Christopher Laore is a

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politician. A physiotherapist, he worked as Director of Rehabilitation Services at the National Referral Hospital in

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. In August 2010, his brother

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was elected first-time Member of

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for the constituency of

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, in the Western Province, but died suddenly just three weeks later. Christopher Laore resigned from his position in the hospital to stand as a candidate in the resulting bye-election in March 2011, which he won with 58.9% of the vote. Upon being elected, he stated: "At this time I don't have any plans and visions. My people want me to come and implement the plans and visions of my brother", which he described as improving the livelihood of the people and helping them be self-reliant. After serving as a

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in Prime Minister Danny Philip's parliamentary majority, in early November 2011, he joined a mass defection to the opposition, bringing down Philip's government. He sat on the backbenches in the parliamentary majority of new Prime Minister

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. On 22 October 2012, Lilo appointed him Minister for Police, National Security and Correctional Services."Ministers Fired and Replaced"
''Solomon Times'', 23 October 2012

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Laore, Christopher Members of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands Government ministers of the Solomon Islands People from the Western Province (Solomon Islands) Living people Year of birth missing (living people)