Summary
Asaeli Masilaca is a former Fijian politician and member of the House of Representatives of Fiji.[1]
Originally from Nakini village, Naitasiri, Masilaca returned to his province to contest the 2001 elections after a successful career with the Fiji Sugar Corporation which saw him rise from a mill engineer to mill manager for the Penang Mill in Rakiraki in a span of 30 years.
At the 2001 Fijian general election he was elected in the Nausori Naitasiri Open Constituency as a Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua candidate. In May 2005 he claimed that the decline of Fiji's sugar industry was caused by the laziness of farmers.[2] He was narrowly re-elected in the 2006 election, winning the seat on the fourth count.[3] He was removed from office by the 2006 Fijian coup d'état.
References edit
- ^ Parliament of Fiji Archived June 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Lazy farmers ruined: MP". Fiji Times. 27 May 2005. p. 3 – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ "Masilaca edges Lavenia to seat". Fiji Times. 18 May 2006. p. 9 – via EBSCOHost.