Vijay Nath

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Vijay Nath is a Fijian politician and Member of the Parliament of Fiji for the FijiFirst Party. He served as the Assistant Minister for Disaster Management and Rural and Maritime Development.

Nath is from Nausori.{{cite web |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2018/10/07/minister-tells-of-scholarship-farce/ |title=Minister Tells of Scholarship Farce |publisher=Fiji Sun |author=Jyoti Pratibha |date=7 October 2018 |access-date=2 June 2020}} He was elected with 1616 votes in the 2014 Fijian general election and was appointed Assistant Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts.{{cite web |url=https://fijisun.com.fj/2014/09/24/fijis-new-cabinet-ministers-were-sworn-in-today-at-government-house/ |title=Fiji’s New Cabinet Ministers Were Sworn In Today At Government House. |publisher=Fiji Sun |date=24 September 2014 |access-date=2 June 2020}} In May 2015 he was appointed Assistant Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Ministry following the resignation of Pio Tikoduadua.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/273410/fiji-has-ministerial-reshuffle-after-resignation |title=Fiji has ministerial reshuffle after resignation |publisher=RNZ |date=12 May 2015 |access-date=2 June 2020}}

He was re-elected to Parliament in the 2018 election with 2256 votes,{{cite web |url=https://2018results.feo.org.fj/ |title=2018 General Elections Dashboard |publisher=Fiji Elections Office |access-date=2 June 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://fijifirst.com/team/vijay-nath/ |title=Vijay Nath|publisher=FijiFirst|date=2018-11-30 |access-date=2018-11-30}} and was appointed Assistant Minister of Local Government, Housing and Community Development.{{cite web |url=https://www.islandsbusiness.com/breaking-news/item/2263-new-cabinet-lineup.html |title=New faces in Fiji cabinet |publisher=Islands Business |author=Netani Rika |date=22 November 2018 |access-date=2 June 2020}} Following a Cabinet reshuffle in April 2020, Nath was appointed alongside Jale Sigarara as one of two Assistant Ministers for Disaster Management and Rural and Maritime Development.{{cite web |url=https://www.fijivillage.com/news/PM-announces-cabinet-reshuffle-Faiyaz-Koya-sworn-in-as-Minister-for-Commerce-Trade-Tourism-and-Transport-5r8fx4/ |title=PM announces cabinet reshuffle, Faiyaz Koya sworn in as Minister for Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport |publisher=Fiji Village |author= Naveel Krishant |date=17 April 2020 |access-date=2 June 2020}}

In the 2022 Fijian general election, Nath placed 10th in the FijiFirst party list, with 1435 votes, and was re-elected to a 3rd term. However, FijiFirst failed to form government, and instead formed Opposition with a People's Alliance-led coalition government. Him and Sigarara were succeeded as Assistant Minister by Ratu Isikeli Tuiwailevu.{{Cite web |last=Vula |first=Timoci |date=2022-12-25 |title=2022 General Election: Fiji’s new Cabinet Ministers and Assistant Ministers |url=https://www.fijitimes.com/2022-general-election-fijis-new-cabinet-ministers-and-assistant-ministers/ |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=FijiTimes |language=en}}