Ezekiel Alebua
Solomon Islands politician (1947–2022)
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Ezekiel Alebua PC (June 1947[1] – 7 August 2022) was the prime minister of the Solomon Islands from 1 December 1986 until 28 March 1989.[2] He served as Foreign Minister from 1981 to 1982. Alebua was the premier of Guadalcanal province from 1998 to 2003,[citation needed] and antagonised some people in that area for not supporting moves to declare that province independent.[3]
George Lepping
Ezekiel Alebua | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands | |
| In office 1 December 1986 – 28 March 1989 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors-General | Baddeley Devesi George Lepping |
| Preceded by | Sir Peter Kenilorea |
| Succeeded by | Solomon Mamaloni |
| Foreign Minister of the Solomon Islands | |
| In office 1981–1982 | |
| Member of Parliament for East Guadalcanal | |
| In office 1980–1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1947 |
| Died | 7 August 2022 (aged 75) |
| Party | Solomon Islands United Party |
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.[4]
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.[3]
Alebua died on 7 August 2022, following a prolonged illness.[5]
