Filipe Nagera Bole (born 23 August 1936) is a Fijian politician. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य He has long had a reputation as one of Fiji's few politicians untainted by scandal, and is noted for his moderate views. In October 2003, he endorsed calls for an end to racially segregated voting, saying that electing all members of the House of Representatives by universal suffrage would make voters and politicians think of the common national good, rather than communal interests. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
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Education and early career
He was educated at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, and at Auckland Teachers College. Victoria University of Wellington, also known in Māori as Te Whare Wānanga o te Ūpoko o te Ika a Māui was established in 1897 by Act of New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island He subsequently worked as a teacher in Fiji, before going into the civil service where he served from 1972 to 1980 in a number of government departments. See also Bureaucrat The term civil service has two distinct meanings Branch of governmental service in which individuals are hired on the basis Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) He was also a member of the Council of the University of the South Pacific in Suva from 1974 to 1980. The University of the South Pacific ( USP) is a Public university with a number of locations spread throughout a dozen countries in Oceania. Suva is the Capital and largest city of Fiji. It is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in the Central Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. He was Fiji's Ambassador to the United States and the United Nations from 1980 to 1983, when he became a project administrator of the Pacific Islands Development Program in Honolulu, Hawaii, where he remained till 1986. An ambassador is the highest ranking Diplomat who represents their country The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Honolulu is the Capital and most populous Census-designated place (CDP in the U The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)
Political career
Returning to Fiji, he entered politics and served as Minister for Education in 1986 and 1987. Politics of Fiji takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Fiji is the Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Following two coups d'état in 1987, he was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, holding office till 1988, then served as Minister for Youth and Sport from 1989 to 1992. The Fiji coups of 1987 resulted in the overthrow of the elected government of Fijian Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra, the deposition of Elizabeth II Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Minister for Foreign Affairs (commonly known as the Foreign Minister) is Fiji 's Cabinet Minister responsible for international relations and diplomacy Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Bole was elected to the House of Representatives in the election held to restore democracy in 1992, and was subsequently appointed Foreign Minister again. The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. A general election was held to restore Fiji to democracy in 1992. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Apart from a brief interruption in 1994, he remained in this post until 1997. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Bole was also Deputy Prime Minister for a short time in 1993. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) He transferred from the House of Representatives to the Senate in 1994 but remained in the Cabinet. The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers it may not initiate legislation but may amend or veto it Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Fiji has the Westminster system - executive authority is vested nominally in a President, but exercised in practice by a Cabinet of Ministers presided While remaining Minister for Foreign Affairs, he concurrently held portfolios as Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism from 1995 to 1996, and as Minister for National Development in 1997. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar That year, he became Minister for Information, a post he held till 1999 when his Fijian Political Party was defeated in the parliamentary election that May, an election in which Bole himself failed to win the Suva City Fijian Communal Constituency. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Fijian Political Party (better known by its initials SVT, which stand for its Fijian name Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei) is a party The general election to the Fijian House of Representatives, held from 8 to 15 May 1999, was historic Suva City Fijian Urban Communal is an Electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians. Fijian people are the major indigenous people of the Fiji Islands, and live in an area informally called Melanesia. Communal constituencies have been the most durable feature of the Fijian electoral system.
In the 2001 election, Bole led the campaign of the Fijian Political Party, but it failed to win any seats. The Constitution of Fiji was restored by a High Court decision on 15 November 2000, following the failure of the political upheaval In June 2002, Bole founded the Fiji Democratic Party (FDP) as a merger of some members of the Fijian Political Party, the Christian Democratic Alliance, the Fijian Association Party, and the New Labour Unity Party, but in early 2005, the FDP decided to officially disband and merge into the National Alliance Party, a new party founded by Ratu Epeli Ganilau, as a claimed successor to the defunct Fijian Alliance which ruled the country from 1967 to 1987. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Fiji Democratic Party is a former political party in Fiji, which operated between June 2002 and April 2005 The Christian Democratic Alliance better known locally by its Fijian name Veitokani ni Lewenivanua Vakarisito (VLV was a Fijian political party The Fijian Association Party (FAP is a former political party in Fiji. The New Labour Unity Party was a Fijian political party, which broke away from the Fiji Labour Party in May 2001. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Alliance Party of Fiji (NAPF is a Fijian Political party. This article lists political parties in Fiji. Fiji has a Multi-party system with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining Brigadier-General Ratu Epeli Ganilau, MC, MSD, (born 10 October 1951) is a Fijian soldier and statesman who The Alliance Party was the ruling political party in Fiji from 1966 to 1987 Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Bole went on to assume a leading role as a spokesman for the new party, and unsuccessfully contested the Samabula Tamavua Open Constituency for the party in the 2006 election. Samabula Tamavua Open is an Electoral division of Fiji, one of 25 open constituencies elected by Universal suffrage (the remaining 46 seats Open constituencies represent one of several electoral models employed in the past and present in the Fijian electoral system. The Constitution of Fiji requires general elections for the House of Representatives to be held at least once every five years
Policies
On 27 April 2005, he called for an overhaul of Fiji's education system. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He advocated full government funding, saying that the present user-pays system puts a heavy financial burden on many parents. He also said that instruction in English only was creating difficulties for students not fluent in it.
On 1 August 2005, Bole called for a review of Fiji's electoral system to represent all races proportionally in the House of Representatives. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This would, he said, get rid of the antagonistic racial politics that have characterized Fiji for many years. The common voters' role was "just toilet paper where everybody is just listed," and that in contests for open electorates, citizens were apt to vote on racial lines. Open constituencies represent one of several electoral models employed in the past and present in the Fijian electoral system. "This fear of racial politics is still endemic among many in Fiji today and we cannot change it but perhaps to have proportionate voting system can bring our people together," Bole said.
On 21 May 2007, Mr. Bole was nominated to the position of Chairman at the Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority. He was appointed to the three-year position by interim Finance Minister, Mahendra Chaudry. Mahendra Pal Chaudhry (born 9 February 1942) is a Fijian politician and the leader of the Fiji Labour Party.
Academic appointment
It was reported on 5 September 2006 that Bole had been appointed a Senior Fellow with the Centre for International and Regional Affairs at the University of Fiji. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade The University of Fiji is a University based in Saweni, Lautoka, Fiji.
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