Melchior Mataki

Melchior Mataki
Secretary to the Prime Minister (SPM)
Incumbent
Assumed office
2025

Melchior Mataki is the current Secretary to the Prime Minister (SPM) in the Solomon Islands.[1] He is an environmental scientist who specialises in waste management, climate change and disaster risk management in the Pacific.[2]

He previously served as the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of National Planning and Developmental Coordination.

Education

Mataki holds an Undergraduate Degree in chemistry and mathematics from the University of the South Pacific (USP). He also holds a master's degree in analytical chemistry from USP, and a PhD in Environmental Science from Murdoch University.[3][2]

Career

Mataki previously served as Programme Manager at the Pacific Centre for Environmental Development at USP.[2]

In July 2013, Mataki was appointed Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Meteorology. [4] He held this position until May 2024, when he was sworn in as Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of National Planning and Developmental Coordination. [5]

In 2025, it was announced that Mataki would be replacing Sir Jimmie Rodgers as SPM.[6]

References

  1. ^ "PM clarifies Mataki's appointment as new SPM | Theislandsun". theislandsun.com.sb. Retrieved 2025-07-25.
  2. ^ a b c Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations (December 2023). "Short biography of the speakers, co-chairs and discussants of the Plenary 1: National and Local DRR Strategies" (PDF). United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  3. ^ Islands Government, Solomon (2024). "Mataki Reappointed as PS of MECDM". Solomon Islands Government. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  4. ^ Times, Solomon (26 July 2013). "Ministry of Environment Now Has Permanent Secretary". Solomon Times. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  5. ^ Islands Government, Solomon (2025). "MNPDC Farewells Ms Sulu Welcomes Dr Mataki". Solomon Islands Government. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  6. ^ Desk, News (2025-02-16). "Mataki Replaces Sir Rodgers as Secretary to PM". Tavuli News (Solomon Islands). Retrieved 2025-07-25. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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