Ezekiel Alebua

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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, and antagonised some people in that area for not supporting moves to declare that province independent.^[3]

Key Information

The Right Honourable Ezekiel Alebua PC
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 Avuavu, Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands
Died	7 August 2022(2022-08-07) (aged 75) Haimatua, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
Political party	Solomon Islands United Party
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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]

Lennox, Gina (2005). Forged by war: Australians in combat and back home. Melbourne Univ. Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-522-85171-7. Retrieved 5 January 2011.

Political offices
Preceded by Peter Kenilorea	Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands 1986–1989	Succeeded by Solomon Mamaloni

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