David Derek Sikua (born 10 October 1959Sikua CV at Parliament website
) served as the ninth Prime Minister of Solomon Islands from 20 December 2007 to 25 August 2010. He is a member of the Solomon Islands Liberal Party.

Career

Sikua is from Ngalitavethi Village in

Guadalcanal Province Guadalcanal Province is one of the nine provinces of Solomon Islands, consisting of the island of Guadalcanal. It is a 2,510 square mile (5,336 km2) island and is largely a jungle. Its name was given by Pedro de Ortega Valencia, born in the ...

. He was Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development from April 1993 to February 1994;

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of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development from February 1994 to November 1997; then Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Forests, Environment and Conservation from November 1997 to January 1998. In 2003 he graduated from the

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, New Zealand, with a PhD in Education. The university recognised him with a Distinguished Alumni Award in 2008. Returning to the Solomon Islands he became Permanent Secretary with Special Duties at the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development from May 2003 to 7 September 2003, then Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development from 8 September 2003 to 31 December 2005. He was elected to the National Parliament in April 2006 (as MP for the North East Guadalcanal

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) and became Minister of Education and Human Resources Development under Prime Minister

Manasseh Sogavare Manasseh Damukana Sogavare (born 17 January 1955) is the sixth and current Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, serving since 24 April 2019. He previously held the office in 2000–2001, 2006—2007 and 2014–2017; in all he has served over ni ...

on 4 May 2006. He joined the opposition in November 2007."Solomon Islands elects new leader"
BBC News, 20 December 2007. After Sogavare was defeated on 13 December 2007 in a motion of no-confidence, which was put forward by Sikua, Sikua was the opposition's candidate to replace him. He was elected Prime Minister by Parliament on 20 December 2007, receiving 32 votes against 15 for government candidate

Patteson Oti John Patteson Oti, sometimes called Patterson Oti (born 17 January 1956), is a Solomon Islands politician and diplomat. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs, External Trade and Immigration from May 2006 to 22 December 2007. He is the secretary gene ...

. He was sworn in on the same day, and his Cabinet was sworn in on 21 December and 22 December. He lost power following the August 2010 general election. Though he retained his seat in Parliament, as the sole MP for the Liberal Party, he did not contest the premiership, and

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 Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1996 and again from July 2000 to Ju ...

succeeded him. On 29 March 2011, he was elected

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

. On 15 December 2014, following a general election, he was appointed Minister for Education and Human Resources by new Prime Minister

."PM Names Cabinet Line Up"
''Solomon Times'', 16 December 2014

References

External links

Solomon Times: Landslide Victory for Prime Minister SikuaPrime Minister Sikua's address to the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly
26 September 2008 {{DEFAULTSORT:Sikua, Derek 1959 births Living people Members of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands People from Guadalcanal Province Prime Ministers of the Solomon Islands Leaders of the Opposition (Solomon Islands) Solomon Islands Liberal Party politicians University of Waikato alumni Education ministers of the Solomon Islands