Steve Laore was a Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...

 politician and member of parliament. Formerly a mechanic and businessman, and owner of a construction

Construction

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 company, he defeated Augustine Taneko

Augustine Taneko

Augustine Taneko was a member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands. He lives in Shortlands, in the Western Province, and was first elected in 2001. He was replaced by Steve Laore.-References:*...

 to become MP for the Shortlands constituency. He was a member of the Pacific Casino Hotel group that elevated Danny Philip

Danny Philip

Danny Philip is a politician and diplomat from the Solomon Islands. He is the current Prime Minister, who came into office after the 2010 general election. He served as foreign minister from 1995 to 1996 and from July 2000 to June 2001...

 to the prime ministry.

He collapsed at a dinner on August 26, 2010, celebrating Philip's victory, and was pronounced dead at the hospital. Laore's death leaves Philip with a majority of one in the Parliament. He was 46 at the time of his death. He was survived by a wife and three children.