Mikaele Leawere

Mikaele Rokosova Leawere is a Fijian politician and Member of the Parliament of Fiji. He is a member of the Social Democratic Liberal Party.

Leawere worked as a teacher, but resigned his position in order to stand for election.

Leawere contested the 2014 elections as a SODELPA candidate, but was unsuccessful. He entered parliament in April 2015 after the death of SODELPA MP Viliame Tagiveitaua, as the highest-polling unelected SODELPA candidate.[1] A challenge to his election by the government on the grounds that he was disqualified due to working again as a public servant was dismissed.[2] In parliament, he served as shadow minister of Education.

Leawere was re-elected in the 2018 elections,[3] winning 2,354 votes.

References
  1. "Judge to rule on Mikaele Leawere's case on Monday". Fiji Village. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  2. "MP Mikaele Leawere to keep his seat". FBC. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. Talebula Kate (18 November 2018). "2018 General Election: SODELPA secures 21 seats". Fiji Times. Retrieved 19 November 2018.


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