Samuel Manetoali (born 24 January 1969) is a member of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. He represents the Gao/Bugotu constituency in Isabel Province.

Early life and education

Manetoali attended Lepi Primary School and then went on to do his secondary education at King George Sixth National School in

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. He attended law school at the

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and graduated with an LLB degree and further unspecified qualifications from the

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and

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Career

Prior to entering politics, Manetoali worked in the country's Public Solicitors Office, as a private lawyer, and a legal adviser to the Isabel Provincial Government. He first entered parliament in the 2006 general election and re-elected in the 2010 general election. He served as the

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' Minister of Police, National Security and Correctional Services in Prime Minister Derek Sikua's Cabinet until May 2009, when he was transferred to the position of Minister for Lands, Survey, and Housing. Following the 2010 general election, he remained in Cabinet, under new Prime Minister

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, as Minister for Tourism and Culture. In the 2014 general election, he ran as an independent candidate and was re-elected for a third term in a landslide. He was re-elected as a Member of Parliament in the 2019 general election for Gao/Bugotu, representing the

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References

Member page at Parliament website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Manetoali, Samuel 1969 births Living people Members of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands People from Isabel Province Housing ministers of the Solomon Islands Kadere Party politicians