The People's Progressive Party (PPP) was a

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

in the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

History

The PPP was established in February 1974. It was initially led by

Solomon Mamaloni Solomon Sunaone Mamaloni (23 January 1943 – 11 January 2000) was a Solomon Islands politician. He was the first chief minister of the islands, and later served as the prime minister for three spells in the 1980s and 1990s. Biography Mamaloni ...

and was estimated to have around six members of the Governing Council. Later in the year, an election was held for the first Chief Minister. Mamaloni defeated Benedict Kinika of the United Solomon Islands Party and formed a cabinet of PPP members and independents.Roland Rich, Luke Hambly & Michael G Morgan (2008)
Political Parties in the Pacific Islands
', ANU E Press, p106 He resigned in November 1975 after an inquiry into action taken without consulting his cabinet, and when he was re-elected in December he formed a cabinet with five USIPA members, two from the PPP and one independent. Following the formation of the new government and prior to the 1976 general elections, the PPP and USIPA both disintegrated.Pacific Perspective, Volume 13, Issue 2 In 1979 it merged with the Rural Alliance Party to form the People's Alliance Party.Haruhiro Fukui (1985) ''Political parties of Asia and the Pacific: Laos–Western Samoa'', Greenwood Press, p1002

2001–2006 party

A party of the same name existed briefly from 2001 until 2006, led by Prime Minister

Manasseh Sogavare Manasseh Damukana Sogavare (born 17 January 1955) is a Solomon Islander politician serving as Minister of Finance since 2024. He served as the prime minister of Solomon Islands for a total of nine years from 2000–2001, 2006–2007, 2014–2017 ...

. It contested the 2001 general election and won 3 seats.

References

Defunct political parties in the Solomon Islands Political parties established in 1974 1974 establishments in the Solomon Islands Political parties disestablished in 1979 1979 disestablishments in the Solomon Islands {{Solomons-party-stub