Who served as both the Prime minister and Foreign minister in the 1980's to the sovereign country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania?
Ezekiel Alebua Ezekiel Alebua PC (born 1947) was the third Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from 1 December 1986 until 28 March 1989. He served as Foreign Minister from 1981 to 1982. Alebua was the premier of Guadalcanal province from 1998 to 2003, and antagonised some people in that area for not supporting moves to declare that province independent.
Minister of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka) The Minister of Foreign Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka who is responsible for overseeing the international diplomacy of the Government of Sri Lanka. The post was first created in 1947 as Minister of External Affairs and Defence, in 1978 the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence separated into two ministries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence. Prior to the separation of the post the Minister of External Affairs and Defence was held by the Prime Minister since 1947, with a "Parliamentary Secretary for Defence and External Affairs" who was an elected parliamentarian and was the "de facto" foreign minister.