Phyllis Taloikwai

Phyllis Margaret Taloikwai MBE was a senior government official in the Solomon Islands. She was the first woman in the Solomon Islands to be appointed a permanent secretary in the public service.^[1]

Life

Taloikwai was born and grew up in the province of Isabel.^[1] In 1992 she was appointed permanent secretary for agriculture and fisheries, becoming the first woman to be appointed to this level of seniority in the Solomon Islands.^[2] She also served as chair of the National Disaster Council.^[3]

In the 1999 Queen's Birthday Honours she was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for administrative services.^[4]