George Hoa’au

George Hoa’au serves as the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs, Solomon Islands. His career spans both national and sub-regional arenas, including his tenure as Deputy Director-General of the Melanesian Spearhead Group Secretariat (2020-2023) and earlier service as Assistant Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Solomon Islands (2005-2013). 

 Mr Hoa’au holds a Bachelor of Arts in History and Politics, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Pacific Philosophy and Governance from the University of the South Pacific, Fiji. His further professional training includes an Executive Diploma in Comprehensive Security from the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawai’i, a Diploma in Trade Policy and Negotiations from the WTO Graduate Institute in Geneva, Switzerland, and a Master of International Law from the Australian National University, Canberra. 

 In his current leadership role, Mr Hoa’au is driving justice sector reforms, while also establishing regional justice-to-justice partnerships and legal twinning initiatives with Fiji, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea. Beyond his professional work, his hobbies include abstract painting and exploring world music. One of his collaborative works, Werantoro, was produced with Mangroves Productions in New Caledonia. https://mangrove.ffm.to/werantoro.oyd