The interim cabinet of Fiji was appointed in January 2007, following the

2006 Fijian coup d'état The Fijian coup d'état of December 2006 was a coup d'état carried out by Commodore Frank Bainimarama, Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces, against the government of President Josefa Iloilo. Iloilo was removed as president, but ...

. The coup deposed the Qarase government on 5 December 2006. The coup leader, Commodore Frank Bainimarama reached an agreement with deposed President Ratu Josefa Iloilo whereby Iloilo would be reinstated as president and Bainimarama sworn in as interim Prime Minister. Bainimarama was duly sworn in on 5 January 2007. Eight cabinet ministers were appointed on 8 January and another six on 9 January; a fifteenth, Ratu Epeli Ganilau, was sworn in as Minister for Fijian Affairs on 15 January.

Initial cabinet

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Minister for Home Affairs, , Commodore Josaia Voreqe (Frank) Bainimarama, , Commander, Republic of Fiji Military Forces. , - , Minister for Finance,
Minister for Sugar Reform,
Minister for National Planning, ,

Mahendra Chaudhry Mahendra Pal Chaudhry ( hif, महेन्द्र पाल चौधरी; born 9 February 1942) is a Fijian politician and the leader of the Fiji Labour Party. Following a historic election in which he defeated the long-time former lead ...

, , Fiji Labour Party (FLP) leader; Prime Minister 1999-2000 ( deposed). , - , Minister for Youth and Sports, , Lekh Ram Vayeshnoi, , FLP politician since 1992; former Cabinet Minister. , - , Minister for Local Government,
Minister for Urban Development, , Ratu

Jone Navakamocea Ratu Jone Navakamocea is a Fijian chief and politician. A member of the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua (SDL) Party, he won the Serua Navosa Open Constituency in the 2006 Parliamentary election and was subsequently appointed State Minister for ...

, , State Minister for National Planning in the deposed SDL-led government. , - , Minister for Labour,
Minister for Tourism, , Bernadette Rounds Ganilau, , Served as one of two United Peoples Party parliamentarians in 2006. Former Tourism Minister (2000-2001). , - , Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, ,

Tevita Vuibau Tevita Komaidruka Vuibau was born on the 24 January 1956. He is a marine geology specialist and former principal scientific officer in the Mineral Resource Department. In January 2007 he was appointed to the interim cabinet Cabinet or The Cabine ...

, , Marine geologist with a background as Principal Scientific Officer with the Mineral Resources Department. , - , Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forests, , Jainend Kumar, , Retired Director of Research with the Agriculture, Sugar, and Land Resettlement Ministry. , - , Attorney-General,
Minister for Justice, , Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, , Former President of Fiji Young Lawyers Association. , - , Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister for External Trade, , Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, , Former Military Commander, diplomat, Cabinet Minister, and Parliamentary Speaker (2001-2006). Son of high chief and prominent politician, Ratu Sir Edward Cakobau; son-in-law of first Prime Minister and former President, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara. , - , Minister for Public Service,
Minister for Public Service Reform, ,

Poseci Bune Poseci Waqalevu Bune (born 1945/1946) is a former Fijian civil servant, diplomat, politician and Cabinet Minister. He has served as chair of the Public Service Commissioner, secretary to the Prime Minister, and as Fiji's permanent representative ...

, , Veteran civil servant and diplomat; FLP Environment Minister in the deposed government. Estranged from party leader Mahendra Chaudhry. , - , Minister for Health, , Jona Senilagakali, , Military doctor and former diplomat; interim Prime Minister for one month after coup of 5 December 2006. , - , Minister for Education, , Lieutenant Commander

Netani Sukanaivalu Netani Sukanaivalu (died 2021) was a Fijian academic, naval officer, and Cabinet of Fiji, Cabinet Minister. Sukanaivalu was educated at the Fiji Institute of Technology, and later worked there as a lecturer and head of the School for Maritime Stu ...

, , Reserve naval officer, former

Fiji Institute of Technology Fiji National University is a public university in Fiji that was formally constituted on 15 February 2010 by the Fiji National University Act 2009. By 2019, student numbers at the University had grown to almost 27,000. While each of the colle ...

lecturer, and businessman. National Alliance Party (NAPF) candidate in

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. , - , Minister for Transport, ,

Manu Korovulavula Ratu Manunivavalagi Korovulavula, OF (born 22 June 1934 in Suva), is a Fijian political leader and civil servant. A former Senator, Korovulavula was appointed Minister for Transport in the interim Cabinet of Commodore Frank Bainimarama on 8 Janu ...

, , Longtime civil servant and former

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; NAPF treasurer and candidate in 2006 election. , - , Minister for Commerce, ,

Taito Waradi Taito Waradi is a Fijian businessman who has served as President of the Fiji Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is known as a strong proponent of free enterprise. He has been outspoken in his calls for moral values to be upheld in business, p ...

, , Businessman and President, Fiji Chamber of Commerce. , - , Minister for Women,
Minister for Social Welfare, , Adi Laufitu Malani, , Scion of the chiefly Gonesau clan of Nakorotubu, Ra Province; former regional director of the United Nations Development Fund for Women. , - , Minister for Fijian Affairs, , Ratu Epeli Ganilau, , Scion of the chiefly Ai Sokula clan; son of first President

Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau Ratu Sir Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau (28 July 1918 – 15 December 1993) was the first President of Fiji, serving from 8 December 1987 until his death in 1993. He had previously served as Governor-General of Fiji, representing Elizabeth II, Que ...

and son-in-law of first Prime Minister and second President, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara. , - , colspan=3, * FLP: Fiji Labour Party * NAPF: National Alliance Party of Fiji * SDL: Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua * UPP: United Peoples Party , -

References

Cabinet of Fiji Military coups in Fiji