Vijay Nath is a Fijian politician and Member of the Parliament of Fiji for the FijiFirst Party. He served as the Assistant Minister for Disaster Management and Rural and Maritime Development.
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Nath is from Nausori.[1] He was elected with 1616 votes in the 2014 Fijian general election and was appointed Assistant Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts.[2] In May 2015 he was appointed Assistant Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Ministry following the resignation of Pio Tikoduadua.[3]
He was re-elected to Parliament in the 2018 election with 2256 votes,[4][5] and was appointed Assistant Minister of Local Government, Housing and Community Development.[6] Following a Cabinet reshuffle in April 2020, Nath was appointed alongside Jale Sigarara as one of two Assistant Ministers for Disaster Management and Rural and Maritime Development.[7]
In the 2022 Fijian general election, Nath placed 10th in the FijiFirst party list, with 1435 votes, and was re-elected to a 3rd term. However, FijiFirst failed to form government, and instead formed Opposition with a People's Alliance-led coalition government. Him and Sigarara were succeeded as Assistant Minister by Ratu Isikeli Tuiwailevu.[8]
References
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- ^ "Fiji's New Cabinet Ministers Were Sworn In Today At Government House". Fiji Sun. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Fiji has ministerial reshuffle after resignation". RNZ. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "2018 General Elections Dashboard". Fiji Elections Office. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Vijay Nath". FijiFirst. 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
- ^ Netani Rika (22 November 2018). "New faces in Fiji cabinet". Islands Business. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Naveel Krishant (17 April 2020). "PM announces cabinet reshuffle, Faiyaz Koya sworn in as Minister for Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport". Fiji Village. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Vula, Timoci (2022-12-25). "2022 General Election: Fiji's new Cabinet Ministers and Assistant Ministers". FijiTimes. Retrieved 2022-12-25.