Prime Minister of Solomon Islands
| Prime Minister of Solomon Islands | |
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 Coat of Arms of Solomon Islands | |
| Residence | Red House, Honiara |
| Appointer | Elected by the members of Parliament |
| Term length | Until next election |
| Inaugural holder | Peter Kenilorea |
| Formation | 7 July 1978 |
| Salary | 143,000 SBD annually[1] |
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The prime minister of Solomon Islands is Solomon Islands' head of government, consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the National Parliament. Since April 2019, the Prime Minister has been Manasseh Sogavare.
Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth realm; the functions of the head of state are performed on behalf of the monarch of Solomon Islands by the Governor-General of Solomon Islands, who is nominated by Parliament.
The Prime Minister's official residence is Red House in Honiara.
List of prime ministers of Solomon Islands (1978–present)[]
| No. | Image | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political affiliation | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Peter Kenilorea (1943–2016) |
7 July 1978 | 31 August 1981 | 3 years, 74 days | Solomon Islands United Party | ||
| 2 | Solomon Mamaloni (1943–2000) |
31 August 1981 | 19 November 1984 | 3 years, 80 days | People's Alliance Party | ||
| (1) | Sir Peter Kenilorea (1943–2016) |
19 November 1984 | 1 December 1986 | 2 years, 12 days | Solomon Islands United Party | ||
| 3 | Ezekiel Alebua (1947–) |
1 December 1986 | 28 March 1989 | 2 years, 118 days | Solomon Islands United Party | ||
| (2) | Solomon Mamaloni (1943–2000) |
28 March 1989 | 18 June 1993 | 4 years, 82 days | People's Alliance Party / | ||
| 4 | Sir Francis Billy Hilly (1948–) |
18 June 1993 | 7 November 1994 | 1 year, 141 days | Independent / | ||
| (2) | Solomon Mamaloni (1943–2000) |
7 November 1994 | 27 August 1997 | 2 years, 293 days | |||
| 5 | Bartholomew Ulufa'alu (1950–2007) |
27 August 1997 | 30 June 2000 | 2 years, 307 days | Solomon Islands Liberal Party – Solomon Islands Alliance for Change | ||
| 6 | 
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Manasseh Sogavare (1955–) |
30 June 2000 | 17 December 2001 | 1 year, 169 days | People's Progressive Party | |
| 7 | 
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Allan Kemakeza (1950–) |
17 December 2001 | 20 April 2006 | 4 years, 124 days | People's Alliance Party | |
| 8 | Snyder Rini (1949–) |
20 April 2006 | 4 May 2006 | 14 days | Association of Independent Members | ||
| (6) |
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Manasseh Sogavare (1955–) |
4 May 2006 | 20 December 2007 | 1 year, 229 days | Solomon Islands Social Credit Party | |
| 9 | 
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Derek Sikua (1959–) |
20 December 2007 | 25 August 2010 | 2 years, 248 days | Solomon Islands Liberal Party | |
| 10 | 
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Danny Philip (1953–) |
25 August 2010 | 16 November 2011 | 1 year, 83 days | Reform Democratic Party | |
| 11 | 
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Gordon Darcy Lilo (1965–) |
16 November 2011 | 9 December 2014 | 3 years, 23 days | National Coalition for Reform and Advancement | |
| (6) |
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Manasseh Sogavare (1955–) |
9 December 2014 | 15 November 2017 | 2 years, 340 days | Independent | |
| 12 | 
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Rick Houenipwela (1958–) |
15 November 2017 | 24 April 2019 | 2 years, 160 days | Democratic Alliance Party | |
| (6) |
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Manasseh Sogavare (1955–) |
24 April 2019 | Incumbent | 2 years, 139 days | Our Party | |
See also[]
- Deputy Prime Minister of Solomon Islands
- Governor-General of Solomon Islands
- Leader of the Opposition (Solomon Islands)
- Leader of the Independent Members
References[]
- ^ Government of the Solomon Islands. "Parliament Entitlements Regulations, 2008" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-06-29.
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- Lists of prime ministers by country
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- 1978 establishments in the Solomon Islands