Elijah Doro Muala

Elijah Doro Muala (20 January 1960 – 16 February 2021[1]) was a Solomon Islands politician.

The Right Honourable
Elijah Doro Muala
MP
Minister for Commerce, Industries, Labour & Immigration
In office
27 August 2010 – 8 September 2014
Prime MinisterDanny Philip
Gordon Darcy Lilo
Member of Parliament
for South Choiseul
In office
4 August 2010 – April 2019
Preceded byLeslie Boseto
Personal details
Born(1960-01-20)20 January 1960
Sasamugga Village, Choiseul
Died16 February 2021(2021-02-16) (aged 61)
Political partyNational Party

Following a secondary school education, he worked as an accountant.[1]

His career in national politics began when he was elected to the Parliament of Solomon Islands as the member for South Choiseul in the August 2010 general election, standing for the National Party. He was then appointed Minister for Commerce, Industries, Labour & Immigration in Prime Minister Danny Philip's Cabinet.[1][2] When Gordon Darcy Lilo replaced Philip as Prime Minister in November 2011, Muala retained his position in government.[3] Muala was re-elected to the National Parliament of Solomon Islands for South Choiseul Constituency on 19 November 2014. However he lost reelection in the 3 April 2019 National General Election.[4]

References
  1. Biography on the website of the Parliament of Solomon Islands
  2. 2010 election data Archived 20 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
  3. "Ten more ministers sworn in" Archived 24 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Star, 23 November 2011
  4. "Former MP dies - Solomon Star News". www.solomonstarnews.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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