Governors-General of the Solomon Islands - Frank Kabui, Baddeley Devesi, Nathaniel Waena, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands, John Lapli (Paperback)

Chapters: Frank Kabui, Baddeley Devesi, Nathaniel Waena, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands, John Lapli. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sir Frank Utu Ofagioro Kabui, GCMG, CSI, OBE has been the Governor General of the Solomon Islands since 7 July 2009. He is also a trained judge, having been his country's first law graduate in 1975, and is a former member of the Solomon Islands Bar Association (SIBA), having twice served as its President. Kabui was born in either 1945 or 1946. He is a former High Court judge and Attorney General and was the President of the Solomon Islands Bar Association at the time of his election as Governor-General. He was the first law graduate from the Solomon Islands, graduating from the University of Papua New Guinea in 1975. Kabui was nominated by the National Parliament to become Governor General after the fourth round with thirty votes. The Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Edmund Andresen, received eight votes while Kabui's predecessor, Nathaniel Waena, received seven. Three members were not present. The list of candidates also included former Prime Minister and current Speaker of Parliament Peter Kenilorea and five other candidates. Following the completion of this nomination process in Parliament, the formal appointment as Governor-General was then issued by Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands. Kabui will serve as the de facto head of state of the Solomon Islands for a five-year term. His election came as the country celebrated thirty-one years of independence. Kabui attended a ceremony at the Lawson Tama Stadium on 7 July 2009, where several thousand people saw him take his oath. He inspected a guard of honour by the Royal Solomon Islands Police and saluted royalty during a parade. On 8 Ju...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2323448