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Fiji's chief governmental legal officer is the Attorney General. According to the Constitution of Fiji, the Attorney-General is required to be a qualified lawyer and sits in the Cabinet. The office of the Attorney-General is the oldest surviving executive office in Fiji, having been established in the Kingdom of Viti in 1872. It continued throughout Fiji's years as a Britishcrown colony (1874 - 1970) and subsequently as a Commonwealth realm (1970 - 1987) and republic (1987 - present), with minimal modifications.
The Attorney-General is the only Cabinet office, apart from that of the Prime Minister, specifically established by the Constitution. The Attorney-General must be a member of either the House of Representatives or the Senate. A unique feature of the office is that except for voting rights (which may be exercised only in the chamber of which the Attorney-General is officially a member), the Attorney-General has the authority to participate in the business of both chambers of Parliament. The office is normally held in personal union with that of the Minister for Justice, although they are distinct offices. Like other members of the Cabinet, the Attorney-General is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.
The office of the Attorney-General is responsible for all legal needs of government departments, statutory bodies, and state-owned enterprises. The office has three offices in Suva, Lautoka, and Labasa respectively. Government legal work in the country's Central and EasternDivisions is undertaken by the central office in Suva, headed by the Solicitor-General, while the Lautoka office (headed by the Principal Legal Officer) is responsible for the Western Division. The Northern Division is covered by the Labasa office.
List of Attorneys-General of Fiji
Note that some Attorneys-General have held office in multiple consecutive administrations, particularly in the colonial era.
Prime Minister | Attorney-General | Minister for Agriculture, Sugar, and Land Resettlement | Minister for ALTA and Sugar Industry | Minister for Civil Aviation | Minister for Commerce, Business Development, and Investment | Minister for Communications | Minister for Education | Minister for Employment Opportunities | Minister for Energy | Minister for External Trade | Minister for Fijian Affairs | Minister for Finance and National Planning | Minister for Fisheries | Minister for Foreign Affairs | Minister for Forests | Minister for Health | Minister for Home Affairs | Minister for Housing, Squatter Settlement, and Environment | Minister for Immigration | Minister for Information and Media Relations | Minister for Justice | Minister for Labour, Industrial Relations, and Productivity | Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources | Minister for Local Government | Minister for Multi-Ethnic Affairs | Minister for National Reconciliation and Unity | Minister for Public Enterprises | Minister for Public Sector Reform | Minister for Regional Development | Minister for Social Welfare and Poverty Alleviation | Minister for Sports | Minister for Tourism | Minister for Transport | Minister for Women | Minister for Works | Minister for Youth | Assistant Ministers | Minister without portfolio
