Derek Sikua | |
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Prime Minister of Solomon Islands | |
In office 20 December 2007 – 25 August 2010 |
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Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governor General | Nathaniel Waena Frank Kabui |
Preceded by | Manasseh Sogavare |
Succeeded by | Danny Philip |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 October 1959 Ngalitavethi, Solomon Islands |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Spouse(s) | Doris Sikua |
David Derek Sikua (born October 10, 1959[1]) 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.
Sikua is from Ngalitavethi Village in Guadalcanal Province. He was Under Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development from April 1993 to February 1994, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development from February 1994 to November 1997, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Forests, Environment and Conservation from November 1997 to January 1998, Permanent Secretary with Special Duties at the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development from May 2003 to September 7, 2003, and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development from September 8, 2003 to December 31, 2005.[1]
He was elected to the National Parliament in April 2006 (as MP for the North East Guadalcanal constituency) and became Minister of Education and Human Resources Development under Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare on May 4, 2006.[1] He joined the opposition in November 2007.[2] After Sogavare was defeated on December 13, 2007 in a motion of no-confidence, which was put forward by Sikua,[3] Sikua was the opposition's candidate to replace him. He was elected Prime Minister by Parliament on December 20, 2007, receiving 32 votes against 15 for government candidate Patteson Oti.[2][4] He was sworn in on the same day,[5] and his Cabinet was sworn in on December 21 and December 22.[6]
He lost power following the August 2010 general election. Though he retained his seat in Parliament, as the sole MP for the Liberal Party[7], he did not contest the premiership, and Danny Philip succeeded him. On March 29, 2011, he was elected Leader of the Opposition.[8]
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Preceded by Manasseh Sogavare |
Prime Minister of Solomon Islands 2007–2010 |
Succeeded by Danny Philip |
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