Faireka was first elected to Parliament in 1993, representing the constituency of Tupapa-Maraerenga.
He served as Leader of the House in the coalition government of Robert Woonton, before being appointed as a Parliamentary Undersecretary in October 2002.
[1] He was appointed to the coalition Cabinet of Jim Marurai as Minister of Justice, Agriculture and Marine Resources in December 2004,[2] but was sacked in September 2005 after a coalition realignment.
[4] He subsequently lost his seat to Democratic Party member John Tangi.
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