Mitieli Bulanauca
In the political upheaval that followed the Fiji coup of 2000, Bulanauca was appointed to the interim Cabinet formed by Laisenia Qarase as Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources.Bulanauca joined the newly formed Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party (SDL), but lost his seat to the Conservative Alliance candidate, Josateki Vula.[8] In June 2005 he was granted immunity for coup-related offences in exchange for giving evidence against transport Minister Simione Kaitani.Bulanauca stood as a candidate for the Social Democratic Liberal Party at the 2018 elections,[11] winning 3031 votes and a seat in parliament.[16] He contested the 2022 election under the PA banner,[17] but placed last on the party list with only 270 votes, and failed to gain a seat in Parliament.