John Moffat Fugui

John Moffat Fugui (born September 9, 1961 in Fourau, Malaita Province[1]) is a former Solomon Islands politician.

The Right Honourable

John Moffat Fugui

MP
Minister for the Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology
In office
27 August 2010 – 22 October 2012
Prime MinisterDanny Philip
Gordon Darcy Lilo
Succeeded byBradley Tovosia
Member of Parliament
for Central Honiara
Assumed office
4 August 2010
Preceded byNelson Ne'e
Personal details
Born (1961-09-09) September 9, 1961
Fourau, Malaita Province
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Hawai'i

He obtained his first Master's degree at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand,[2] then two more at the University of Hawai'i in the United States, where he was enrolled in a PhD program. He subsequently worked as a political adviser to the Solomon Islands government.[1]

His career in national politics began when he was elected to Parliament as the member for Central Honiara (the capital city) in the August 2010 general election, standing as an independent candidate. He was then appointed Minister for the Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology in Prime Minister Danny Philip's Cabinet.[1][3] When Gordon Darcy Lilo replaced Philip as Prime Minister in November 2011, Fugui retained his position in government.[4]

On 22 October 2012, Fugui left the government. He announced that he had resigned because he had had no permanent secretary for seven months; Prime Minister Lilo stated that he had sacked him for siding with the Opposition.[5] Lilo replaced him with Bradley Tovosia.[6]

Following the 2014 general election, in which he retained his seat, Fugui was elected Deputy Speaker of the National Parliament, on 17 December.

On the 14th of February 2020 Fugui was stripped of his title as a Member of Parliament for Central Honiara Constituency due to evidence of misconduct.


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References
  1. Biography on the website of the Parliament of Solomon Islands
  2. https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/10092/7783
  3. 2010 election data Archived 2010-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
  4. "Abana, Maelanga likely candidates for DPM" Archived 2011-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Star, 21 November 2011
  5. "I resigned, says Fugui" Archived 2012-11-02 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Star, 23 October 2012
  6. "Ministers Fired and Replaced", Solomon Times, 23 October 2012
  7. On the 14th of February 2020 Fugui was stripped of his title as a Member of Parliament for Central Honiara Constituency due to evidence of missconduct. "Nasiu elected Speaker, Fugui as Deputy" Archived 2014-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, The Island Sun, 18 December 2014
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