Serge Vohor
Rialuth Serge Vohor (born 23 April 1955) is a Vanuatuan politician. He hails from the largest island of Vanuatu, Espiritu Santo, from Port Olry.
Serge Vohor | |
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| 4th Prime Minister of Vanuatu | |
| In office 24 April 2011 – 13 May 2011 | |
| President | Iolu Abil |
| Preceded by | Sato Kilman |
| Succeeded by | Sato Kilman |
| In office 27 November 2009 – 5 December 2009 (Acting) | |
| President | Iolu Abil |
| Preceded by | Edward Natapei |
| Succeeded by | Edward Natapei |
| In office 29 July 2004 – 11 December 2004 | |
| President | Josias Moli (Acting) Kalkot Mataskelekele |
| Preceded by | Edward Natapei |
| Succeeded by | Ham Lini |
| In office 30 September 1996 – 30 March 1998 | |
| President | Jean Marie Leye Lenelgau |
| Preceded by | Maxime Carlot Korman |
| Succeeded by | Donald Kalpokas |
| In office 21 December 1995 – 23 February 1996 | |
| President | Jean Marie Leye Lenelgau |
| Preceded by | Maxime Carlot Korman |
| Succeeded by | Maxime Carlot Korman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 April 1955 Port Olry, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides |
| Political party | Union of Moderate Parties (1988–2022) Pikinini blong Graon (2022–present) |
He was a member of the Union of Moderate Parties, a centrist political party, until 2022. When his party came to power in 1991, Vohor became foreign minister of Vanuatu for the first of three times, until 1993. Vohor has been Prime Minister four times, from December 1995 to February 1996; from September 1996 to March 1998; from 28 July 2004, to 11 December 2004; and from 24 April 2011 to 13 May 2011. The latter, brief term was however voided by the Court of Appeal, deeming his election unconstitutional as he had been elected only by a majority of Members of Parliament (26 out of 52), not by an absolute majority.
In October 2015, Vohor was one of 15 MPs to be convicted of bribery by the Vanuatu Supreme Court and was jailed for 3 years. Vohor was Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Kilman government at the time of his conviction.