Filimoni Vosarogo

Filimoni Vosarogo
Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 December 2022
Prime MinisterSitiveni Rabuka
Member of the Fijian Parliament
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Incumbent
Assumed office
14 December 2022
Personal details
Political partySocial Democratic Liberal Party (2018–2021)
People's Alliance (2021–present)

Filimoni Wainiqolo Rasokisoki Vosarogo is a Fijian lawyer, politician, and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the People's Alliance.

Vosarogo worked as a lawyer and civil servant, including as legal manager for the land Transport Authority.[1] In December 2016 he was elected chair of Fiji National Rugby League.[2]

Vosarogo has appeared in a number of high-profile cases against the military regime and the FijiFirst government which succeeded it. In 2011 he represented former Fiji Land Force Commander, Brigadier General Pita Driti, in his trial for sedition and mutiny.[3] In 2019 he represented opposition MP Mosese Bulitavu in his retrial for sedition.[4] In May 2019 he represented Fiji Trades Union Congress secretary Felix Anthony after he was detained by police for attempting to organise a protest march against job cuts.[5] In 2020, he represented SODELPA MPs under investigation by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption.[6]

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  2. ^ Maikeli Seru (15 December 2016). "Vosarogo continues". Fiji Times. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Driti case deferred as defence seeks disclosure from Fiji state". RNZ. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Mosese Bulitavu, Jagath Karunaratne Are 'Free At Last'". Fiji Sun. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Police search Fiji Trades Union Congress HQ". RNZ. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  6. ^ Fonua Talei (26 August 2020). "SODELPA Lawyer Ready To Represent Opposition MPs For FICAC Questioning". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 30 December 2022.