10 Facts About Mosese Qionibaravi

Mosese Qionibaravi was a Fijian chief, civil servant and politician.

Mosese Qionibaravi served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1973 until his death, holding the offices of Speaker of the House, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tourism and Finance, and Deputy Prime Minister.

Mosese Qionibaravi was educated at the Ratu Alifereti Finau Memorial Primary School and then Ratu Kadavulevu School and Queen Victoria School.

Mosese Qionibaravi subsequently attended the University of Auckland, where he earned a Bachelor of Commerce in 1962 and a Master of Commerce in 1964.

Mosese Qionibaravi transferred departments to become Permanent Secretary for Finance in 1971.

Mosese Qionibaravi became a member of the Great Council of Chiefs and served on the Fijian Affairs Board and the Native Land Trust Board.

In 1973 Qionibaravi left the public sector to become managing director of Naviti Investments.

Mosese Qionibaravi was re-elected in both elections in 1977 and was appointed Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Mosese Qionibaravi was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1979 Birthday Honours, and in 1981 was elected president of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and became a Pro Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific, a role he held until 1985.

Mosese Qionibaravi died in Sydney in September 1987 due to liver problems.