John Moffat Fugui

John Moffat Fugui (9 September 1961 – 22 December 2022) was a Solomon Islands politician and political adviser. He served as Minister for the Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology in Prime Minister Danny Philip's Cabinet.[1][2] He was also in his later years the first Solomon Islands Ambassador to China and died as it in December 2022.

The Right Honourable
John Moffat Fugui
Ambassador of the Solomon Islands to China
In office
22 May 2021 – 22 December 2022
Preceded byPosition established
Minister for the Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology
In office
27 August 2010 – 22 October 2012
Prime MinisterDanny Philip
Gordon Darcy Lilo
Succeeded byBradley Tovosia
Member of Parliament
for Central Honiara
In office
4 August 2010 – 14 February 2020
Preceded byNelson Ne'e
Personal details
Born(1961-09-09)9 September 1961
Fourau, Malaita Province, British Solomon Islands Protectorate
Died22 December 2022(2022-12-22) (aged 61)
Beijing, China
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Hawaiʻi

Life and career

Fugui was born on 9 September 1961.[1] He obtained his first Master's degree at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand,[3] then two more at the University of Hawaiʻi in the United States, where he was enrolled in a PhD program. He subsequently worked as a political adviser to the Solomon Islands government.[1]

His career in national politics began when he was elected to Parliament as the member for Central Honiara (the capital city) in the August 2010 general election, standing as an independent candidate. He was then appointed Minister for the Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology in Prime Minister Danny Philip's Cabinet.[1][2] When Gordon Darcy Lilo replaced Philip as Prime Minister in November 2011, Fugui retained his position in government.[4]

On 22 October 2012, Fugui left the government. He announced that he had resigned because he had had no permanent secretary for seven months; Prime Minister Lilo stated that he had sacked him for siding with the Opposition.[5] Lilo replaced him with Bradley Tovosia.[6]

Following the 2014 general election, in which he retained his seat, Fugui was elected Deputy Speaker of the National Parliament, on 17 December.[7] On 14 February 2020, he was stripped of his title as a Member of Parliament for Central Honiara Constituency due to evidence of misconduct.[8][9]

In 2021, Fugui was appointed the first Solomon Islands Ambassador to China, he arrived in China on 22 May.[10]

Fugui died on 22 December 2022, of cardiac arrest,[11] at the age of 61, in Beijing during the COVID-19 pandemic in Beijing.[12][13] He was the seventh foreign diplomat in China to die in two years.[14]

References
  1. "Hon. John Moffat Fugui". National Parliament of Solomon Islands. Archived from the original (by the Wayback Machine) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. 2010 election data Archived 20 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
  3. Moffat, J. F. (1929). "An investigation into the variation with temperature of the normal electrode potential of zinc and of the activity coefficients of zinc sulphate solutions". doi:10.26021/9055. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Abana, Maelanga likely candidates for DPM" Archived 23 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Star, 21 November 2011
  5. "I resigned, says Fugui" Archived 2 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Star, 23 October 2012
  6. "Ministers Fired and Replaced". Solomon Times Online. 23 October 2012. Archived from the original (by the Wayback Machine) on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  7. "Nasiu elected Speaker, Fugui as Deputy" Archived 23 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine, The Island Sun, 18 December 2014
  8. "Central Honiara MP Lose Seat in Petition". Solomon Times Online. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  9. "Parliament left with 48 after 2 MPs lose seats over bribery". Solomon Islands Herald. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  10. "外交部礼宾司司长洪磊接受所罗门群岛首任驻华大使递交国书副本" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  11. "MFAET announces passing on of Ambassador Fugui in Beijing". Solomon Islands Government. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  12. "MFAET announces passing on of Ambassador Fugui in Beijing". Solomon Star News. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  13. "Solomons' envoy to China dies amid Covid surge". The Australian. 24 December 2022.
  14. "Solomon Islands' ambassador to China John Moffat Fugui dies in Beijing". ANI News. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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