After studying at teachers' colleges in Solomon Islands and in Western Australia, he worked as a secondary school principal, then as education officer.[2]
His political career began when he was elected to Parliament as MP for West Kwara'ae, in the April 2006 general election. The following month, the newly installed government of Prime MinisterSnyder Rini resigned in the face of public protests, and so as to avoid a motion of no confidence. Iduri supported Rini's successor to the premiership, Manasseh Sogavare, and was appointed Minister for National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace in Sogavare's Cabinet - thus becoming the Minister in charge of facilitating national reconciliation in the aftermath of the ethnic conflicts of the late 1990s and early 2000s. In November 2007, he defected to the Opposition, along with nine other ministers, in an attempt to unseat the Sogavare government. The attempt was ultimately successful, and Derek Sikua replaced Sogavare as Prime Minister in late December. Sikua restored Iduri to his Cabinet post as Minister for National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace.[2][4]
In August 2008, Iduri introduced a Truth and Reconciliation Commission Bill, which led to the establishing in April 2009 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.[5][6]
Iduri retained his seat in Parliament in the August 2010 general election, but not his position in Cabinet. He was succeeded as Minister for National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace by Hypolite Taremae, in Prime Minister Danny Philip's government.[2][7] He was, however, appointed Shadow Minister for National Unity, Reconciliation and Peace in Opposition Leader Steve Abana's Shadow Cabinet.[8]
Iduri died on 23 January 2023,[3] triggering a by-election in his constituency.[9]
Referencesedit
^2010 National Elections 2010-12-20 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
^ abcdBiography on the website of the Parliament of Solomon Islands
^ ab"OFFICIAL FUNERAL SERVICE PROGRAMME FOR LATE HON SHEMUEL SAM IDURI, MP". Solomon Islands Government. 26 January 2023. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^"Voters Want Sam Iduri Leader Back In Government", Solomon Islands Government press release, December 3, 2007
iduri, shemuel, born, boboilangi, village, malaita, august, 1949, january, 2023, solomon, islands, politician, right, honourableshemuel, mpminister, national, unity, reconciliation, peacein, office, december, 2007, august, 2010prime, ministerderek, sikuasuccee. Shemuel Sam Iduri born in Boboilangi Village Malaita 2 15 August 1949 23 January 2023 3 was a Solomon Islands politician The Right HonourableShemuel Sam IduriMPMinister for National Unity Reconciliation and PeaceIn office 22 December 2007 27 August 2010Prime MinisterDerek SikuaSucceeded byHypolite TaremaeMinister for National Unity Reconciliation and PeaceIn office 5 May 2006 10 November 2007Prime MinisterManasseh SogavareMember of Parliamentfor West Kwara aeIn office 5 April 2006 23 January 2023Preceded byBenjamin Patrick UnaSucceeded byAlfred TuasuliaPersonal detailsBorn 1949 08 15 August 15 1949Boboilangi Village MalaitaDiedJanuary 23 2023 2023 01 23 aged 73 Political partyDemocratic Party 1 After studying at teachers colleges in Solomon Islands and in Western Australia he worked as a secondary school principal then as education officer 2 His political career began when he was elected to Parliament as MP for West Kwara ae in the April 2006 general election The following month the newly installed government of Prime Minister Snyder Rini resigned in the face of public protests and so as to avoid a motion of no confidence Iduri supported Rini s successor to the premiership Manasseh Sogavare and was appointed Minister for National Unity Reconciliation and Peace in Sogavare s Cabinet thus becoming the Minister in charge of facilitating national reconciliation in the aftermath of the ethnic conflicts of the late 1990s and early 2000s In November 2007 he defected to the Opposition along with nine other ministers in an attempt to unseat the Sogavare government The attempt was ultimately successful and Derek Sikua replaced Sogavare as Prime Minister in late December Sikua restored Iduri to his Cabinet post as Minister for National Unity Reconciliation and Peace 2 4 In August 2008 Iduri introduced a Truth and Reconciliation Commission Bill which led to the establishing in April 2009 of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission 5 6 Iduri retained his seat in Parliament in the August 2010 general election but not his position in Cabinet He was succeeded as Minister for National Unity Reconciliation and Peace by Hypolite Taremae in Prime Minister Danny Philip s government 2 7 He was however appointed Shadow Minister for National Unity Reconciliation and Peace in Opposition Leader Steve Abana s Shadow Cabinet 8 Iduri died on 23 January 2023 3 triggering a by election in his constituency 9 References edit 2010 National Elections Archived 2010 12 20 at the Wayback Machine Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation a b c d Biography on the website of the Parliament of Solomon Islands a b OFFICIAL FUNERAL SERVICE PROGRAMME FOR LATE HON SHEMUEL SAM IDURI MP Solomon Islands Government 26 January 2023 Retrieved 12 March 2024 Voters Want Sam Iduri Leader Back In Government Solomon Islands Government press release December 3 2007 Minister moves Truth and Reconciliation Commission Bill permanent dead link Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation August 26 2008 Solomons Commission claims broad support Radio New Zealand International 30 April 2009 Retrieved 7 November 2011 PM Philip name ministers Archived 2010 08 29 at the Wayback Machine Island Sun August 27 2010 Abana is new Opposition leader Archived 2011 07 16 at the Wayback Machine Solomon Star September 1 2010 PS VIULU CONGRATULATES TUASULIA AS WEST KWARA AE CONSTITUENCY S NEW MP Solomon Islands Government 26 May 2023 Retrieved 12 March 2024 nbsp This article about a Solomon Islands politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sam Iduri amp oldid 1223784417, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
