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Mark Roboliu Kemakeza (born December 31, 1960) is a former member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands. He represented Ngella constituency (Central Province). He is from Savo Island, which is in the Central Province. In August 2010, newly elected Prime Minister Danny Philip appointed him Minister of Mines and Energy.〔("PM Philip name ministers" ), ''Island Sun'', August 27, 2010〕 In April 2011, he was sacked as he faced charges for corruption and abuse of office, accused of having "misappropriated $764,000 of public funds allocated for fishing projects in his constituency". His sacking coincided with several members of the Opposition joining the government, and he was replaced as Minister for Mines and Energy by Moses Garu.〔("Kemakeza’s trial moved to today" ), ''Solomon Star'', 25 May 2011〕〔("Ministers axed: Replacement sworn in" ), ''Solomon Star'', 19 April 2011〕 He remained a government backbencher until November 2011, when he joined a mass defection to the opposition, bringing down Philip's government.〔("Backbenchers confirm allegiance to Opposition" ), ''Solomon Star'', 11 November 2011〕〔("PM Resigns" ), ''Solomon Star'', 11 November 2011〕 In February 2012, he was convicted, by the Honiara Central Magistrates Court, on a charge of misappropriating government funds.〔("Kemakeza found guilty over misuse of funds" ), ABC Radio Australia, 21 February 2012〕 He received a fourteen-month gaol sentence, with magistrate Shafi Khan describing him as "very selfish" in addition to having committed a breach of trust.〔("Solomons MP Kemakeza jailed for 14 months" ), Radio New Zealand International, 14 March 2012〕 He thereby lost his seat in Parliament.〔("Kemakeza Convicted, Loses Seat" ), ''Solomon Times'', 14 March 2012〕 Johnley Hatimoana was elected to replace him as MP for Ngella.〔("Solomon Islands Gela constituency has a new MP" ), PINA, 4 March 2013〕 ==References== *(Member page at Parliament website ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Kemakeza」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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