Augustine Geve Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Honourable
Augustine Geve
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Minister for Youth, Women and Sports
Primeminister:Allan Kemakeza
Term Start:7 December 2001
Term End:20 August 2002
Constituency Mp5:South Guadalcanal
Term Start5:5 December 2001
Term End5:20 August 2002
Predecessor5:Victor Samuel Ngele
Successor5:Victor Totu
Death Date:20 August 2002
Death Place:Weather Coast, Guadalcanal
Death Cause:Assassination

Augustine Geve (died August 20, 2002) was a Solomon Islands Catholic priest and politician.[1]

Life

He was first elected to Parliament in the December 2001 general election, as MP for South Guadalcanal, at the time of the violent ethnic conflict on Guadalcanal.[2] He was then appointed Minister for Youth, Women and Sports in Prime Minister Allan Kemakeza's Cabinet.[3]

Death

On August 20, 2002, Geve was assassinated by Ronnie Cawa, Francis Lela and warlord Harold Keke "on a remote beach" on Guadalcanal. The three men were convicted for the crime and several other murders in March 2005 by High Court judge (and future Governor General) Frank Kabui, who sentenced them to life in jail.[4] Geve's vacant seat in Parliament was filled in a by-election, and he was succeeded by Victor Totu.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Solomons-militants-get-life-for-ministers-murder/2005/03/18/1111086001328.html "Solomons' militants get life for minister's murder"
  2. http://www.parliament.gov.sb/index.php?q=node/193 "Members of the Seventh Parliament"
  3. https://www.qppstudio.net/public-holidays-news/2002/solomon_islands_003459.htm "Government clarifies August 30 holiday status"
  4. http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Solomons-militants-get-life-for-ministers-murder/2005/03/18/1111086001328.html "Solomons' militants get life for minister's murder"
  5. http://www.parliament.gov.sb/index.php?q=node/193 "Members of the Seventh Parliament"