He was first elected to Parliament, representing the Temotu Vatud constituency, at the 2006 general election, in April. From 22 April to 5 May, he served briefly as Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs, under Prime MinisterSnyder Rini. When Rini was forced to resign in the face of public protests and a motion of no confidence, Forau supported his successor Manasseh Sogavare, and was appointed Minister for Health and Medical Services. He was also a member of Sogavare's Social Credit Party.[2] He held this position until December 2007, when Prime Minister Sogavare was himself ousted in a vote of no confidence and Derek Sikua named a new Cabinet.[3][4]
In January 2008, he was appointed chairman of the Constitution Review Committee.[5]
In June 2009, Forau replaced Martin Magga as Minister for Health and Medical Services. The latter was "relieved of his ministerial duties on medical grounds" after being hospitalized in Australia and placed on life support.[6]
Retaining his seat in the August 2010 general election, in which he stood as a member of the People's Federation Party,[7] he nonetheless lost his seat in Cabinet. Rather than join the Opposition, he was elected Leader of the Independent Members of Parliament on 30 August.[8] In early April 2011, however, he relinquished this position to join the ranks of the government.[9][10][11] Shortly thereafter, he was appointed Minister for Police, National Security and Correctional Services.[12]
On 9 November 2011, he resigned and joined the Opposition, as part of a mass defection which brought down the Philip government two days later.[13][14]Gordon Darcy Lilo replaced Philip as Prime Minister on 16 November, and reappointed Forau to his previous position five days later.[15]
On 9 February 2012, Lilo sacked Peter Shannel Agovaka as Foreign Minister, for having publicly raised the possibility of establishing diplomatic relations with Russia without awaiting Lilo's approval. On 27 February, Lilo appointed Forau in his place.[16]
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Clay Forau Soalaoi more commonly referred to as Clay Forau born 10 October 1976 1 is a Solomon Islands politician The Right HonourableClay Forau SoalaoiMPMinister for Foreign Affairs and External TradeIn office 27 February 2012 2014Prime MinisterGordon Darcy LiloPreceded byPeter Shannel AgovakaSucceeded byMilner TozakaMinister for Police National Security and Correctional ServicesIn office 21 November 2011 27 February 2012Prime MinisterGordon Darcy LiloPreceded byhimself prior to resignation Succeeded byDavid TomeMinister for Police National Security and Correctional ServicesIn office 18 April 2011 9 November 2011Prime MinisterDanny PhilipPreceded byJames ToraSucceeded byhimself after 12 day vacancy Minister for Health and Medical ServicesIn office 5 May 2006 21 December 2007Prime MinisterManasseh SogavareMinister for Justice and Legal AffairsIn office 22 April 2006 5 May 2006Prime MinisterSnyder RiniLeader of the Independent MembersIn office 30 August 2010 7 April 2011Member of Parliamentfor Temotu VatudIncumbentAssumed office 5 April 2006Preceded byHudson Teava RangissearofaPersonal detailsBorn 1976 10 10 10 October 1976 age 47 Namo Village TikopiaPolitical partySocial Credit Party thenPeople s Federation PartyHe was first elected to Parliament representing the Temotu Vatud constituency at the 2006 general election in April From 22 April to 5 May he served briefly as Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs under Prime Minister Snyder Rini When Rini was forced to resign in the face of public protests and a motion of no confidence Forau supported his successor Manasseh Sogavare and was appointed Minister for Health and Medical Services He was also a member of Sogavare s Social Credit Party 2 He held this position until December 2007 when Prime Minister Sogavare was himself ousted in a vote of no confidence and Derek Sikua named a new Cabinet 3 4 In January 2008 he was appointed chairman of the Constitution Review Committee 5 In June 2009 Forau replaced Martin Magga as Minister for Health and Medical Services The latter was relieved of his ministerial duties on medical grounds after being hospitalized in Australia and placed on life support 6 Retaining his seat in the August 2010 general election in which he stood as a member of the People s Federation Party 7 he nonetheless lost his seat in Cabinet Rather than join the Opposition he was elected Leader of the Independent Members of Parliament on 30 August 8 In early April 2011 however he relinquished this position to join the ranks of the government 9 10 11 Shortly thereafter he was appointed Minister for Police National Security and Correctional Services 12 On 9 November 2011 he resigned and joined the Opposition as part of a mass defection which brought down the Philip government two days later 13 14 Gordon Darcy Lilo replaced Philip as Prime Minister on 16 November and reappointed Forau to his previous position five days later 15 On 9 February 2012 Lilo sacked Peter Shannel Agovaka as Foreign Minister for having publicly raised the possibility of establishing diplomatic relations with Russia without awaiting Lilo s approval On 27 February Lilo appointed Forau in his place 16 Forau lives in Tikopia 17 References edit Member page on the Parliament website Members of the Eighth Parliament by party website of the National Parliament Member page on the Parliament website Joanna Sireheti and Joy Basi Prime Minister Sikua Unveil Cabinet Solomon Times Online 22 December 2007 Member page on the Parliament website Soalaoi is New Health Minister Solomon Times 10 June 2009 2010 election data Archived 20 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation Abana is new Opposition leader Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Solomon Star 1 September 2010 Solomon Islands PM stronger after opposition walkouts Archived 17 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine ABC Radio Australia 7 April 2011 Rick Hou Joins Government Solomon Times 7 April 2011 Govt builds numbers Archived 19 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Solomon Star 7 April 2011 New Cabinet Ministers Sworn in Solomon Times 19 April 2011 Lilo fired Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Solomon Star 11 November 2011 PM Resigns Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Solomon Star 11 November 2011 Abana Maelanga likely candidates for DPM Archived 23 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine Solomon Star 21 November 2011 New Foreign Minister appointed in Solomon Islands Radio New Zealand International 28 February 2012 Member page on the Parliament websiteExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Clay Forau Soalaoi Member page on the Parliament website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clay Forau Soalaoi amp oldid 1190554896, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
