Constituency: Temotu Nende, Temotu Province

Contact Address:  

National Parliament
P.O. Box G19
Honiara
Solomon Islands.
Phone: +677 28520
Fax: +677 24272

Current Speaker of the 11th Parliament

Parliamentary Service

• Elected to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands for Temotu Nende Constituency on 6 August 1997. Re-elected on 5 December 2001, 5 April 2006.
• Deputy Speaker of National Parliament from February 2005 to December 2005.

Parliamentary Committee Appointments

• Chair, Public Accounts Committee in 2002
• Member, Public Accounts Committee from 2000 to 2001

Ministerial Appointments

• Deputy Prime Minister from November to 21 December 2007
• Minister for Foreign Affairs from May 2006 to 22 December 2007
• Minister for Communication, Aviation & Meteorology from January 2004 to February 2005
• Leader of the Opposition Group in Parliament from December 2001 to May 2003.
• Minister for Foreign Affairs from August 1997 to June 2000.

Qualification

• Obtained Bachelors Degree (Arts)majoring in History/Politics and Public Administration at the University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji  from 1978 to 1982
• Obtained Cambridge Secondary School Certificate at King George Sixth School from 1972 to 1977

Occupation before entering Parliament

• Special Secretary to Leader of Opposition from 1995 to 1997
• Political Analyst with Hilly Government in 1994
• Provincial Secretary for the Ministry of Provincial Government from 1991 to 1993
• Desk Officer - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from 1983 to 1990.

Short term - Job Attachment and Training

• Foreign Service at United Nationa (Diplomatic) Training, Australia in 1984
• ESCAP, Bangkok in 1986
• JICA training, Tokyo in 1987
• Fletcher School, Boston, USA in 1989

Conferences, Delegations and Visits

• ACP/EEC Meetings from 1983 to 1990.
• Forum Meetings from 1983 to 1989