Josaia Tavaiqia

Ratu Sir Josaia Tavaiqia (1931-17 November 1997) was a Fijian chief who served as one of two Vice-President of Fiji from 1990 till his death in 1997. (From 1990 to 1999, Fiji had two Vice-Presidents concurrently).

Tavaiqia, who held the chiefly title of Tui Vuda, or Paramount Chief of Vuda, one of the subdivisions of Ba Province, died of renal complications on 17 November 1997 at the age of 66. He was succeeded, both as Tui Vuda and as Vice-President by Ratu Josefa Iloilo.