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Joseph Onika

Joseph Onika

Solomon Islands politician (born 1967)

Joseph Onika (born May 2, 1967, in Komunima’aga Village, Longgu District, Guadalcanal Province[1]) is a Solomon Islands politician.

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Career

He worked in catering before going into politics. His career in national politics began when he was elected to Parliament as the member for East Central Guadalcanal in the August 2010 general election, standing as an independent candidate. He was then appointed Minister for Women, Youth and Children's Affairs in Prime Minister Danny Philip's Cabinet.[1][2]

In April 2011, he was reshuffled to Minister for Lands, Housing and Survey.[3] When Gordon Darcy Lilo replaced Philip as Prime Minister in November 2011, Onika retained his position in government.[4]

Achievements

Outside of politics, he also had a successful career competing in athletics.[5]

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References

  1. [1]
    Biography on the website of the Parliament of Solomon Islands
  2. [2]
    2010 election data Archived 2010-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
  3. [3]
    "New Cabinet Ministers Sworn in", Solomon Times, April 19, 2011
  4. [4]
    "Ten more ministers sworn in" Archived 2011-11-24 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Star, 23 November 2011
  5. [5]
    Solomon Islands fastest man elected into Parliament, vanuatunews.com, August 12, 2010, archived from the original on September 1, 2011, retrieved February 7, 2014
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