Former Prime Minister and Senior Statesman the Late Sir Francis Billy Hilly KCMG will be accorded a State Funeral on Wednesday 19 March 2025.
The body of the late Sir Francis will lie in State at the National Parliament Chambers from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm for public viewing by Dignitaries and members of the Public.
The Official State Funeral Service will follow at the Wesley United Church in Central Honiara from 1pm onwards.
The body will be transported for burial at his home Island of Ranongga, Western Province after the funeral service.
Sir Francis passed on in Honiara on March 10 at 77.
Sir Francis was a pioneer politician who was the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands from 18 June 1993 to 7 November 1994.
He represented the Ranongga/Simbo Constituency in the National Parliament from 1976 to 1984 and represented the constituency again from 1993 onwards.
- GCU Press Release
