Edward Huni'ehu
Edward Huni'ehu (January 1, 1956 – April 12, 2010) was a Solomon Islands politician.
He graduated from the
Solomon Islands College of Higher Education
.
He was first elected to the
National Parliament in a by-election in 1992 (following Sir Peter Kenilorea's resignation from Parliament), representing the East ꞌAreꞌare constituency in Malaita Province. He kept his seat in the general election in 1993
, temporarily left politics in 1997, returned to Parliament in 2001, and was re-elected in 2006.
He served as a minister in government on numerous occasions. He was Minister for Commerce during his first year in Parliament, under Prime Minister
Association of Independent Members of Parliament.[3]
He died on 12 April 2010 at the National Referral Hospital in Honiara "after a long battle with diabetes".[2] He was buried "in his home village of Manawai" in his constituency.[1]
References
- ^ a b "MP Huniehu Dies after Long Illness", Solomon Times, April 13, 2010 |archive=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130113740/http://www.solomontimes.com/news.aspx?nwID=5087
- ^ a b "Government Bids Farewell to Late Huni'ehu", Solomon Times, 19 April 2010
- ^ "Listing of Members of Parliament by Political Parties" (8th Parliament), National Parliament of Solomon Islands
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