Ifereimi Waqainabete | |
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 Waqainabete in 2019 | |
| Minister for Health and Medical Services | |
| In office 22 November 2018 – 24 December 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Frank Bainimarama |
| Preceded by | Rosy Akbar |
| Succeeded by | Atonio Lalabalavu |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Fijian |
| Political party | FijiFirst |
| Children | Four |
Ifereimi Waqainabete is a Fijian politician and Member of the Parliament of Fiji who served as Minister for Health and Medical Services in the FijiFirst government from 2018 to 2022. Before entering politics Waqainabete was a general surgeon in Fiji and associate professor of general surgery at Fiji National University, former president of the Fiji Medical Association, president of the Pacific Island Surgeons Association, and former chairman of Fiji Medicinal Board. He was on leave from his academic and surgical duties to partake in the 2018 elections as a candidate for the Fiji First Party.