William Haomae

William Haomae

William Ni'i Haomae (born November 26 1960) is a politician of the Solomon Islands who has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since December 2007. He has served in the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands since 1993 as MP for Small Malaita. [http://www.parliament.gov.sb/index.php?q=node/159 CV for Haomae at Parliament website] .]

Haomae was first elected to the National Parliament from Small Malaita in May 1993. He was Minister for Culture, Tourism and Aviation from 1994 to August 5 1997, and he was re-elected to his parliamentary seat in August 1997. Under Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare, he became Minister for Police and Justice on July 2 2000; he subsequently became Deputy Prime Minister and Caretaker Minister for National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace on August 13 2001, remaining in that post until December 2001. He was re-elected to Parliament in December 2001 and April 2006, and he served as Minister for Police and National Security in the short-lived government of Prime Minister Snyder Rini from April 21 2006 to May 4 2006.

On May 16 2006, Haomae was named by Opposition Leader Fred Fono as Opposition Spokesman for Police and National Security in the shadow cabinet, ["Solomons opposition names shadow cabinet", Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation text website (nl.newsbank.com), May 16, 2006.] remaining in that post until December 2007. [Nina Tuhaika, [http://solomontimes.com/news.aspx?nwID=1099 "Khan Defends Trip Out in the Midst of Political Crisis"] , "Solomon Times Online", December 14, 2007.] He was one of the MPs who nominated Derek Sikua as Prime Minister in the latter month, [Alison Ofotolau, [http://www.pacificmagazine.net/news/2007/12/17/two-in-the-contest-as-new-solomons-prime-minister "Two In The Contest As New Solomons Prime Minister"] , "Pacific Magazine", December 17, 2007.] and following Sikua's victory Haomae was sworn in as Minister for Foreign Affairs on December 22 2007. [Joanna Sireheti and Joy Basi, [http://www.solomontimes.com/news.aspx?nwid=1145 "Prime Minister Sikua Unveil Cabinet"] , "Solomon Times Online", December 22, 2007.]

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