Peter Shannel Agovaka

Peter Shannel Agovaka (born 1 November 1959 ) is a Solomon Islands politician.

He studied at Telecom College in Papua New Guinea, then at the North Sydney Institute of Engineering in Australia, before working as a Community Affairs Officer for Gold Ridge Mining Limited in Solomon Islands.

He resumed his seat in Parliament in the August 2010 general election, as a member of the newly formed Ownership, Unity and Responsibility Party, and was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Relations in Prime Minister Danny Philip's Cabinet. When Gordon Darcy Lilo replaced Philip as prime minister in November 2011, Agovaka retained his position in government. He was, however, sacked on 9 February 2012, after having, during a meeting with Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov in Fiji, "discussed the possibility of establishing diplomatic relations" between the two countries. Lilo wrote publicly to Shannel and told him he had breached "collective Cabinet responsibility": "As a developing country Solomon Islands should continue to strengthen our ties with traditional partners before pursuing new diplomatic groupings".

On 23 December 2014, following a general election, Agovaka was appointed Minister for Police by new prime minister Manasseh Sogavare.