The Rural and Urban Political Party is a

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of Vanuatu. It has a land area of , and a population of approx. 700,000. Its capita ...

. It was founded in June 2010 by MP

Samuel Manetoali Samuel Manetoali (born 24 January 1969) is a member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands. He represents the Gao/Bugotu constituency in Isabel Province. Early life and education Manetoali attended Lepi Primary School and then went ...

as a split-away from the Party for Rural Advancement, specifically to take part in the August 2010 general election. The party's stated policy priorities upon its launch were economic growth and security. Manetoali called for small business centres to be set up all over the country, along with appropriate infrastructure, to enable local people's participation in business, and stimulate growth. Manetoali was re-elected in his constituency of Gao-Bugotu, but no other candidate from the party obtained a seat. Manetoali then supported

Danny Philip Danny Philip (born 5 August 1953) is a politician and diplomat from Solomon Islands. He was Prime Minister of Solomon Islands from 2010 to 2011. Previously he served as Foreign minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1996 and again fro ...

's successful bid for the premiership, and obtained the position of Minister for Tourism and Culture in Philip's

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.Cabinet of Solomon Islands
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{{Solomon Islands political parties Political parties in the Solomon Islands Political parties established in 2010 2010 establishments in the Solomon Islands