Governor-General of Fiji
Governor-General of Fiji | |
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Style | His Excellency |
Status | Abolished |
Residence | Government House, Suva |
Appointer | Monarch of Fiji |
Formation | 10 October 1970 |
First holder | Sir Robert Sidney Foster |
Final holder | Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau |
Abolished | 6 October 1987 |
Succession | President of Fiji |
The governor-general of Fiji was the representative of the Fijian monarch in the Dominion of Fiji from the country's independence in 1970 until the monarchy's deposition in 1987.
History
Fiji became a sovereign state and adopted an independent monarch in the
The monarch's functions were exercised in Fiji by her representative, the governor-general of Fiji.
In 1987, following the monarchy's overthrow, the position of governor-general was abolished. The Fijian monarch was replaced with a president as head of state. With Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau, the last governor-general of Fiji, appointed as the first president of Fiji on 8 December 1987 after resigning from the position of the governor-general of Fiji on 15 October 1987.
List of governors-general of Fiji
Following is a list of people who have served as governor-general of Fiji.
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Monarch | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
1 | Sir Robert Sidney Foster (1913–2005) |
10 October 1970 | 13 January 1973 | 2 years, 95 days | Elizabeth II | |
2 | Ratu Sir George Cakobau (1912–1989) |
13 January 1973 | 12 February 1983 | 10 years, 30 days | ||
3 | Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau (1918–1993) |
12 February 1983 | 6 October 1987 | 4 years, 236 days |