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For both political and traditional reasons, Rewa is a powerful Province. It is not only the hinterland of the national capital, but also the heart of the ( 1931 - 2004 ), the wife of Fiji's longtime Prime Minister and President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara , and her sister and successor, Ro Teimumu Kepa , who is also Minister of Education in the Qarase government.

Rewa is governed by a Provincial Council . The Chairmanship of the Council is currently vacant, and the Council has decided not to fill it until the Constitution is changed to allow Parliamentarians to hold national and provincial office simultaneously - thereby allowing their Paramount Chief, Ro Teimumu Kepa, to take the position. In the interim, Pita Tagi Cakiverata is Acting Chairman.