Jese Saukuru

Jese Saukuru
Jese Saukuru in 2023
Minister for Youths and Sports
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 December 2022
Prime Minister	Sitiveni Rabuka
Preceded by	Parveen Bala
Member of the Fijian Parliament for PA List
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 December 2022
Member of the Fijian Parliament for SODELPA List
In office 14 November 2018 – 14 December 2022
Personal details
Political party	Social Democratic Liberal Party People's Alliance

Jese Saukuru is a Fijian politician, and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the People's Alliance.

Saukuru is from Naviyago village in Lautoka.^[1] Before entering politics he was a manager for Ba Provincial Holdings.^[2]

He was elected to the Parliament of Fiji as a SODELPA MP in the 2018 Fijian general election and appointed spokesperson for regional development and disaster management.^[3] He made his first speech in parliament on 29 November 2018.^[4]

In November 2022 once parliament had been dissolved for the 2022 election he resigned from SODELPA and joined the People's Alliance.^[5] He contested the election as a PA candidate^[6] and was elected with 2759 votes.^[7][8] On 24 December 2022 he was appointed Minister for Youths and Sports in the coalition government of Sitiveni Rabuka.^[9]

References

1. "Sakuru is Youth and Sports Minister". Fiji Live. 24 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
2. Siteri Sauvakacolo (29 December 2022). "Chief, villagers proud of 'own son'". Fiji Times. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
3. Fonua Talei (29 November 2018). "Opposition Releases Spokesperson List: Prasad's Left Out". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
4. "Maiden speech by Opposition MP, Jese Saukuru". Fiji Times. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
5. Nacanieli Tuilevuka (1 November 2022). "Ratu Naiqama And Others Leaving Expected: Duru". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
6. Jone Salusalu (11 November 2022). "7 Women And 48 Men For The Peoples Alliance". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
7. Singh, Indira (18 December 2022). "Top 55 confirmed". FBC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
8. "Jese Saukuru (243)". Fijian Elections Office. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
9. Apenisa Waqairadovu (24 December 2022). "Siromi Turaga sworn in as new AG". FBC News. Archived from the original on 24 December 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2023.