Sela Molisa (15 December 1950 – 21 August 2022)[1] was a Vanuatuan politician, who was a member of the Parliament of Vanuatu from 1982 to 2012,[2][3] and occupied several cabinet posts in the government during his career, including four mandates as the minister of finance.
Molisa attended a British colonial secondary school in what was then the New Hebrides from 1966 to 1970, before studying at the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Dominion of Fiji from 1971 to 1973.
[8] In March 2006, Molisa accused Ham Lini's government of indecisiveness on a number of issues, and attempted to replace him as prime minister though a motion of no confidence in Parliament.
[9] In June 2008, Molisa became chairman of the independent monitoring group tasked with overseeing the preparation of the Republic of the Fiji Islands' People's Charter for Change, Peace and Progress.
[2][10] In September 2008, he was appointed Finance Minister once more, but lost his post on 2 December 2010 when the Natapei government was ousted in a motion of no confidence, and he sat on the opposition benches for the next four months.