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 consis ...

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, bu ...

. 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 {{Fiji-politician-stub