David Tome is a Solomon Islands politician.
Described as a "former agriculturist turned teacher", he was an independent candidate for the Baegu/Asifola constituency in the August 2010 general election, and finished second of fourteen candidates, with 16.3% of the vote; he was defeated by the incumbent, independent MP Toswel Kaua. Kaua died three months later, and Tome won the resulting by-election in March 2011, with 21.4% of the vote.[2][3][4]
On 8 February 2012, Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo appointed him Minister for Provincial Government. (His predecessor, Walter Folatalu, was reshuffled as Minister for Communication and Civil Aviation, replacing Andrew Hanaria who had lost his seat upon being found to have bribed voters.)[5] On 1 March, Tome was reshuffled to the position of Minister for Police, National Security and Correctional Services, left vacant by Clay Forau who had been promoted Minister for Foreign Affairs.[6] On 22 October, Tome was reshuffled to the position of Minister for Agriculture.[7]
References
- ^ "Solomons' electoral official rejects accusations of briberyy during by-election". Radio New Zealand International. 5 April 2011. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ 2010 general election results Archived 16 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
- ^ "Tome gets more votes" Archived 19 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Star, 4 April 2011
- ^ "Parliament Welcomes new Member for Baegu Asifolae", One Television, 4 April 2011
- ^ "PM reshuffles one, appoints new minister" Archived 13 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Star, 9 February 2012
- ^ "Youngest minister prepares for challenge" Archived 29 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Solomon Star, 8 March 2012
- ^ "Ministers Fired and Replaced", Solomon Times, 23 October 2012
External links
- David Tome National Parliament of Solomon Islands.
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