Andrew Nori
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The Right Honourable Andrew Nori MP |
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| Minister for Finance | |
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In office June 1993 – September 1994 |
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| Prime Minister | Francis Billy Hilly |
| Minister for Home Affairs and Provincial Government | |
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In office November 1984 – 1988 |
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| Prime Minister | Sir Peter Kenilorea |
| Member of Parliament for West 'Are'are |
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In office 24 October 1984 – 6 August 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Alfred Aihunu |
| Succeeded by | Alfred Hairiu |
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| Born | 1952 Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| Died | 9 July 2013 Honiara |
| Political party | Nationalist Front for Progress |
Andrew Nori (1952 – 9 July 2013) was a Solomon Islands lawyer and politician, arguably best known for his role in the ethnic conflict on Guadalcanal in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
His father, Nori Nono'oohimae, was one of the founders of the Maasina Ruru movement of civil disobedience against British colonial rule, in the 1940s.
A barrister by profession, Andrew Nori was "one of the first Solomon Islanders to qualify as a lawyer", and eventually became president of the Solomon Islands bar association.
He began his political career when he was elected to the National Parliament in the 1984 general election, as MP for the West 'Are'are constituency. Prime Minister Sir Peter Kenilorea appointed him Minister for Home Affairs and Provincial Government, a position which he held for four years. He was re-elected in 1989, and, as head of the Nationalist Front for Progress, was for a time appointed Leader of the Official Opposition to Prime Minister Solomon Mamaloni's government. Re-elected to Parliament for a third term in 1993, he was appointed Minister for Finance in Prime Minister Francis Billy Hilly's government. In September 1994, he resigned in the face of reports that over A$70,000 had been transferred to his personal bank account from "an unnamed overseas source". He stated that he had "listed the amount with the relevant leadership code commission", but was stepping down "until his name was cleared". He did not regain his Cabinet position, and was defeated in his bid to retain his Parliament seat in the 1997 general election. This marked the end of his career in national politics.
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