Hon. Premila Kumar

Hon Premila Kumar was first elected in 2018 as a member of the Fiji First Party. She served as the Minister for Industry, Trade, Tourism, Local Government, Housing and Community Development in the Fiji Government. She was re-elected in 2022, but is now a Member of the Opposition.

Prior to her Ministerial role, Hon. Kumar was the Chief Executive Officer for the Consumer Council of Fiji for 12 years. She is best known for her work as a consumer advocate with a distinguished professional career as trade policy and investment facilitator, environmentalist, teacher and teacher educator.