Filimoni Vosarogo
Filimoni Wainiqolo Rasokisoki Vosarogo is a Fijian lawyer, politician, and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the People's Alliance.
Filimoni Vosarogo | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources | |
| Assumed office 24 December 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Sitiveni Rabuka |
| Member of the Fijian Parliament for PA List | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Social Democratic Liberal Party (2018–2021) People's Alliance (2021–present) |
Vosarogo worked as a lawyer and civil servant, including as legal manager for the land Transport Authority. In December 2016 he was elected chair of Fiji National Rugby League.
Vosarogo has appeared in a number of high-profile cases against the military regime and the FijiFirst government which succeeded it. In 2011 he represented former Fiji Land Force Commander, Brigadier General Pita Driti, in his trial for sedition and mutiny. In 2019 he represented opposition MP Mosese Bulitavu in his retrial for sedition. In May 2019 he represented Fiji Trades Union Congress secretary Felix Anthony after he was detained by police for attempting to organise a protest march against job cuts. In 2020, he represented SODELPA MPs under investigation by the Fiji Independent Commission Against Corruption.