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Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is a country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, to the northeast of Australia. It is directly adjacent to Papua New Guinea to the northwest, Australia to the southwest, New Caledonia and Vanuatu to the southeast, Fiji, Wallis and Futuna and Tuvalu to the east, Nauru and the Federated States of Micronesia to the north.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 202 entities connected with the Solomon Islands. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in the Solomon Islands. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting the Solomon Islands

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in the Solomon Islands.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 143 entities identified as PEPs connected with the Solomon Islands.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Prime Minister1--
Governor General4--
King1--
monarch of the Solomon Islands-11
Prime Minister of Solomon Islands1--
Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands-62
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor-General of the Solomon Islands-13
Minister for Commerce, Industries, Labour and Immigration-12
Minister for Communications & Aviation--2
Minister for Mines, Energy & Rural Electrification--1
Minister for Rural Development--2
Minister of Agriculture & Livestock12-
Minister of Aviation & Communication1--
Minister of Commerce, Industry, Labor, & Immigration1--
Minister of Culture & Tourism1--
Minister of Culture and Tourism--2
Minister of Education & Human Resource Development131
Minister of Energy, Mines, & Rural Electrification1--
Minister of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management, & Meteorology132
Minister of Finance & Treasury1--
Minister of Finance and Treasury-11
Minister of Fisheries & Marine Resources111
Minister of Foreign Affairs & External Trade13-
Minister of Forestry & Research121
Minister of Health & Medical Services112
Minister of Home Affairs1-2
Minister of Infrastructure Development1--
Minister of Justice and Legal Affairs121
Minister of Lands, Housing and Survey-12
Minister of Lands, Housing, & Survey1--
Minister of National Development Planning & Aid Coordination111
Minister of Police, National Security, & Correctional Services121
Minister of Provincial Government & Institutional Strengthening1--
Minister of Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening-22
Minister of Public Service12-
Minister of Rural Development & Indigenous Affairs1--
Minister of Traditional Governance, Peace, & Ecclesiastical Affairs1-1
Minister of Women, Youth, & Children Affairs1--
Minister of Women, Youth, Children & Family Affairs--1
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Parliament-248
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor of the Central Bank of Solomon Islands--2
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of France to the Solomon Islands-1-
Ambassador of Spain to Solomon Islands-11
Ambassador to the US1--
High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to the Solomon Islands-5-
Saudi ambassador to the Solomon Islands--1

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands-342
Leader of the Opposition--1

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...