| Prime Minister of Solomon Islands | |
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| Praem Minista blo Solomon Aelan (Pijin) | |
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| Residence | Red House,Honiara |
| Appointer | Elected by the members of Parliament |
| Term length | Until next election |
| Inaugural holder | Peter Kenilorea |
| Formation | 7 July 1978 |
| Salary | 143,000SBD/US$ 17,439 annually[1] |
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Theprime minister of Solomon Islands isSolomon Islands'head of government, as elected by theNational Parliament.Jeremiah Manele has served as the Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands since May 2024.
Solomon Islands is aCommonwealth realm; the functions of thehead of state are performed on behalf of themonarch of Solomon Islands by thegovernor-general of Solomon Islands, who is nominated by Parliament.
The prime minister's official residence isRed House inHoniara.
Section 33 of theconstitution of Solomon Islands provides for the prime minister to be elected by the members of thenational parliament. The other government ministers are appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the prime minister.[2]
The prime minister may be removed from office by the governor-general following ano-confidence motion passed by an absolute majority of the national parliament. The office is also vacated if the prime minister resigns, ceases to be a member of parliament, or is elected asspeaker or deputy speaker. In the event of a vacancy, the governor-general, in consultation with cabinet, appoints one of the existing government ministers to act as prime minister until the national parliament can meet to fill the vacancy.[3]
Schedule 2 to the constitution outlines the process for election of the prime minister. All members of parliament are eligible for nomination, but must be nominated by at least four other members. The election is then held bysecret ballot with the governor-general presiding. If a candidate fails to secure a majority of votes on the first ballot, anexhaustive ballot takes place with the candidate with the lowest number of votes eliminated on each ballot.[4]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party (Coalition) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | .jpg) | Peter Kenilorea (1943–2016) | 1980 | 7 July 1978 | 31 August 1981 | 3 years, 55 days | UP |
| 2 |  | Solomon Mamaloni (1943–2000) | — | 31 August 1981 | 19 November 1984 | 3 years, 80 days | PAP |
| (1) | | Sir Peter Kenilorea (1943–2016) | 1984 | 19 November 1984 | 1 December 1986 | 2 years, 12 days | UP |
| 3 | | Ezekiel Alebua (1947–2022) | — | 1 December 1986 | 28 March 1989 | 2 years, 117 days | UP |
| (2) | | Solomon Mamaloni (1943–2000) | 1989 | 28 March 1989 | 18 June 1993 | 4 years, 82 days | PAP (GNUR) |
| 4 | | Sir Francis Billy Hilly (1948–2025) | 1993 | 18 June 1993 | 7 November 1994 | 1 year, 142 days | Independent (NCP) |
| (2) | | Solomon Mamaloni (1943–2000) | — | 7 November 1994 | 27 August 1997 | 2 years, 293 days | GNUR |
| 5 | .jpg) | Bartholomew Ulufa'alu (1950–2007) | 1997 | 27 August 1997 | 30 June 2000 | 2 years, 308 days | SILP (SIAC) |
| 6 | .jpg) | Manasseh Sogavare (born 1955) | — | 30 June 2000 | 17 December 2001 | 1 year, 170 days | PPP |
| 7 |  | Allan Kemakeza (born 1950) | 2001 | 17 December 2001 | 20 April 2006 | 4 years, 124 days | PAP |
| 8 |  | Snyder Rini (1948–2025) | 2006 | 20 April 2006 | 4 May 2006 | 14 days | AIM |
| (6) | | Manasseh Sogavare (born 1955) | — | 4 May 2006 | 20 December 2007 | 1 year, 230 days | Socreds |
| 9 | .jpg) | Derek Sikua (born 1959) | — | 20 December 2007 | 25 August 2010 | 2 years, 248 days | SILP |
| 10 | .jpg) | Danny Philip (born 1953) | 2010 | 25 August 2010 | 16 November 2011 | 1 year, 83 days | RDPSI |
| 11 |  | Gordon Darcy Lilo (born 1965) | — | 16 November 2011 | 9 December 2014 | 3 years, 23 days | SIPRA |
| (6) | | Manasseh Sogavare (born 1955) | 2014 | 9 December 2014 | 15 November 2017 | 2 years, 341 days | Independent |
| 12 | .jpg) | Rick Houenipwela (born 1958) | — | 15 November 2017 | 24 April 2019 | 1 year, 160 days | DAP |
| (6) | | Manasseh Sogavare (born 1955) | 2019 | 24 April 2019 | 2 May 2024 | 5 years, 8 days | OUR Party |
| 13 | | Jeremiah Manele (born 1968) | 2024 | 2 May 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 208 days | OUR Party |
