Baddeley Devesi

Sir Baddeley Devesi GCMG GCVO ( born October 16, 1941 in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, † 16 February 2012) was a politician of the Solomon Islands, who was among other things, 1978-1988 first Governor General of the Solomon Islands.

Life

Baddeley Devesi was one of the leaders of the movement, which called for the independence of the British protectorate, and criticized by the granting of internal autonomy in 1976, in particular the lack of preparation of the Granting of Independence of Great Britain, which led to tensions and political crises.

After independence, the Solomon Islands from Britain on July 7, 1978, he became the first Governor-General of the country and held this function for two five -year terms to July 7, 1988, his replacement by George Lepping. For his services he was honored on January 22, 1980, the United crosses of the Order of St Michael and St George and the Royal Victorian Order, and then led the suffix " Sir ".

Following Baddeley Devesi dedicated to continue in politics and was elected a member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands, where he the constituency North East Guadalcanal took several years.

In March 1989 he was appointed by Prime Minister Solomon Mamaloni foreign minister in his cabinet, and was after a cabinet reshuffle 1990 to June 1993 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior until 1992, at the same time in the government Mamalonis.

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, he took over again in August 1997 in the government of Prime Minister Bartholomew Ulufa'alu. He held this position until the coup and the related kidnapping of Prime Minister Ulufa'alu in June 2000 by members of the Malaita Eagle Force, which the prime minister accused of having not used sufficiently for the interests of Malaita. During that ethnic tensions he campaigned for a release of the Prime Minister and pacification of the situation and retired from political life after back.