Steve Eresi Laore (1963/1964 – 26 August 2010) was a

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 ...

politician and

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. Formerly a mechanic and businessman, and owner of a

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company, he defeated

Augustine Taneko Augustine Taneko (born October 3 1954) was a member of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands, representing the Shortlands constituency. He lives in Shortlands Shortlands is a suburb of South East London, England, within the London Borough ...

to become MP for the

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. He was a member of the Pacific Casino Hotel group that elevated Danny Philip to the position of

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. On 26 August 2010, only 22 days after he took office, he collapsed at a dinner celebrating Philip's victory and was pronounced dead at the hospital. Laore's death left Philip with a majority of one in the Parliament. He was 46 at the time of his death. He was survived by his wife, Caroline Vave Laore, and three children.

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