Joseph Onika
{{Short description|Solomon Islands politician (born 1967)}}
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|name = Joseph Onika
|honorific-suffix = MP
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|office = Minister for Lands, Housing and Survey
|primeminister = Danny Philip (until 16 November 2011);
then Gordon Darcy Lilo
|term_start = 18 April 2011
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|predecessor = Martin Sopage
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|office2 = Minister for Women, Youth & Children’s Affairs
|term_start2 = 27 August 2010
|term_end2 = 18 April 2011
|primeminister2 = Danny Philip
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|successor2 = Dickson Mua
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|constituency_MP5 = East Central Guadalcanal
|term_start5 = 4 August 2010
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|predecessor5 = Nollen Cornelius Leni
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|birth_date = May 2, 1967
|birth_place = Komunima’aga, Guadalcanal Province
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|party = Independent
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{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}
{{MedalCountry | {{SOL}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|Oceania Championships}}
{{MedalGold |1990 Suva | 100 m}}
{{MedalSilver |1990 Suva | 200 m}}
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Joseph Onika (born May 2, 1967, in Komunima’aga Village, Longgu District, Guadalcanal Province[http://www.parliament.gov.sb/index.php?q=node/520 Biography] on the website of the Parliament of Solomon Islands) is a Solomon Islands politician.
Career
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.[http://www.sibconline.com.sb/elections/results_party.asp?partyID=01 2010 election data] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220080456/http://www.sibconline.com.sb/elections/results_party.asp?partyID=01 |date=2010-12-20 }}, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
In April 2011, he was reshuffled to Minister for Lands, Housing and Survey.[http://solomontimes.com/news.aspx?nwID=6064 "New Cabinet Ministers Sworn in"], Solomon Times, April 19, 2011 When Gordon Darcy Lilo replaced Philip as Prime Minister in November 2011, Onika retained his position in government.[http://www.solomonstarnews.com/news/national/12881-ten-more-ministers-sworn-in "Ten more ministers sworn in"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124053721/http://www.solomonstarnews.com/news/national/12881-ten-more-ministers-sworn-in |date=2011-11-24 }}, Solomon Star, 23 November 2011
Achievements
Outside of politics, he also had a successful career competing in athletics.
{{ Citation| date =August 12, 2010| title =Solomon Islands fastest man elected into Parliament| url =http://www.vanuatunews.com/regional-news/region-sport/287-solomon-islands-fastest-man-elected-into-parliament-| publisher =vanuatunews.com| accessdate =February 7, 2014| url-status =dead| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20110901082849/http://www.vanuatunews.com/regional-news/region-sport/287-solomon-islands-fastest-man-elected-into-parliament-| archivedate =September 1, 2011}}
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| rowspan=2|1990
|rowspan=2|Oceania Championships |bgcolor=gold|1st |100 m |10.75 s |
| bgcolor=silver|2nd
|200 m |21.87 s |
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Category:Members of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands
Category:People from Guadalcanal Province
Category:Solomon Islands male sprinters
Category:Solomon Islands sportsperson-politicians