Semi Koroilavesau

Semi Koroilavesau
Koroilavesau in 2022
Minister for Fisheries
In office
21 November 2018 – 24 December 2022
Succeeded byKalaveti Ravu
Minister for Employment, Productivity and Industrial Relations
In office
16 October 2015 – 21 November 2018
Succeeded byParveen Bala
Personal details
PartyPeople's First
Other political
affiliations
FijiFirst
(2014-2024)

Semi Tuleca Koroilavesau (born 1958)[1] is a Fijian politician and Member of the Parliament of Fiji. He served the Minister for Fisheries from 2018 to 2022. He is a member of the FijiFirst party.

Koroilavesau grew up in Nalotu in Kadavu Province.[2] He was educated at Yawe District primary school, Richmond High School, and Lelean Memorial School.[2] After sixth form, he joined the Fijian Navy as an officer cadet.[2] In his military career he reached the rank of Commander. In 1988 he started a tourism company, Captain Cook Cruises Fiji Islands with 3 partners. In 1996, the business was sold to Captain Cook Cruises,.[1] Semi remained a partner in the Fijian business and in 2003 retired from the Navy to manage it.[2]

Koroilavesau was elected in the 2014 election, in which he won 1,611 votes.[3]

Following the collapse and deregistration of FijiFirst he remained in parliament as an independent.[4]

He was one of 10 MP's who supported and helped in the creation of the People's First Party, and as of 2026 a member of that Party.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "SEMI Koroilavesau: Becoming a Director". Fiji Times. 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Semi Koroilavesau: the boy who grew up to be a businessman". Fiji Times. 2008-05-25.
  3. ↑ "2014 Election Results". Fiji Elections Office. Archived from the original on 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
  4. ↑ Kreetika Kumar (4 July 2024). "Koroilavesau and Naupoto declare interests". FBC News. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  5. ↑ CHAND, ANISH (2026-03-04). "Ten opposition MPs contributed to People First party formation efforts". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 2026-08-04.
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