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18-602: The party was established as the Nationalist Party in 1975, before becoming the National Democratic Party (NADEPA). Its founders, Joses Tuhanuku and Bartholomew Ulufa'alu , were trade union leaders, with Tuhanuku heading the Solomon Islands General Workers' Union . It won eight of the 38 seats in the 1976 general elections . It was reduced to two seats in the 1980 elections and one seat in

36-520: A female manager, drawing media interest to the controversy. Tuhanuku subsequently sacked Hemmer, with the approval of the board of directors. During the 2010 general election , he once more accused candidates of being funded by logging companies. Tuhanuku divorced his first English wife - Anna Craven - who now lives in England. His son lives in England while his daughter married and moved to Germany. His Australian -born wife, Mary-Louise O'Callaghan ,

54-625: A result of the 2001 elections , which saw it win only 12 of the 50 seats, of which the SILP took two. The party won two seats in the 2006 elections , and one in the 2010 elections , with Prime Minister Derek Sikua being its sole successful candidate in North East Guadalcanal. It did not contest the 2014 elections . This article about a Solomon Islands political party is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Joses Tuhanuku Joses Tuhanuku (born 1 January 1952 )

72-757: Is a Solomon Islands politician and former trade union leader. He served three terms in Parliament before losing his seat in the 2006 general election . Having studied at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology and then at the Australian National University , he worked at various times as a secondary school teacher and as a senior lecturer and course coordinator at the Solomon Islands College of Higher Education . In 1975, he assisted Bartholomew Ulufa'alu in founding

90-797: Is a journalist covering the Pacific region. She won an award for reporting on the Bougainville crisis and the corruption of the Papua New Guinea government. She was credited for exposing the Sandline affair which resulted in the toppling of Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan 's government in PNG and shook up the Papua New Guinea Defence Force . They have four children. Solomon Mamaloni Solomon Sunaone Mamaloni (23 January 1943 – 11 January 2000)

108-555: Is the use of so-called 'aid' funds by Republic of China (Taiwan) to manipulate and compromise the political processes in Solomon Islands". In 2007, after losing his seat, he became the head of Transparency International - Solomon Islands. Having become Executive Officer of Transparency Solomon Islands (an anti-corruption watchdog affiliated to Transparency International ), Tuhanaku was particularly critical of Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare 's government, saying it had not addressed

126-693: The 1984 elections . In 1986 the party was renamed the Solomon Islands Liberal Party; a split later saw Tuhanuku leave to form the Solomon Islands Labour Party in 1988. In the 1989 elections it won two seats, but lost both in the 1993 elections . It won four seats in the 1997 elections , in which it was part of the Solomon Islands Alliance for Change . The alliance parties won a narrow majority in Parliament and Ulufa'alu became prime minister. The alliance lost power as

144-972: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation described him as "the first ever [Solomon Islands politician] to go public about attempted corruption when he was a minister in the Sir Francis Billy Hilly Government. He was offered $ 10,000 (SBD) by Tony Yeong, an employee of the Berjaya Group , one of Malaysia's biggest business empires. He refused." Exposed, Yeong resigned and left the country. As Minister for Forestry, in 1994, Tuhanuku "suspended one Malaysian company, Sylvania, from logging near Marovo Lagoon . The reasons were illegal and highly damaging practices." As Minister of Commerce, he deported hundreds of Chinese illegal aliens sparking criticisms from fellow Members of Parliament. Later, as an Opposition MP, he described business leaders in

162-666: The Legislative Council , before becoming a clerk. He was elected to the Governing Council from the Makira constituency in the 1970 elections . After being re-elected in 1973 , he was involved in the establishment of the People's Progressive Party the following January. Later in 1974 the new post of Chief Minister was established, with Mamaloni being elected to the post after the sixth round of voting. He served as Chief Minister of

180-591: The Solomon Islands General Workers' Union , and replaced him as General Secretary the following year and remained the head of the union to this day, when Ulufa'alu was elected to the country's first ever Parliament and became its first Leader of the Opposition . By 1980, the SIGWU had 10,000 members, half the country's workforce, and renamed itself the Solomon Islands National Union of Workers . In 1988, he

198-568: The Official Opposition; and Shadow Minister for Finance. In the early 1990s, as Leader of the Opposition, he criticised Prime Minister Solomon Mamaloni , "accusing [him] of failing to acknowledge the extent of the country’s financial difficulties", while the Solomon Islands Council of Trade Unions was demanding Mamaloni's resignation for the same reason. Tuhanuku has been notably outspoken in denouncing corruption . In 1996,

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216-608: The Solomon Islands until July 1976. Although he resigned from the Legislative Assembly in December 1976, he returned to politics and represented West Makira constituency in the National Parliament . He was Leader of the Opposition from 1980 to 1981, from 1984 to 1988, and from 1993 to 1994. He was again chosen as Leader of the Opposition in late September 1998, replacing Job Dudley Tausinga . His role as architect of

234-577: The country's social and economic problems, and had instead done nothing but "waste time with the Attorney-General and the Police Commissioner", in the Julian Moti affair . As Executive Officer of Transparency Solomon Islands, noting the organisation lacked legal means to compel or constrain the government, he stated his aim was to "educate people to understand the problems and put the pressure on

252-534: The few countries to maintain formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Shortly before the election, in March, he had published an article in the Solomon Star specifically accusing Taiwan of using corruption "to manipulate and influence the political processes in Solomon Islands, with the sole aim of keeping [Prime Minister] Kemakeza in office". He added: "The issue in question here is one of national significance. And that

270-703: The government". By 2010, he had become chairman of the Board of Directors of South Pacific Oil , "a company 75 percent owned by the Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) which is in turn owned by the workers of Solomon Islands through their NPF contributions". He sought "a full internal investigation into the company's accounts" upon being informed by the company's internal auditor that she suspected its managing director, Mike Hemmer, of misappropriating millions of dollars of funds. Hemmer struck back by accusing Tuhanuku of having sexually assaulted

288-453: The logging industry in the country as "a bunch of crooks". He stated: During the riots which followed the April 2006 general election , Tuhanuku claimed that the election had been "corrupted by Taiwan and business houses owned by Solomon Islanders of Chinese origin [who had] bribe[d] the new members and some of the old members to put up" Snyder Rini as Prime Minister. Solomon Islands is one of

306-558: Was a Solomon Islands politician. He was the first chief minister of the islands, and later served as the prime minister for three spells in the 1980s and 1990s. Mamaloni was born in 1943 in the village of Rumahui, Arosi, in West Makira . He was educated at Pawa School and King George VI Secondary School, before attending Te Aute College in New Zealand. He joined the civil service in 1966, initially working as an executive officer for

324-658: Was one of the founders of the Solomon Islands Labour Party , born from the National Union of Workers. He was first elected to the National Parliament in the 1989 general election , as MP for the Rennell-Bellona constituency . He was subsequently re-elected in 1993, but lost in 1997 to Joses Tahua. He won reelection in 2002, but lost his seat in the 2006 election to Seth Gukuna. During those years he was, at different times, Minister for Commerce, Employment, Labour and Industry; Minister for Forestry and Conservation; Leader of

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