Anare Jale (born 1949 / 1950) is a

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an civil servant, diplomat, and politician. He is a former member of the

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, and vice-president of the Social Democratic Liberal Party. Jale was educated at Onolevu District School, Ratu Kadavulevu School, and

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, before studying at

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and the

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in the

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. 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. 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. In 2001 he was appointed Fijian Ambassador to the United States. 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

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commander

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over public service appointments As a result, he was dismissed from office by the military regime after the

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. He was subsequently employed by the

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Public Service Commission and by he

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as an advisor.

Political career

In 2013 in the leadup to elections he joined the Social Democratic Liberal Party. He was selected as a SODELPA candidate in the

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, but was disqualified as a candidate under the Political Parties Decree for non-residency. He stood in the

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and was elected to parliament, 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, and announced its decisions on 20 December and 23 December.

References

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