David Day Pacha (born December 25, 1964) is a member of the

National Parliament of the Solomon Islands The National Parliament of the Solomon Islands is the legislature of the Solomon Islands. Its 50 members are elected for a four-year term in 50 single-seat constituencies.

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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 originates from Peochakuri village on

Guadalcanal Guadalcanal (; indigenous name: ''Isatabu'') is the principal island in Guadalcanal Province of Solomon Islands, located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, northeast of Australia. It is the largest island in the Solomons by area and the second- ...

.Member page at Parliament website
/ref> In May 2009, he was named Minister of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification in Prime Minister

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's government. Since August 2017 he has been the Deputy Speaker of Parliament. Prior to entering Parliament, he graduated from Tary Bible School and served as National Director of the Solomon Islands branch of the Bible Society of the South Pacific. He was first elected to Parliament on April 5, 2006, representing the South Guadalcanal constituency. He served as Minister for Communication, Aviation and Meteorology from April to May 2006, then as Minister for Provincial Government and Institutional Strengthening from December 2007 to May 2009, before being appointed Minister of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification.

External links

Member page at Parliament website

References

1964 births Living people Members of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands People from Guadalcanal Province Communication ministers of the Solomon Islands Energy ministers of the Solomon Islands Mining ministers of the Solomon Islands {{Solomons-politician-stub