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| [[File:Minister for Foreign Affairs Jeremiah Manele with Foreign Minister of Chile, Alberto van Klaveren during 78th session of the UN General Assembly.jpg|thumb|Then Foreign Minister, Manele is seen meeting with his counterpart from Chile, at the UN General Assembly in 2023 ]] | [[File:Minister for Foreign Affairs Jeremiah Manele with Foreign Minister of Chile, Alberto van Klaveren during 78th session of the UN General Assembly.jpg|thumb|Then Foreign Minister, Manele is seen meeting with his counterpart from Chile, at the UN General Assembly in 2023 ]] |
| Manele was first elected to parliament in 2014, representing the division of Hograno-Kia-Havulei.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alphabetical Listing of Members of the 10th Parliament {{!}} National Parliament of Solomon Islands |url=https://www.parliament.gov.sb/index.php/page/alphabetical-listing-members-10th-parliament |access-date=3 May 2024 |website=www.parliament.gov.sb}}</ref> Early in his Parliamentary career, he was the leader of the opposition in the [[10th Parliament of Solomon Islands]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2 May 2024 |editor-last=Komai |editor-first=Makereta |title=Jeremiah Manele is the new Prime Minister of Solomon Islands {{!}} PINA |url=https://pina.com.fj/2024/05/02/jeremiah-manele-is-the-new-prime-minister-of-solomon-islands/ |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> He later joined government benches, serving as the Minister for Development Planning and Aid Coordination (2017–2018).<ref name=":2" /> He was reelected in the [[2019 Solomon Islands general election|2019 general election]] and served as the minister for development planning and aid coordination in the 11th Parliament.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Members of the Current Parliament (11th Parliament) {{!}} National Parliament of Solomon Islands |url=https://www.parliament.gov.sb/page/members-current-parliament-11th-parliament?page=2 |access-date=3 May 2024 |website=www.parliament.gov.sb}}</ref> Subsequently, Manele was made Minister of Foreign Affairs on 25 April 2019, travelling widely in the role.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIVE MORE MINISTERS SWORN-IN |url=https://solomonislandsembassy.com/news-and-media/five-more-ministers-sworn-in/ |access-date=2 May 2024 |website=Solomon Islands Embassy |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2023 |title=Government House officially commissions H.E Barrett Salato as Ambassador of Solomon Islands to PRC. – Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) |url=https://www.sibconline.com.sb/gover...lato-as-ambassador-of-solomon-islands-to-prc/ |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> Later that year, he travelled to Beijing to formalise relations between the Solomon Islands and the [[People's Republic of China]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Needham |first=Kirsty |date=3 May 2024 |title=Solomon Islands picks China-friendly Manele as new prime minister |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-...eremiah-manele-new-prime-minister-2024-05-02/ |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> | Manele was first elected to parliament in 2014, representing the division of Hograno-Kia-Havulei.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alphabetical Listing of Members of the 10th Parliament {{!}} National Parliament of Solomon Islands |url=https://www.parliament.gov.sb/index.php/page/alphabetical-listing-members-10th-parliament |access-date=3 May 2024 |website=www.parliament.gov.sb}}</ref> Early in his Parliamentary career, he was the leader of the opposition in the [[10th Parliament of Solomon Islands]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2 May 2024 |editor-last=Komai |editor-first=Makereta |title=Jeremiah Manele is the new Prime Minister of Solomon Islands {{!}} PINA |url=https://pina.com.fj/2024/05/02/jeremiah-manele-is-the-new-prime-minister-of-solomon-islands/ |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> He later joined government benches, serving as the Minister for Development Planning and Aid Coordination (2017–2018).<ref name=":2" /> He was reelected in the [[2019 Solomon Islands general election|2019 general election]] and served as the minister for development planning and aid coordination in the 11th Parliament.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Members of the Current Parliament (11th Parliament) {{!}} National Parliament of Solomon Islands |url=https://www.parliament.gov.sb/page/members-current-parliament-11th-parliament?page=2 |access-date=3 May 2024 |website=www.parliament.gov.sb}}</ref> Subsequently, Manele was made Minister of Foreign Affairs on 25 April 2019, travelling widely in the role.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FIVE MORE MINISTERS SWORN-IN |url=https://solomonislandsembassy.com/news-and-media/five-more-ministers-sworn-in/ |access-date=2 May 2024 |website=Solomon Islands Embassy |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 December 2023 |title=Government House officially commissions H.E Barrett Salato as Ambassador of Solomon Islands to PRC. – Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) |url=https://www.sibconline.com.sb/gover...lato-as-ambassador-of-solomon-islands-to-prc/ |access-date=2 May 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref> Later that year, he travelled to Beijing to formalise relations between the Solomon Islands and the [[People's Republic of China]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Needham |first=Kirsty |date=3 May 2024 |title=Solomon Islands picks China-friendly Manele as new prime minister |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-...eremiah-manele-new-prime-minister-2024-05-02/ |work=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> In this role, Manele signed a security pact with China on 30 March 2022, though at the time, the details of the pact were not publicly known.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Churches remain silent on Sino-SI security pact |url=https://theislandsun.com.sb/churches-remain-silent-on-sino-si-security-pact/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=theislandsun.com.sb}}</ref> |
| In the [[2024 Solomon Islands general election]], Manele retained his seat under the banner of the [[Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party]], though he had previously been affiliated with the [[Democratic Alliance Party (Solomon Islands)|Democratic Alliance Party]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=China-friendly foreign minister Manele becomes Solomon Islands PM |url= https://english.kyodonews.net/news/...ds-foreign-minister-manele-elected-as-pm.html |access-date=3 May 2024 |website=Kyodo News+}}</ref> The party was unable to form an outright majority, and could not form a working coalition under its existing leader, [[Manasseh Sogavare]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solomon Islands pro-China PM Manasseh Sogavare fails to secure majority |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024...pm-manasseh-sogavare-fails-to-secure-majority |access-date=3 May 2024 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> Following the election, OUR Party renewed alliances with the Kadere and People First parties, forming the Coalition for National Unity and Transformation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hawkins |first1=Koroi |title=Manasseh Sogavare bows out of prime ministerial race in Solomon Islands |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international...-of-prime-ministerial-race-in-solomon-islands |access-date=2 May 2024 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=30 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...-of-prime-ministerial-race-in-solomon-islands |archive-date=29 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Manele became OUR Party leader on 29 April, after Sogavare stepped down from role and declined to seek another term as prime minister.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kusu |first1=Fredrick |title=Coalition for National Unity and Transformation nominates Jeremiah Manele as PM Candidate |url=https://www.sibconline.com.sb/coali...on-nominates-jeremiah-manele-as-pm-candidate/ |access-date=2 May 2024 |work=[[Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=29 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...on-nominates-jeremiah-manele-as-pm-candidate/ |archive-date=29 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In a secret parliamentary ballot for prime minister on 2 May, Manele won 31 votes, defeating [[Matthew Wale]]. That day, he was invited to form a government by Governor-General [[David Vunagi]], and was sworn in as the prime minister.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hawkins |first1=Koroi |title=Jeremiah Manele is new Solomon Islands Prime Minister |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international...-manele-is-new-solomon-islands-prime-minister |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=2 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024050...-manele-is-new-solomon-islands-prime-minister |archive-date=2 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 May 2024 |title=Jeremiah Manele elected prime minister in Solomon Islands, which is likely to keep close China ties |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...f8a72c-0825-11ef-b186-090cb777107e_story.html |access-date=3 May 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> | In the [[2024 Solomon Islands general election]], Manele retained his seat under the banner of the [[Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party]], though he had previously been affiliated with the [[Democratic Alliance Party (Solomon Islands)|Democratic Alliance Party]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=China-friendly foreign minister Manele becomes Solomon Islands PM |url= https://english.kyodonews.net/news/...ds-foreign-minister-manele-elected-as-pm.html |access-date=3 May 2024 |website=Kyodo News+}}</ref> The party was unable to form an outright majority, and could not form a working coalition under its existing leader, [[Manasseh Sogavare]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Solomon Islands pro-China PM Manasseh Sogavare fails to secure majority |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024...pm-manasseh-sogavare-fails-to-secure-majority |access-date=3 May 2024 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> Following the election, OUR Party renewed alliances with the Kadere and People First parties, forming the Coalition for National Unity and Transformation.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hawkins |first1=Koroi |title=Manasseh Sogavare bows out of prime ministerial race in Solomon Islands |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international...-of-prime-ministerial-race-in-solomon-islands |access-date=2 May 2024 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=30 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...-of-prime-ministerial-race-in-solomon-islands |archive-date=29 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> Manele became OUR Party leader on 29 April, after Sogavare stepped down from role and declined to seek another term as prime minister.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kusu |first1=Fredrick |title=Coalition for National Unity and Transformation nominates Jeremiah Manele as PM Candidate |url=https://www.sibconline.com.sb/coali...on-nominates-jeremiah-manele-as-pm-candidate/ |access-date=2 May 2024 |work=[[Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=29 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024042...on-nominates-jeremiah-manele-as-pm-candidate/ |archive-date=29 April 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> In a secret parliamentary ballot for prime minister on 2 May, Manele won 31 votes, defeating [[Matthew Wale]]. That day, he was invited to form a government by Governor-General [[David Vunagi]], and was sworn in as the prime minister.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hawkins |first1=Koroi |title=Jeremiah Manele is new Solomon Islands Prime Minister |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international...-manele-is-new-solomon-islands-prime-minister |access-date=3 May 2024 |work=[[Radio New Zealand]] |date=2 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2024050...-manele-is-new-solomon-islands-prime-minister |archive-date=2 May 2024|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2 May 2024 |title=Jeremiah Manele elected prime minister in Solomon Islands, which is likely to keep close China ties |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...f8a72c-0825-11ef-b186-090cb777107e_story.html |access-date=3 May 2024 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> |
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