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- Rick_Houenipwela abstract "Rick Houenipwela, more commonly known as Rick Hou, (born 8 August 1958) is a Solomon Islands politician.He has a Bachelor's decree in Accounting, and served as governor of his country's Central Bank \"for more than 15 years\" before becoming Senior Advisor to the Executive Director of the World Bank, and then going into politics. The Solomon Times described him as \"one of the key public figures in the Solomon Islands whose credibility is intact, if not enhanced, after resisting corruption and several attempts by fraudsters to bankrupt the nation during the ethnic conflict\" of the early 2000s.The magazine Islands Business named him \"Man of the Year\" for the Pacific region in 2003, at a time when he was Governor of the Central Bank. ABC Radio's Sean Dorney described him in 2011 as a critic of excessive exploitation of the country's forests, a modest man who had shown \"strength [...] over the years in standing up to those who have exploited the country. He took a courageous stand in defending the Central Bank from extortion in the face of considerable intimidation from those with the guns during the worst of the ethnic tensions\".His career in national politics began when he was elected to Parliament as the member for Small Malaita in the August 2010 general election, standing as a member of the Democratic Party. Party leader Steve Abana became Leader of the Opposition, and appointed Houenipwela Shadow Minister for Finance and the Treasury. In early April 2011, having been ousted from the leadership of the Opposition, Abana defected to Prime Minister Danny Philip's government, bringing with him several members of the Opposition, including Houenipwela. The latter was appointed Minister for Public Service.In early November 2011, several ministers joined or rejoined the Opposition, ultimately bringing down the government. On November 9, three ministers returned to the Opposition. The following day, Rick Hou joined them, and the day after that Philip sacked Finance Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo, reportedly for conspiring with the Opposition. Hours later, Philip announced his own resignation, as he clearly no longer had the numbers with which to govern. On November 16, Parliament chose Lilo to replace him. Lilo appointed Hou as his Minister for Finance. Upon his appointment, Houenipwela told the Solomon Star he would seek to exempt \"low paid workers\" from paying tax, while also \"lower[ing] the tax rates to enable companies to be profitable\". There would be increased government support and investment in \"productive sectors\", including agriculture, tourism and fisheries.In April 2015, he took a stand in Parliament against members of Parliament being exempted from paying income tax. He stated that he would refuse his own tax exemption.".
- Rick_Houenipwela birthDate "1958-08-08".
- Rick_Houenipwela birthYear "1958".
- Rick_Houenipwela office "Minister for Finance".
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- Rick_Houenipwela party Democratic_Party_(Solomon_Islands).
- Rick_Houenipwela predecessor Gordon_Darcy_Lilo.
- Rick_Houenipwela predecessor Stanley_Sofu.
- Rick_Houenipwela predecessor William_Nii_Haomae.
- Rick_Houenipwela primeMinister Danny_Philip.
- Rick_Houenipwela primeMinister Gordon_Darcy_Lilo.
- Rick_Houenipwela successor Alfred_Ghiro.
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- Rick_Houenipwela wikiPageWikiLinkText "Rick Houenipwela".
- Rick_Houenipwela birthDate "1958-08-08".
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- Rick_Houenipwela name "Houenipwela, Rick".
- Rick_Houenipwela name "Rick Houenipwela".
- Rick_Houenipwela office "Minister for Finance".
- Rick_Houenipwela office "Minister for Public Service".
- Rick_Houenipwela party Democratic_Party_(Solomon_Islands).
- Rick_Houenipwela predecessor Stanley_Sofu.
- Rick_Houenipwela predecessor William_Nii_Haomae.
- Rick_Houenipwela predecessor "Gordon Darcy Lilo".
- Rick_Houenipwela primeminister Danny_Philip.
- Rick_Houenipwela primeminister Gordon_Darcy_Lilo.
- Rick_Houenipwela shortDescription "Solomon Islands politician".
- Rick_Houenipwela successor Alfred_Ghiro.
- Rick_Houenipwela termEnd "2011-11-10".
- Rick_Houenipwela termStart "2010-08-04".
- Rick_Houenipwela termStart "2011-04-18".
- Rick_Houenipwela termStart "2011-11-21".
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- Rick_Houenipwela description "Solomon Islands politician".
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- Rick_Houenipwela comment "Rick Houenipwela, more commonly known as Rick Hou, (born 8 August 1958) is a Solomon Islands politician.He has a Bachelor's decree in Accounting, and served as governor of his country's Central Bank \"for more than 15 years\" before becoming Senior Advisor to the Executive Director of the World Bank, and then going into politics.".
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