Contact Address:    

Ministry of Finance and Treasury
P.O. Box G26 Honiara Solomon Islands. Phone: +677 22556/22557 Fax: +677 27855

Parliamentary Service

• Elected to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands for East Choiseul Constituency on 6th August 1997. Re-elected 5th December 2001, 5th April 2006.
• Re-elected to the National Parliament on 4th August 2010
• Re-elected to the National Parliament on 19th November 2014

Ministerial Appointments

• Minister of Finance and Treasury and Deputy Prime Minister from 16th November 2017 to date.
• Prime Minister from 9th December 2014 to 6th November 2017.

Committee Appointments

• Chairman of Bills and Legislation Committee from 28th September 2010 to 8th September 2014
• Member, Education and Human Resources Training Committee from 21 June 2011 to 8th September 2014
• Member of Constitution Review Committee from 16th December 2010 to 8th September 2014
• Member, Bills and Legislation Committee in 2002 and from 2005 to April 2006. 

Previous Ministerial Appointments

• Leader of Opposition from 20th December 2007 to 24th April 2010
• Prime Minister from 4th May 2006 to 20th December 2007
• Minister for Commerce, Industries and Employment from April 23rd 2006 to 3rd May 2006
• Prime Minister from 30th June 2000 to 5th December 2001
• Leader of Opposition from February 2000 to June 2000
• Minister for Finance and Treasury from 29th August 1997 to 1998

Qualification

• Certificate in Business Studies
• Bachelor of Arts Degree in Accounting, Management, Economics
• Masters in Management Studies (pursuing)

Occupation before entering Parliament

• Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance from February 1994 to October 1996
• Commissioner of Inland Revenue
• Director of Central Bank of Solomon Islands
• Chairman of Solomon Islands National Provident Fund
• First Class Magistrate

Conferences, Delegations, Visits

• Australian Development Bank Plenary Sessions in Auckland, 1994
• Commonwealth Association of Tax Administrator, 1984 and 1991
• Pacific Islands Economic Summit, Madrid, Spain
• International Monetary Fund/ World Bank Joint meeting, Madrid, Spain