John Maneniaru Explained

John Maneniaru
Nationality:Solomon Islands
Office1:Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources
Term Start1:15 December 2014
Term End1:13 October 2017
Office2:Minister of Finance of the Solomon Islands
Term Start2:13 October 2017
Term End2:6 November 2017
Predecessor2:Snyder Rini
Successor2:Manasseh Sogavare
Birth Date:1965 6, df=y
Birth Place:Uhu village, Malaita Province
Party:Kadere Party

John Maneniaru (born 20 June 1965) is a politician of Solomon Islands who served as Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources, and very briefly Minister for Finance and Treasury.[1] He served as Deputy Prime Minister under Prime Minister Sogavare until 30 September 2019 when he was terminated after abstaining in the vote to switch Solomon Islands' recognition from Taiwan to China.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon. John Maneniaru | National Parliament of Solomon Islands. www.parliament.gov.sb.
  2. Web site: Solomon Islands: Deputy PM sacked, more firings expected over China fallout. . October 2019.