John Falvey

Sir John Neil Falvey K.B.E. Q.C.
Member for Communications and Works
In office 1963–1966
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir Kenneth Maddocks Sir Derek Jakeway
Preceded by	None (new office)
Succeeded by	Charles Stinson
Minister without portfolio
In office 20 September 1967 – 1970
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir Derek Jakeway Sir Robert Foster Until 10 October 1970
Chief Minister	Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara Until 10 October 1970
21st Attorney General of Fiji
In office 1970–1977
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Ratu Sir George Cakobau
Prime Minister	Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara
Preceded by	Justin Lewis
Succeeded by	Sir Vijay Singh
Member of the Legislative Council of Fiji
In office 1963–1972
Senator of Fiji
In office 1972–1979
Appointed by	Prime Minister of Fiji
President of the Senate	Sir Robert Munro
Personal details
Born	New Zealand
Citizenship	Fijian
Nationality	British subject (up to 1970)
Political party	Alliance Party
Profession	Lawyer

Sir John Neil Falvey, K.B.E. Q.C. was a New Zealand-born lawyer, who served as Attorney General of Fiji from 1970 to 1977. Previously, he had served as legal adviser to the Fijian Affairs Board.

Falvey served as a member of the Legislative Council of Fiji in the 1960s.

In January 1963, Falvey signed what became known as the Wakaya letter, a document drawn up by the Great Council of Chiefs, which asserted the principle of ethnic Fijian paramountcy. This became the basic negotiating document of the Alliance Party (supported predominantly by ethnic Fijians and by Europeans) in the 1960s.

Following the 1963 elections, the first-ever held by universal suffrage, Governor Sir Derek Jakeway introduced the member system as a first step towards responsible government, which followed four years later. Three members of the Legislative Council (Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, Dr A. D. Patel, and Falvey himself) were made members of the Executive Council of Fiji and appointed to oversee government departments. They were not "ministers" in the modern cabinet sense: they were a minority within the Executive Council, and although responsible to the Legislature, they were merely advisers to the Governor, who retained complete executive power. Falvey was appointed Member for Communication and Works, with responsibility covering meteorology, postal services, civil aviation, tourism, transport and hotels He served until 1966.

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