A Senator, Korovulavula was appointed Minister for Transport in the interim Cabinet of Commodore Frank Bainimarama on 8 January 2007, following the military coup on 5 December 2006.
He had also previously served in Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara's Interim Cabinet after the 1987 coup led by Sitiveni Rabuka.
A career civil servant, Korovulavula started as a soldier and fought in the Malayan Campaign against the Chinese Communists in the 1950s.
Korovulavula held professional qualifications from Australia and the UK and was a member of the Chartered Institute of Transport and Logistics in the United Kingdom.
[10][11] Ratu Manu grew up during the World War years when American and New Zealand soldiers were stationed in Fiji.