Constituency: North West Choiseul, Choiseul Province

Contact Address:    

Ministry of Public Service P.O.Box G29 Honiara Solomon Islands Telephone +677 25550/ 25551 Fax: +677 25559

Parliamentary Appointments

• Re-elected to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands for North West Choiseul Constituency on 19 November 2014.
• Elected to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands for North West Choiseul Constituency on 4 August 2010.

Party Affiliation

• Democratic Alliance Party

Ministerial Appointments

• Minister of Public Service from 16th November 2017 to date

Previous Ministerial

• Minister of Development,Planning and Aid Co-ordination from 22 October to 8th September 2014
• Re-appointed as Minister for Agriculture and Livestock from 21 November 2011 to 22 October 2012
• Minister for Agriculture and Livestock from 30 August 2010 to 11 November 2011

Parliamentary Committee Appointments

• Chairman of Bills and Legislation Committee from 22 December 2014 to 16th November 2017
• Member of Constitutional Review Committee from 26 January 2016 to 16th November 2017
• Member of Foreign Relations Committee from 22 December 2014 to 16th November 2017
• Member of Public Accounts Committee from 22 December 2014 to 16th November 2017

Qualification

• MASTERS DEGREE IN AGRICULTURE – UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY – 1996
• PG DIPLOMA IN SYSTEMS AGRICULTURE – UWS, 1989
• DIPLOMA TEACHING AGRICULTURE – UPNG, 1986
• CERTIFICATE IN TROPICAL AGRICULTURE – POPONDETTA, 1979

Occupation before entering Parliament

• PUBLIC SERVANT
• SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
• HEAD OF SCHOOL, SICHE

Conferences/Seminars Participated In:

• TRAINING NEEDS ANALYSIS & COURSE DESIGN SEMINAR – SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
• TERTIARY AGRICULTURE EDUCATION FOR SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE – UWS, AUSTRALIA
• TRAINING OF TRAINERS SEMINAR – USP
• TRAINING SEMINAR ON STATISTICAL DATA MANAGEMENT FOR PACIFIC ACP COUNTRIES – NARI, PNG

Personal

• Date of birth: 11th June 1956

• Village/ Home Island: Tutu Village, Choiseul Province