Manu Korovulavula
Encyclopedia
Manu Korovulavula, is a Fiji
an political leader and civil servant. A former Senator
, Korovulavula was appointed Minister for Transport in the interim Cabinet
of Commodore
Frank Bainimarama
on 8 January 2007. He was also appointed in Ratu Mara's Interim Cabinet after the 1987 Rabuka coup. He was an unsuccessful candidate twice for the National Alliance Party
and the Fijian Association Party in the parliamentary election. He served as treasurer
of both parties.
A career civil servant, Korovulavula started as a soldier and fought in the Malayan Campaign against the Chinese Communists in the 1950s. He has held a number of government positions, among them that of CEO of Land Transport Authority the former Department of Road Transport.
He holds Professional Qualification from Australia and UK and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics UK.
Korovulavula has also held positions as a Sports Administrator being the Chairman of the Fiji Sports Council in the 1980s and is a Life Member of the Fiji Basketball Federation.
Korovulavula also is a well known music composer and singer and was leader a famous Fijian band the Southern Brothers in the 1950s to 1970s. His hits included "Nuku Vulavula", (Ena Veivei Gauna) "Vakanananu Lesu", "Au Moce Buna Au Qai Tadra", (Ni Lutu Na Yakavi Ena Toba Ko) "Suva".
Korovulavula was made an Officer of the Order of Fiji in the Republic of Fiji Honours List in the early 2000s for his services as administrator in the field of music, having co-founded the Fiji Composers Association and Fiji Performing Right Association Limited and holding Chairmanship of both organisations and helping improve the livelihood and welfare of Fiji musicians and composers.
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an political leader and civil servant. A former Senator
Senate (Fiji)
The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
, Korovulavula was appointed Minister for Transport in the interim Cabinet
Cabinet (Fiji)
Fiji has the Westminster system - executive authority is vested nominally in a President, but exercised in practice by a Cabinet of Ministers, presided over by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is formally appointed, but not chosen, by the President: the President must appoint as Prime...
of Commodore
Commodore (rank)
Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...
Frank Bainimarama
Frank Bainimarama
Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, CF, MSD, OStJ, Fijian Navy, known commonly as Frank Bainimarama and sometimes by the chiefly title Ratu , is a Fijian naval officer and politician. He is the Commander of the Fijian Military Forces and, as of April 2009, Prime Minister...
on 8 January 2007. He was also appointed in Ratu Mara's Interim Cabinet after the 1987 Rabuka coup. He was an unsuccessful candidate twice for the National Alliance Party
National Alliance Party of Fiji
The National Alliance Party of Fiji is a Fijian political party. It was formally registered on 18 January 2005 by Ratu Epeli Ganilau, as the claimed successor to the defunct Alliance Party, which ruled Fiji from 1967 to 1987 under the leadership of the late Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Ganilau's...
and the Fijian Association Party in the parliamentary election. He served as treasurer
Treasurer
A treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...
of both parties.
A career civil servant, Korovulavula started as a soldier and fought in the Malayan Campaign against the Chinese Communists in the 1950s. He has held a number of government positions, among them that of CEO of Land Transport Authority the former Department of Road Transport.
He holds Professional Qualification from Australia and UK and is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics UK.
Korovulavula has also held positions as a Sports Administrator being the Chairman of the Fiji Sports Council in the 1980s and is a Life Member of the Fiji Basketball Federation.
Korovulavula also is a well known music composer and singer and was leader a famous Fijian band the Southern Brothers in the 1950s to 1970s. His hits included "Nuku Vulavula", (Ena Veivei Gauna) "Vakanananu Lesu", "Au Moce Buna Au Qai Tadra", (Ni Lutu Na Yakavi Ena Toba Ko) "Suva".
Korovulavula was made an Officer of the Order of Fiji in the Republic of Fiji Honours List in the early 2000s for his services as administrator in the field of music, having co-founded the Fiji Composers Association and Fiji Performing Right Association Limited and holding Chairmanship of both organisations and helping improve the livelihood and welfare of Fiji musicians and composers.