List of heads of state of Fiji

Template:Short description Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Politics of Fiji This article lists the heads of state of Fiji, from the establishment of the Kingdom of Fiji in 1871 to the present day.

Currently, the head of state of Fiji is the president of the republic, appointed by the Parliament for a three-year term under the terms of the Constitution of 2013.<ref name=const>Template:Cite web</ref>

The current president is Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu. He was elected on 31 October 2024,<ref name="FBCResults">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref> and sworn in on 12 November 2024.<ref name="FBCResults" />

Tui Viti (King of Fiji) (1871–1874)

Note that Cakobau had been the Vunivalu (Warlord/Paramount Chief) of Bau since 1852. He had long styled himself the Tui Viti (King of Fiji), but had not been recognised as such by other chiefs, and he exercised no direct authority outside his domain of Bau until he united the country under his leadership in 1871. His ancestors, going back as far as 1770, have often – erroneously – been listed as "kings" of Fiji.

British period (1874–1970)

Template:Main On 10 October 1874, Cakobau signed the Deed of Cession, that granted the British Empire sovereignty over the islands. From 1874 to 1970, the British monarch was Fiji's formal head of state.

Governors

Template:Main The British monarch was represented by a governor, who acted on the advice of the British government.

Queen of Fiji (1970–1987)

Template:Main Fiji became an independent Commonwealth realm on 10 October 1970,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and Elizabeth II assumed the role of Queen of Fiji.

Governors-general

Template:Main The Queen of Fiji was represented by a governor-general, who acted on the advice of the Fijian government.

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Monarch Template:Small
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	File:Arms of Fiji.svg	Sir Robert Sidney Foster Template:Small	10 October 1970	13 January 1973	Template:Ayd	File:Queen Elizabeth II official portrait for 1959 tour (retouched) (cropped) (3-to-4 aspect ratio).jpg Elizabeth II
2	File:George Cakobau (cropped).jpg	Ratu Sir George Cakobau Template:Small	13 January 1973	12 February 1983	Template:Ayd
3	File:Penaia Ganilau (cropped).jpg	Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau Template:Small	12 February 1983	6 October 1987	Template:Ayd

Presidents (1987–present)

Template:Main Fiji was proclaimed a republic on 7 October 1987,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> upon the deposition of the Fijian monarchy following two military coups.

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See also

• Monarchy of Fiji
• President of Fiji
• Prime Minister of Fiji