The Most Famous

POLITICIANS from Solomon Islands

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This page contains a list of the greatest Solomon Islander Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 19,576 Politicians, 5 of which were born in Solomon Islands. This makes Solomon Islands the birth place of the 192nd most number of Politicians behind The Bahamas, and Saint Lucia.

Top 5

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Solomon Islander Politicians of all time. This list of famous Solomon Islander Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

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1. David Vunagi (1951 - 2025)

With an HPI of 63.15, David Vunagi is the most famous Solomon Islander Politician.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.

Sir David Okete Vuvuiri Vunagi, (5 September 1950 – 7 March 2025) was a Solomon Islands Anglican bishop who served as governor-general of Solomon Islands from 2019 to 2024. He was the archbishop of Melanesia and bishop of the Diocese of Central Melanesia from 2009 to 2015.

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2. Ezekiel Alebua (1947 - 2022)

With an HPI of 53.76, Ezekiel Alebua is the 2nd most famous Solomon Islander Politician.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Ezekiel Alebua (June 1947 – 7 August 2022) was the prime minister of the Solomon Islands from 1 December 1986 until 28 March 1989. He served as Foreign Minister from 1981 to 1982. Alebua was the premier of Guadalcanal province from 1998 to 2003, and antagonised some people in that area for not supporting moves to declare that province independent. In July 1988, Alebua was appointed to the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, and was thus entitled to the prefix "The Right Honourable" for life. He was wounded in an assassination attempt by Harold Keke's group on 1 June 2001. During his prominence in national politics during the 1980s, Alebua was a member of the conservative Solomon Islands United Party. Alebua died on 7 August 2022, following a prolonged illness.

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3. Frank Kabui (b. 1946)

With an HPI of 53.41, Frank Kabui is the 3rd most famous Solomon Islander Politician.  His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.

Sir Frank Utu Ofagioro Kabui, GCMG, CSI, OBE, KStJ (born 20 April 1946) was the Governor-General of Solomon Islands from 7 July 2009 to 7 July 2019. He was the country's first law graduate in 1975, became a judge and was a former member of the Solomon Islands Bar Association (SIBA), having twice served as its president.

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4. Derek Sikua (b. 1959)

With an HPI of 49.95, Derek Sikua is the 4th most famous Solomon Islander Politician.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

David Derek Sikua (born 10 October 1959) served as the prime minister of Solomon Islands from 20 December 2007 to 25 August 2010. He is a member of the Solomon Islands Liberal Party.

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5. Danny Philip (b. 1953)

With an HPI of 47.83, Danny Philip is the 5th most famous Solomon Islander Politician.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Danny Philip (born 5 August 1953) is a politician and diplomat from the Solomon Islands. He was the prime minister of Solomon Islands from 2010 to 2011. Previously he served as the minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1996 and from July 2000 to June 2001. He was the leader of the People's Progressive Party from 1997 to 2000, then founded the Reform Democratic Party, of which he was the leader when elected Prime Minister.

People

Pantheon has 5 people classified as Solomon Islander politicians born between 1946 and 1959. Of these 5, 2 (40.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Solomon Islander politicians include Derek Sikua, and Danny Philip. The most famous deceased Solomon Islander politicians include David Vunagi, Ezekiel Alebua, and Frank Kabui. As of April 2024, 5 new Solomon Islander politicians have been added to Pantheon including David Vunagi, Ezekiel Alebua, and Frank Kabui.

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