Person

Peter Kenilorea

Solomon Islander politician and he first prime minister of an independent Solomon Islands

b. 1943 CE – d. 2016 CE World Central Oceania

Sir Peter Kenilorea KBE (23 May 1943 – 24 February 2016) was a Solomon Islander politician, officially styled The Rt Hon. Sir Peter Kenilorea as a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. He was the first prime minister of an independent Solomon Islands, from 1978 to 1981, and also served a second term from 1984 to 1986.