Jonetani Kaukimoce
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Lt Col Jonetani Kaukimoce is a Fiji
an politician, who served in the House of Representatives
from 1992 to 2006. From 1992 to 1999 he stood under the Fijian Political Party (SVT) banner. In the parliamentary election
of September 2001 he won the Tamavua Laucala Urban
Fijian
Communal Constituency
, for the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua
Party (SDL).
Lt Col Kaukimoce served as a Government Minister between 1992 and 1999 in various portfolios including Youth & Sports, Tourism, Transport, Communication, Housing, Environment and Health. In his last 5-year term as a Member of Parliament he was bestowed the responsibility as Leader of the House
from 2001 to 2006, but was not renominated by the SDL and retired from politics at the 2006 parliamentary election
held on 6-13 May, and was succeeded by Jone Waqairatu. Kaukimoce was quoted in the Fiji Times
on 3 April as claiming that he had won the SDL primary election
, but had been rejected by the party hierarchy.
Six months after being elected into Parliament in 2006,the SDL Government and Jone Waqairatu was ousted via a bloodless military coup de tat executed by the Military Commander, Ratu Voreqe Bainimarama in December 2006 based on compelling evidence of corruption within the SDL Party that had susequently flowed into the Government. Most of these corruption allegations and basically lack of good governance against the ousted Prime Minister (Mr Laisenia Qarase), the SDL Party and its cronies are sowly being prosecuted in the Court of Law.
An influential member of the SDL Party hierarchy, Mr Navitalai Naisoro, once stated that those who were chosen to contest the 2006 election under the SDL Party banner, which includes Jone Waqairatu, was chosen due to their downright ignorance, lack of political know-how and for some such as Waqairatu, their flawed past. Jone Waqairatu was formerly a Principal of Ratu Sukuna Memorial School and was involved in the poorly constructed school Hall despite the provision of substantial funding.
Lt Col Jonetani Kaukimoce died at the CWM Hospital on 11th March 2010. He is survived by his wife, Sisilia Tupou Kaukimoce [nee Fotu], 5 sons, 1 daughter and their families including 11 grandchildren with one more on the way.
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 politician, who served in the House of Representatives
House of Representatives (Fiji)
The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation...
from 1992 to 2006. From 1992 to 1999 he stood under the Fijian Political Party (SVT) banner. In the parliamentary election
Fiji election of 2001
The Constitution of Fiji was restored by a High Court decision on 15 November 2000, following the failure of the political upheaval in which the government had been deposed and the constitution suspended in May that year. On 1 March 2001, the Appeal Court upheld the decision. An election to...
of September 2001 he won the Tamavua Laucala Urban
Tamavua Laucala Urban (Fijian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
Tamavua Laucala Fijian Urban Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 23 communal constituencies reserved for indigenous Fijians....
Fijian
Fijian people
Fijian people are the major indigenous people of the Fiji Islands, and live in an area informally called Melanesia. The Fijian people are believed to have arrived in Fiji from western Melanesia approximately 3,500 years ago, though the exact origins of the Fijian people are unknown...
Communal Constituency
Communal constituencies (Fiji)
Communal constituencies have been the most durable feature of the Fijian electoral system. In communal constituencies, electors enrolled as ethnic Fijians, Indo-Fijians, Rotuman Islanders, or General Electors vote for a candidate of their own respective ethnic groups, in constituencies that have...
, for the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua
Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua
The Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua is a political party in Fiji...
Party (SDL).
Lt Col Kaukimoce served as a Government Minister between 1992 and 1999 in various portfolios including Youth & Sports, Tourism, Transport, Communication, Housing, Environment and Health. In his last 5-year term as a Member of Parliament he was bestowed the responsibility as Leader of the House
Leader of the House
There are several offices titled Leader of the House:* Leader of the House in the Australian Parliament* Leader of the House in the Parliament of Singapore* Leader of the House in the Parliament of Sri Lanka...
from 2001 to 2006, but was not renominated by the SDL and retired from politics at the 2006 parliamentary election
Fiji election of 2006
The Constitution of Fiji requires general elections for the House of Representatives to be held at least once every five years. The latest election was held on 6-13 May 2006. Acting President Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi issued a proclamation on 2 March, effective from 27 March, dissolving Parliament...
held on 6-13 May, and was succeeded by Jone Waqairatu. Kaukimoce was quoted in the Fiji Times
Fiji Times
The Fiji Times is a daily English-language newspaper published in Suva, Fiji. Established in Levuka on 4 September 1869, it is Fiji's oldest newspaper still operating....
on 3 April as claiming that he had won the SDL primary election
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
, but had been rejected by the party hierarchy.
Six months after being elected into Parliament in 2006,the SDL Government and Jone Waqairatu was ousted via a bloodless military coup de tat executed by the Military Commander, Ratu Voreqe Bainimarama in December 2006 based on compelling evidence of corruption within the SDL Party that had susequently flowed into the Government. Most of these corruption allegations and basically lack of good governance against the ousted Prime Minister (Mr Laisenia Qarase), the SDL Party and its cronies are sowly being prosecuted in the Court of Law.
An influential member of the SDL Party hierarchy, Mr Navitalai Naisoro, once stated that those who were chosen to contest the 2006 election under the SDL Party banner, which includes Jone Waqairatu, was chosen due to their downright ignorance, lack of political know-how and for some such as Waqairatu, their flawed past. Jone Waqairatu was formerly a Principal of Ratu Sukuna Memorial School and was involved in the poorly constructed school Hall despite the provision of substantial funding.
Lt Col Jonetani Kaukimoce died at the CWM Hospital on 11th March 2010. He is survived by his wife, Sisilia Tupou Kaukimoce [nee Fotu], 5 sons, 1 daughter and their families including 11 grandchildren with one more on the way.