| Honorific-Prefix: | The Right Honourable |
| Joseph Onika | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Office: | Minister for Lands, Housing and Survey |
| Primeminister: | Danny Philip (until 16 November 2011); then Gordon Darcy Lilo |
| Term Start: | 18 April 2011 |
| Predecessor: | Martin Sopage |
| Office2: | Minister for Women, Youth & Children’s Affairs |
| Term Start2: | 27 August 2010 |
| Term End2: | 18 April 2011 |
| Primeminister2: | Danny Philip |
| Successor2: | Dickson Mua |
| Constituency Mp5: | East Central Guadalcanal |
| Term Start5: | 4 August 2010 |
| Predecessor5: | Nollen Cornelius Leni |
| Birth Date: | May 2, 1967 |
| Birth Place: | Komunima’aga, Guadalcanal Province |
| Party: | Independent |
Joseph Onika (born May 2, 1967, in Komunima’aga Village, Longgu District, Guadalcanal Province[1]) is a Solomon Islands politician.
He worked in catering before going into politics. His career in national politics began when he was elected to Parliament as the member for East Central Guadalcanal in the August 2010 general election, standing as an independent candidate. He was then appointed Minister for Women, Youth and Children's Affairs in Prime Minister Danny Philip's Cabinet.[1] [2]
In April 2011, he was reshuffled to Minister for Lands, Housing and Survey.[3] When Gordon Darcy Lilo replaced Philip as Prime Minister in November 2011, Onika retained his position in government.[4]
Outside of politics, he also had a successful career competing in athletics.
| Representing | ||||||
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| 1990 | Oceania Championships | Suva, Fiji | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 100 m | 10.75 s |
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 200 m | 21.87 s | |||