Roko Tui is the title for the executive head of any one of Fiji’s 14 Provincial Councils. Each province, called a "yasana", is administrated by a provincial council, which itself is subject to the Fijian Affairs Board, variously considered the “guardian” of the traditional Fijian administration system, amongst many other aspects of modern Fijian culture. The name Roko Tui is derived from what was traditionally used as a title (in some regions) denoting the Paramount Chief (like the title Roko Tui Dreketi), and so more often than not the modern role of Roko Tui is given to the Paramount Chief of the regions most chiefly clan.
Present Roko Tui The fourteen provinces and the present Roko Tui are: Order ProvinceOffice bearer1.Ba Jese Volau2.BuaRupeni Kunaturaga3.CaukadroveFilimoni Naiqumu4.KadavuEroni Vunisa5.LauPaula Delaivuna6.LomaivitiPenijamini Tokaduadua7.MacuataSitiveni Lalibuli8.Nadroga-NavosaViliame Seuseu Burenivalu9.NaitasiriIfereimi Corerega10.NamosiWaisake Tuisese11.RaMosese Nakoroi12.RewaTeimumu Vuikaba Kepa13.SeruaAmalaini Kanasalusalu14.TailevuIliesa Delasau
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