Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands

The Prime Minister
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of Solomon Islands
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is Solomon Islands' head of government

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, consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the National Parliament. Solomon Islands is a Commonwealth realm

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. Since August 2010, the Prime Minister has been Danny Philip

Danny Philip

Danny Philip is a politician and diplomat from the Solomon Islands. He is the current Prime Minister, who came into office after the 2010 general election. He served as foreign minister from 1995 to 1996 and from July 2000 to June 2001...

of the Reform Democratic Party

Reform Democratic Party

The Reform Democratic Party of Solomon Islands is a political party in Solomon Islands. It was founded by MP Danny Philip. Campaigning for the 2010 general election, the party promised constitutional reform in order for the people to be "true owners of the state and its institutions". Philip was...

List of Prime Ministers of Solomon Islands

Incumbent	Tenure		Political Affiliation
Incumbent	Took Office	Left Office	Political Affiliation
Peter Kenilorea Peter Kenilorea Sir Peter Kenilorea KBE is a Solomon Islands politician, officially styled The Rt. Hon. Sir Peter Kenilorea as a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom....	7 July 1978	31 August 1981	Solomon Islands United Party Solomon Islands United Party The Solomon Islands United Party is a political party in Solomon Islands.It was launched in March 1980, shortly after the country's independence from the United Kingdom, by Prime Minister Peter Kenilorea...
Solomon Mamaloni Solomon Mamaloni Solomon Mamaloni was the second Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands three times:* August 31, 1981 - November 19, 1984* March 28, 1989 - June 18, 1993* November 7, 1994 - August 27, 1997...	31 August 1981	19 November 1984	People's Alliance Party People's Alliance Party (Solomon Islands) The People's Alliance Party is a political party in the Solomon Islands. The party was formed in 1977 through a merger of the Rural Alliance Party and the People's Progressive Party ....
Sir Peter Kenilorea Peter Kenilorea Sir Peter Kenilorea KBE is a Solomon Islands politician, officially styled The Rt. Hon. Sir Peter Kenilorea as a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom....	19 November 1984	1 December 1986	Solomon Islands United Party Solomon Islands United Party The Solomon Islands United Party is a political party in Solomon Islands.It was launched in March 1980, shortly after the country's independence from the United Kingdom, by Prime Minister Peter Kenilorea...
Ezekiel Alebua Ezekiel Alebua Ezekiel Alebua was the third Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from 1 December 1986 - 28 March 1989. He was the foreign minister of that country from 1981 to 1982. He was the premier of Guadalcanal province from 1998 to 2003, and antagonized some people in that area for not supporting moves to...	1 December 1986	28 March 1989	Solomon Islands United Party Solomon Islands United Party The Solomon Islands United Party is a political party in Solomon Islands.It was launched in March 1980, shortly after the country's independence from the United Kingdom, by Prime Minister Peter Kenilorea...
Solomon Mamaloni Solomon Mamaloni Solomon Mamaloni was the second Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands three times:* August 31, 1981 - November 19, 1984* March 28, 1989 - June 18, 1993* November 7, 1994 - August 27, 1997...	28 March 1989	18 June 1993	People's Alliance Party People's Alliance Party (Solomon Islands) The People's Alliance Party is a political party in the Solomon Islands. The party was formed in 1977 through a merger of the Rural Alliance Party and the People's Progressive Party .... /Group for National Unity and Reconciliation
Francis Billy Hilly Francis Billy Hilly Francis Billy Hilly CMG is a Solomon Islands politician who was the fourth Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from 18 June 1993 to 7 November 1994. He represented the Ranogga/Simbo Constituency in the National Parliament from 1976 to 1984, and has represented the constituency again since 1993...	18 June 1993	7 November 1994	Non-Partisan/National Coalition Partnership
Solomon Mamaloni Solomon Mamaloni Solomon Mamaloni was the second Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands three times:* August 31, 1981 - November 19, 1984* March 28, 1989 - June 18, 1993* November 7, 1994 - August 27, 1997...	7 November 1994	27 August 1997	Group for National Unity and Reconciliation
Bartholomew Ulufa'alu Bartholomew Ulufa'alu Bartholomew Ulufa'alu was the fifth Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from 27 August 1997 to 30 June 2000....	27 August 1997	30 June 2000	Solomon Islands Liberal Party Solomon Islands Liberal Party The Solomon Islands Liberal Party is a political party in the Solomon Islands, which was led by Bartholomew Ulufa'alu from its founding in 1988 until Ulufa’alu’s death in May 2007. Prior to the 1997 elections it formed the Solomon Islands Alliance for Change along with several other parties... –Solomon Islands Alliance for Change Solomon Islands Alliance for Change The Solomon Islands Alliance for Change is a political alliance in the Solomon Islands, led by the Solomon Islands Liberal Party which was headed by Bartholomew Ulufa'alu until his death in May 2007....
Manasseh Sogavare Manasseh Sogavare Manasseh Damukana Sogavare was the sixth Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2006 to 2007. He has served in the National Parliament as Member for East Choiseul since 1997, and he is currently the Leader of the Opposition.-Biography:Sogavare was Permanent...	30 June 2000	17 December 2001	People's Progressive Party People's Progressive Party (Solomon Islands) The People's Progressive Party is a political party in the Solomon Islands. It was the dominant party in the country under diverse names in the seventies, eighties and nineties under its then leader Solomon Mamaloni. Mamaloni served as prime minister from 1981 to 1984, 1989 to 1993 and 1994 to...
Sir Sir Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures... Allan Kemakeza Allan Kemakeza Sir Allan Kemakeza KBE was the seventh Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from 2001 to 2006. He represented Savo/Russel Constituency in the National Parliament of Solomon Islands from 1989 to 2010 and was most recently Minister of Forestry December 2007 to August 2010...	17 December 2001	20 April 2006	People's Alliance Party People's Alliance Party (Solomon Islands) The People's Alliance Party is a political party in the Solomon Islands. The party was formed in 1977 through a merger of the Rural Alliance Party and the People's Progressive Party ....
Snyder Rini Snyder Rini Snyder Rini is a Solomon Islands politician who was briefly the eighth Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from April to May 2006 and has been Minister for Finance and Treasury since December 2007...	20 April 2006	4 May 2006	Association of Independent Members Association of Independent Members The Association of Independent Members is a political party in the Solomon Islands.At the last legislative elections, 5 December 2001, the party won 13 out of 50 seats....
Manasseh Sogavare Manasseh Sogavare Manasseh Damukana Sogavare was the sixth Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2006 to 2007. He has served in the National Parliament as Member for East Choiseul since 1997, and he is currently the Leader of the Opposition.-Biography:Sogavare was Permanent...	4 May 2006	20 December 2007	Solomon Islands Social Credit Party Solomon Islands Social Credit Party The Solomon Islands Social Credit Party is a political party in the Solomon Islands that espouses social credit theories of monetary reform....
Derek Sikua Derek Sikua David Derek Sikua served as the ninth Prime Minister of Solomon Islands from December 20, 2007 to August 25, 2010. He is a member of the Solomon Islands Liberal Party.-Career:Sikua is from Ngalitavethi Village in Guadalcanal Province...	20 December 2007	25 August 2010	Solomon Islands Liberal Party Solomon Islands Liberal Party The Solomon Islands Liberal Party is a political party in the Solomon Islands, which was led by Bartholomew Ulufa'alu from its founding in 1988 until Ulufa’alu’s death in May 2007. Prior to the 1997 elections it formed the Solomon Islands Alliance for Change along with several other parties...
Danny Philip Danny Philip Danny Philip is a politician and diplomat from the Solomon Islands. He is the current Prime Minister, who came into office after the 2010 general election. He served as foreign minister from 1995 to 1996 and from July 2000 to June 2001...	25 August 2010	16 November 2011	Reform Democratic Party Reform Democratic Party The Reform Democratic Party of Solomon Islands is a political party in Solomon Islands. It was founded by MP Danny Philip. Campaigning for the 2010 general election, the party promised constitutional reform in order for the people to be "true owners of the state and its institutions". Philip was...
Gordon Darcy Lilo	16 November 2011	Incumbent	National Coalition for Reform and Advancement National Coalition for Reform and Advancement The National Coalition for Reform and Advancement is a political coalition in the Solomon Islands, consisting of seven political parties and entities: the Direct Development Party , the Independent Democratic Party , the OUR Party, the Reform Democratic Party, the Rural and Urban Political Party ,...

List of Prime Ministers of Solomon Islands

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