Apaitia Seru

Apaitia Seru is a Fijian lawyer and former politician and judge, who served briefly as Attorney General of Fiji in 1992. He resigned following allegations that a government payment of US$4 million had been improper. He was also a member of the House of Representatives from 1992 to 1994.[1] He held the Kadavu Fijian Communal Constituency for the Soqosoqo ni Vakavulewa ni Taukei

The Honourable

Apaitia Seru
29th Attorney General of Fiji
In office
1992–1992
PresidentRatu Sir Penaia Ganilau
Prime MinisterSitiveni Rabuka
Preceded bySailosi Kepa
Succeeded byKelemedi Bulewa
Member of Parliament
for Kadavu Fijian
In office
1992–1994
Personal details
ProfessionLawyer, Judge

In April 2006, the Fiji Law Society fined him US$6000 for improper handling of a client's trust fund.[2]

Prior to serving as Attorney General, Seru had been a magistrate,[3] and for a time, Chief Magistrate.[4]

Personal life

Seru is a devout Christian and a member of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International.[5]

Legal offices
Preceded by
Sailosi Kepa		 Attorney General of Fiji
1992		 Succeeded by
Kelemedi Bulewa
Political offices
Preceded by
 Member of the House of Representatives
1992-1994		 Succeeded by

References
  1. "Members of the House of Representatives". House of Representatives Members. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. "Former Fiji attorney general fined 6,000 US dollars". Radio New Zealand International. Copyright © 2006, Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  3. Vuataki, K. (22 April 2013). Softly Fiji. WestBow Press, 22 April 2013. ISBN 9781449789961. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. Crocombe, R. G. (1995). The Pacific Islands and the USA. University of the South Pacific. p. 291. ISBN 9789820201163. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. Crocombe, R. G. (1995). The Pacific Islands and the USA. University of the South Pacific. p. 291. ISBN 9789820201163. Retrieved 28 October 2015.


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