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 sovereign country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania,to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu. It has a land area of 28,400 square kilometres (11,000 sq mi),and a population of 652,858. Its capital,Honiara,is located on the largest island,Guadalcanal. The country takes its name from the Solomon Islands archipelago,which is a collection of Melanesian islands that also includes the North Solomon Islands,but excludes outlying islands,such as the Santa Cruz Islands and Rennell and Bellona.
Rennell and Bellona is one of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands,comprising two inhabited atolls,Rennell and Bellona,or Mu Ngava and Mu Ngiki respectively in Rennellese,as well as the uninhabited Indispensable Reef. Rennell and Bellona are both Polynesian-inhabited islands within the predominantly Melanesian Solomons. They are thus considered Polynesian outliers. The first known European to sight the islands was Mathew Boyd of Camberwell,London,commander of the merchant ship,Bellona,in 1793. The province has a combined population of 3,041,the least populous province of Solomon Islands. The Samoic language of the islands is,in English texts,called Rennellese. The province's capital is Tigoa,on Rennell Island.
Tuvalu elects a legislature on a national level. The Parliament of Tuvalu has 16 members,elected for a four-year term in 8 double-seat constituencies. Tuvalu is a de facto non-partisan democracy since it does not have political parties.
Jonathan David Coleman is a former New Zealand politician.
Andrew John Refshauge was a former Australian politician who was Deputy Premier of New South Wales from 1995 to 2005,a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1983 and 2005,and a senior minister in the Carr ministry.
Manasseh Damukana Sogavare is a Solomon Islands politician serving as the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands since 24 April 2019. He has previously held the role of Prime Minister between 2000 and 2001,between 2006 and 2007,and between 2014 and 2017. Before becoming Prime Minister,Sogavare served in the National Parliament as Member for East Choiseul beginning in 1997.
Kerryn Lyndel Phelps is an Australian medical practitioner,public health and civil rights advocate,medical educator and politician.
David Derek Sikua served as the ninth Prime Minister of Solomon Islands from 20 December 2007 to 25 August 2010. He is a member of the Solomon Islands Liberal Party.
Clay Forau Soalaoi,more commonly referred to as Clay Forau,is a Solomon Islands politician.
The Cabinet of Solomon Islands is the cabinet of the government of Solomon Islands. Solomon Islands has a Westminster system of government.
General elections were held in the Solomon Islands on 4 August 2010. The election date was announced in May 2010 by Prime Minister Derek Sikua. Although the announcement was deemed to be premature,as only the Governor General has the authority to announce the election date upon the advice of the Electoral Commission,the election date remained the same.
The Speaker of the National Parliament is the Speaker of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands. The position was established under section 64 of the Constitution of the Solomon Islands of 1978,when the country became independent from the United Kingdom. It is similar to the position of Speaker of the House of Commons in the U.K.;the Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth realm and maintains a Westminster system of government.
Charles Sigoto is a Solomon Islands politician.
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.
Dr. Falesa Pitoi is a Tuvaluan politician.
Solomon Islands national rugby sevens team participates in the Pacific Games and regional tournaments. They finished in seventh place in the 2011 Pacific Games defeating Tokelau 33 - 7.
Dickson Mua Panakitasi,primarily known as Dickson Mua,is a Solomon Islands politician.
Puakena Boreham is a medical practitioner (anaesthetist) who became a Tuvaluan politician,when she was elected to represent Nui in the 2015 Tuvaluan general election. She was appointed as the Minister of Works and Natural Resources in August 2016;and served as the minister during the Sopoaga Ministry. She was re-elected in the 2019 general election.
Ajilon Jasper Nasiu is from Rennell Islands - the largest of the two Islands of the Rennell Bellona Province. He is a public servant in Solomon Islands who served as the sixth Speaker of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands since 17 December 2014. He served four years,and was replaced by veteran politician,Patterson Oti.
Before assuming this post,he had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA),and was elected Provincial Premier for Rennell and Bellona Province.
