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'''Joseph Onika''' (born May 2, 1967 in Komunima’aga Village, Longu District, [[Guadalcanal Province]]<ref name="Biography">[http://www.parliament.gov.sb/index.php?q=node/520 Biography] on the website of the Parliament of Solomon Islands</ref>) is a [[Solomon Islands]] politician. |
'''Joseph Onika''' (born May 2, 1967 in Komunima’aga Village, Longu District, [[Guadalcanal Province]]<ref name="Biography">[http://www.parliament.gov.sb/index.php?q=node/520 Biography] on the website of the Parliament of Solomon Islands</ref>) is a [[Solomon Islands]] politician. |
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He worked in [[catering]] before going into politics. His career in national politics began when he was elected to [[Parliament of Solomon Islands|Parliament]] as the member for [[East Central Guadalcanal constituency|East Central Guadalcanal]] in the [[Solomon Islands general election, 2010|August 2010 general election]], standing as an [[independent (politician)|independent candidate]]. He was then appointed Minister for Women, Youth and Children’s Affairs in Prime Minister [[Danny Philip]]'s [[Cabinet of Solomon Islands|Cabinet]].<ref name="Biography"/><ref>[http://www.sibconline.com.sb/elections/results_party.asp?partyID=01 2010 election data], [[Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation]]</ref> |
He worked in [[catering]] before going into politics. His career in national politics began when he was elected to [[Parliament of Solomon Islands|Parliament]] as the member for [[East Central Guadalcanal constituency|East Central Guadalcanal]] in the [[Solomon Islands general election, 2010|August 2010 general election]], standing as an [[independent (politician)|independent candidate]]. He was then appointed Minister for Women, Youth and Children’s Affairs in Prime Minister [[Danny Philip]]'s [[Cabinet of Solomon Islands|Cabinet]].<ref name="Biography"/><ref>[http://www.sibconline.com.sb/elections/results_party.asp?partyID=01 2010 election data] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220080456/http://www.sibconline.com.sb/elections/results_party.asp?partyID=01 |date=2010-12-20 }}, [[Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation]]</ref> |
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In April 2011, he was reshuffled to Minister for Lands, Housing and Survey.<ref>[http://solomontimes.com/news.aspx?nwID=6064 "New Cabinet Ministers Sworn in"], ''Solomon Times'', April 19, 2011</ref> When [[Gordon Darcy Lilo]] replaced Philip as Prime Minister in November 2011, Onika retained his position in government.<ref>[http://www.solomonstarnews.com/news/national/12881-ten-more-ministers-sworn-in "Ten more ministers sworn in"], ''Solomon Star'', 23 November 2011</ref> |
In April 2011, he was reshuffled to Minister for Lands, Housing and Survey.<ref>[http://solomontimes.com/news.aspx?nwID=6064 "New Cabinet Ministers Sworn in"], ''Solomon Times'', April 19, 2011</ref> When [[Gordon Darcy Lilo]] replaced Philip as Prime Minister in November 2011, Onika retained his position in government.<ref>[http://www.solomonstarnews.com/news/national/12881-ten-more-ministers-sworn-in "Ten more ministers sworn in"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124053721/http://www.solomonstarnews.com/news/national/12881-ten-more-ministers-sworn-in |date=2011-11-24 }}, ''Solomon Star'', 23 November 2011</ref> |
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== Achievements == |
== Achievements == |
Revision as of 17:41, 27 April 2017
The Right Honourable Joseph Onika | |
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Minister for Lands, Housing and Survey | |
Assumed office 18 April 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Danny Philip (until 16 November 2011); then Gordon Darcy Lilo |
Preceded by | Martin Sopage |
Minister for Women, Youth & Children’s Affairs | |
In office 27 August 2010 – 18 April 2011 | |
Prime Minister | Danny Philip |
Succeeded by | Dickson Mua |
Member of Parliament for East Central Guadalcanal | |
Assumed office 4 August 2010 | |
Preceded by | Nollen Cornelius Leni |
Personal details | |
Born | May 2, 1967 Komunima’aga, Guadalcanal Province |
Political party | Independent |
Medal record | ||
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Men's athletics | ||
Representing Solomon Islands | ||
Oceania Championships | ||
1990 Suva | 100 m | |
1990 Suva | 200 m |
Joseph Onika (born May 2, 1967 in Komunima’aga Village, Longu District, Guadalcanal Province[1]) is a Solomon Islands politician.
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
He was successfully competing in athletics.[5]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing Solomon Islands | |||||
1990 | Oceania Championships | Suva, Fiji | 1st | 100 m | 10.75 s |
2nd | 200 m | 21.87 s |
References
- ^ a b Biography on the website of the Parliament of Solomon Islands
- ^ 2010 election data Archived 2010-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
- ^ "New Cabinet Ministers Sworn in", Solomon Times, April 19, 2011
- ^ "Ten more ministers sworn in" Archived 2011-11-24 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Star, 23 November 2011
- ^ Solomon Islands fastest man elected into Parliament, vanuatunews.com, August 12, 2010, retrieved February 7, 2014