National Parliament

This National Parliament of Solomon Islands Vision outlines our constant aim of where we believe the National Parliament should be in the future and all our actions and activities should be within the context of reaching this Vision. We believe that our Vision is one which all sections of society and individuals of all political persuasions can unite behind. The Vision of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands is: In order to work towards achieving our Vision for the legislature, we have developed a Mission Statement for the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. When developing our Mission Statement we drew on the views gathered from Members and staff within the Parliament, from the Executive, from the Judiciary as well as from other key stakeholders in society such as Civil Society Organisations, the business sector and the media. Our Mission Statement provides the National Parliament of Solomon Islands with a starting point on the road towards realising our Vision. The Mission Statement of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands for the period 2012-2016 is: As the democratically elected national legislature of Solomon Islands, our mission is to ensure that Parliament exercises its legislative, oversight, the main forum for national political debate. The Speaker for this 11th Parliament is Hon. John Patteson Oti The Speaker of National Parliament,Hon. Ajilon Jasper Nasiu The position of the Speaker of National Parliament is created under Section 64 of the Constitution of Solomon Islands. The Speaker is elected by Members of Parliament every four (4) years in accordance to Order 5 of the Standing Orders of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands. The role of the Speaker, as specified under Section 65 of the Constitution of Solomon Islands, is to preside over sittings of parliament to ensure that Members conduct themselves in accordance to the Standing Orders of National Parliament. The Speaker for the 10th Parliament is Hon. Ajilon Jasper Nasiu. The Speaker is assisted in his daily work by his ...