Politics of Solomon Islands takes place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic,constitutional monarchy. Solomon Islands is an independent Commonwealth realm,where executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and a multi-party parliament.
Solomon Islands is a country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Melanesia,part of Oceania,to the northeast of Australia. It is directly adjacent to Papua New Guinea to the northwest,Australia to the southwest,New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the southeast,Fiji,Wallis and Futuna,and Tuvalu to the east,and Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia to the north. It has a total area of 30,407 square kilometres,and a population of 734,887 according to the official estimates for mid 2023. Its capital,Honiara,is located on the largest island,Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the wider area of the Solomon Islands (archipelago),which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the Autonomous Region of Bougainville,but excludes the Santa Cruz Islands.
Ratu Naiqama Tawake Lalabalavu MBE is a Fijian Paramount Chief and the current speaker of the parliament. He had served as the leader of the opposition.
Solomon Sunaone Mamaloni was a Solomon Islands politician. He was the first chief minister of the islands,and later served as the prime minister for three spells in the 1980s and 1990s.
Sir Peter Kenilorea was a Solomon Islander politician,officially styled The Rt Hon. Sir Peter Kenilorea as a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. He was the first prime minister of an independent Solomon Islands,from 1978–1981,and also served a second term from 1984–1986.
FiamēMataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II was a Western Samoan paramount chief and politician. The holder of the Mataʻafa title,one of the four main Samoan chieftainships,he became the first prime minister of Western Samoa in 1959,serving until 1970. He held the position again from 1973 until his death in 1975.
The monarchy of Fiji arose in the 19th century,when native ruler Seru Epenisa Cakobau consolidated control of the Fijian Islands in 1871 and declared himself king,or paramount chief,of Fiji. Three years later,he voluntarily ceded sovereignty of the islands to Britain,making Fiji a crown colony within the British Empire.
Manasseh Damukana Sogavare is the prime minister of Solomon Islands,serving since 24 April 2019. He previously held the office in 2000–2001,2006–2007 and 2014–2017;in all he has served over nine years as prime minister. Before becoming prime minister,Sogavare served in the National Parliament representing East Choiseul since 1997.
Bartholomew (Bart) Ulufa'alu was the prime minister of Solomon Islands from 27 August 1997 to 30 June 2000.
John Patteson Oti,sometimes called Patterson Oti,is a Solomon Islands politician and diplomat. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs,External Trade and Immigration from May 2006 to 22 December 2007. He is the secretary general of the Ownership,Unity and Responsibility Party,which was launched in early 2010. Since March 2012,he has been his country's High Commissioner to Fiji.
East Honiara is a parliamentary constituency electing one representative to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. With an electorate of 30,049 in 2006,it is by far the most heavily populated constituency in the country,being the only one to consist in more than 20,000 voters. It is one of three parliamentary constituencies in the country's capital city,Honiara - the other two being Central Honiara and West Honiara.
Aoke/Langalanga,also known as Auki/Langalanga,is a parliamentary constituency electing one representative to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. It is one of fourteen constituencies in Malaita Province. It is also a relatively new constituency,having been established for the Fifth Parliament in 1993. It had an electorate of 7,365 in 2006.
Hilda Thugea Kari is a Solomon Islands politician,the first woman to be elected to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands.
Andrew Nori was a Solomon Islands lawyer and politician,arguably best known for his role in the ethnic conflict on Guadalcanal in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Joses Tuhanuku is a Solomon Islands politician and former trade union leader. He served three terms in Parliament before losing his seat in the 2006 general election.
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 6 August 1997. A total of 350 candidates representing nine parties contested the election,the result of which was a victory for the Solomon Islands National Unity and Reconciliation Party (SINURP),which won 21 of the 50 seats. However,Bartholomew Ulufa'alu,leader of the Liberal Party,was elected Prime Minister by Parliament,defeating SINURP leader Solomon Mamaloni.
Charles Dausabea was a Solomon Islands politician.
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands between 22 May and 12 June 1973. The following year,Solomon Mamaloni of the People's Progressive Party became the first Chief Minister.
Dolphin are hunted in Malaita in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific,mainly for their meat and teeth,and also sometimes for live capture for dolphinariums. Dolphin drive hunting is practised by coastal communities around the world;the animals are herded together with boats and then into a bay or onto a beach. A large-scale example is the Taiji dolphin drive hunt,made famous by the Oscar-winning documentary film The Cove. The hunt on South Malaita Island is smaller in scale. After capture,the meat is shared equally between households. Dolphin teeth are also used in jewelry and as currency on the island.
The Ministry of Finance and Treasury is a government ministry of the Solomon Islands responsible for public finances. The ministry is located in Honiara.
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