Matthew Wale
Prime Minister of Solomon Islands, Government of Solomon Islands · Solomon Islands Democratic Party
- In office since May 2026
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Source: wikidata.org, checked (+1 more)Current role
- Government of Solomon Islands · since May 15, 2026 · Elected by Parliament 26 votes to 22 on 2026-05-15 Source: parliament.gov.sb, checked (+2 more)
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- wikidata.org · checked Wikidata, item Q6791373, read 2026-10-12: external_ids.wikidata (P39 positions match the office held). For: Matthew Wale
- asiapacificreport.nz · checked Asia Pacific Report and other news (Free Malaysia Today 2026-05-15), read 2026-10-12 via web search: Parliament elected Matthew Wale PM on 2026-05-15 by 26 votes to 22 after Manele lost a no-confidence vote on 2026-05-07. Fallback: news, official PMO page not reached. For: Matthew Wale, Prime Minister of Solomon Islands
- parliament.gov.sb · checked National Parliament of Solomon Islands, press release "Hon. Matthew Wale elected Prime Minister of Solomon Islands", 2026-05-15, read 2026-10-12: elected by secret ballot 26 votes to 22 on 2026-05-15 after a successful no-confidence motion; "a senior member and former leader of the Solomon Islands Democratic Party". Press release 2026-09-07 confirms a later no-confidence notice was withdrawn, so he remains PM. For: Prime Minister of Solomon Islands
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, Matthew Wale, read 2026-10-12: leader/member of the Solomon Islands Democratic Party; elected PM 2026-05-15 after Manele was removed by no-confidence vote 2026-05-07. Fallback: Wikipedia, because parliament.gov.sb returned 404. For: Prime Minister of Solomon Islands