Hon. John Patteson Oti

Officer of the Parliament
Speaker
Eleventh Parliament

Constituency: Temotu Nende, Temotu Province

Contact Address:  

National Parliament
P.O. Box G19
Honiara
Solomon Islands.
Phone: +677 28520
Fax: +677 24272


Current Speaker of the 11th Parliament

Parliamentary Service

  • Elected to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands for Temotu Nende Constituency on 6 August 1997. Re-elected on 5 December 2001, 5 April 2006.
  • Deputy Speaker of National Parliament from February 2005 to December 2005.

Parliamentary Committee Appointments

  • Chair, Public Accounts Committee in 2002
  • Member, Public Accounts Committee from 2000 to 2001

Ministerial Appointments

  • Deputy Prime Minister from November to 21 December 2007
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs from May 2006 to 22 December 2007
  • Minister for Communication, Aviation & Meteorology from January 2004 to February 2005
  • Leader of the Opposition Group in Parliament from December 2001 to May 2003.
  • Minister for Foreign Affairs from August 1997 to June 2000.

Qualification

  • Obtained Bachelors Degree (Arts)majoring in History/Politics and Public Administration at the University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji  from 1978 to 1982
  • Obtained Cambridge Secondary School Certificate at King George Sixth School from 1972 to 1977

Occupation before entering Parliament

  • Special Secretary to Leader of Opposition from 1995 to 1997
  • Political Analyst with Hilly Government in 1994
  • Provincial Secretary for the Ministry of Provincial Government from 1991 to 1993
  • Desk Officer - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from 1983 to 1990.

Short term - Job Attachment and Training

  • Foreign Service at United Nationa (Diplomatic) Training, Australia in 1984
  • ESCAP, Bangkok in 1986
  • JICA training, Tokyo in 1987
  • Fletcher School, Boston, USA in 1989

Conferences, Delegations and Visits

  • ACP/EEC Meetings from 1983 to 1990.
  • Forum Meetings from 1983 to 1989