Anare Jale

Anare Jale
Anare Jale in 2019
Member of the Fijian Parliament
for SODELPA List
In office
14 November 2018 – 14 December 2022
Personal details
Born1949 or 1950 (age 74–75)[1]
Political partySocial Democratic Liberal Party

Anare Jale (born 1949 / 1950) is a Fijian civil servant, diplomat, and politician. He is a former member of the Parliament of Fiji, and vice-president of the Social Democratic Liberal Party.

Jale was educated at Onolevu District School, Ratu Kadavulevu School, and Suva Grammar School, before studying at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand and the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.[2] He joined the Fijian civil service as a labour inspector, and worked for the Ministry of labour for 25 years before becoming deputy secretary for regional development in 1995.[2] From 1997 to 1999 he was permanent secretary for labour and industrial relations, and from 1999 to 2000 he was secretary for the public service.[2] In 2001 he was appointed Fijian Ambassador to the United States.[3][4] Following his return to Fiji in 2004 he served as chief executive officer of the Public Service Commission (PSC) from May 2005 to 7 December 2006. As Public Service Commissioner he repeatedly clashed with Republic of Fiji Military Forces commander Frank Bainimarama over public service appointments[5][6] As a result, he was dismissed from office by the military regime after the 2006 Fijian coup d'état.[7] He was subsequently employed by the Solomon Islands Public Service Commission and by he Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands as an advisor.[2][8]

Political career

In 2013 in the leadup to elections he joined the Social Democratic Liberal Party.[2] He was selected as a SODELPA candidate in the 2014 elections,[9] but was disqualified as a candidate under the Political Parties Decree for non-residency.[10][8] He stood in the 2018 elections and was elected to parliament,[11] winning 4,287 votes.

In the 2022 elections, Jale ran for re-election under the SODELPA banner, and placed 7th on the party list, winning 735 votes. As SODELPA had only qualified for 3 seats, Jale was not re-elected to a 2nd term. Jale led SODELPA's negotiating team during the subsequent coalition negotiations,[12] and announced its decisions on 20 December[13] and 23 December.[14]

Preceded by Fijian Ambassador to the United States
appointed: 26 November 2001; accredited: 12 December 2001–25 May 2005 		Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ wati talebula (20 November 2018). "Anare Jale Relishes New Role As SODELPA MP". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e ROSI DOVIVERATA (7 August 2013). "He's back: Jale with SODELPA". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Diplomatic Representation for Fiji". US Department of State. Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Fiji's new image". Washington Times. 26 February 2002. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Stop meddling, Fiji military tells senior bureaucrats". RNZ. 22 December 2005. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Fiji's military angry that rebel officer still in line for top job". RNZ. 10 October 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. ^ "Masirewa heads public service". Fiji Times. 13 December 2006. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  8. ^ a b Josua Tuwere (20 August 2014). "Jale cries foul over elimination". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Fiji SODELPA Party Releases List Of Candidates". Pacific Islands Report. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  10. ^ Tabaiwalu, Pio (2016). "The genesis of the Social Democratic Liberal Party: A struggle against the odds". In Ratuva, Steven; Lawson, Stephanie (eds.). The People Have Spoken: The 2014 Elections in Fiji. ANU Press. p. 201.
  11. ^ Talebula Kate (18 November 2018). "2018 General Election: SODELPA secures 21 seats". Fiji Times. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Jale heads SODELPA's negotiating team". Fiji Live. 18 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  13. ^ Vijay Narayan (20 December 2022). "The People's Alliance/NFP and SODELPA to form the next government". Fiji Village. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  14. ^ Vijay Narayan (23 December 2022). "SODELPA decides to go into a coalition with People's Alliance and NFP Democracy has won – Gavoka". Fiji Village. Retrieved 26 December 2022.