[6] He studied at Hawkesbury Agricultural College, after which he joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II.

[6] In 1947 he moved to Fiji to work as a Methodist missionary, and the following year was appointed headteacher of Navuso Agricultural School.

In 1963 he contested the elections to the Legislative Council, losing to John Kearsley in the European Southern constituency by 13 votes.

Following the elections, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Member for Natural Resources, Kamisese Mara.

[10] In the 1972 elections he was re-elected in the Eastern General national constituency, after which he retained his ministerial post.