for Change: AD Patel and the Politics of Fiji p230
- ^ Islands Business, Volume 15, Issues 1–11, p128
