Office1: | Minister of National Economic Planning |
Term1: | 1984–1986 |
Successor1: | Robert Bera |
Office2: | Minister of Works and Public Utilities |
Term2: | 1980–1984 |
Successor2: | John Tepaika |
Office3: | Member of the National Parliament |
Term3: | 1980–1986 |
Predecessor3: | Emilio Li'I Ouou |
Constituency3: | Small Malaita |
Party: | SIUP |
Birth Place: | Tarapaina, Solomon Islands |
Death Date: | June 1986 (aged 39) |
Emmanuel Tony Harihiru (died June 1986) was a Solomon Islands politician. He served as a member of the National Parliament from 1980 until his death, and was Minister of Works and Public Utilities and Minister of National Economic Planning.
Harihiru was born in Tarapaina in Malaita Province and studied business studies at the University of the South Pacific.[1]
A member of the Solomon Islands United Party, he contested the Small Malaita seat in the 1980 general elections and was elected to Parliament. He was subsequently appointed Minister of Works and Public Utilities by Prime Minister Peter Kenilorea.[2] After being re-elected in 1984, he was appointed Minister of National Economic Planning. However, he died in June 1986 after a brief illness at the age of 39.[3] [1] He was survived by his wife and four children.[1]