Isaia Vetawa Gonewai is a former
Fiji
Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...
an politician who was appointed to the
Senate of Fiji
The Senate of Fiji was the upper chamber of Parliament. It was abolished by the 2013 Constitution of Fiji, after a series of military coups. It was the less powerful of the two chambers; it could not initiate legislation, but could amend or veto ...
as a representative of
Nadroga-Navosa Province
Nadroga-Navosa ( Nadroga: Nadrogā-Navoha) is one of the fourteen provinces of Fiji and one of eight based in Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island. It is about 2,385 square kilometers and occupies the South-West and Central areas of Viti Levu, Fiji' ...
in 2006. In the Senate he advocated for better regulation of the forestry industry. He was removed from office by 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 ...
.
Gonewai is a former deputy chair of the Nadroga Provincial Council.
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I-Taukei Fijian members of the Senate (Fiji)
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Place of birth missing (living people)
Politicians from Nadroga-Navosa Province
21st-century Fijian politicians
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