Sela Molisa was a Vanuatuan politician, who was a member of the Parliament of Vanuatu from 1982 to 2012, and occupied several cabinet posts in the government during his career, including four mandates as the minister of finance.
10 Facts About Sela Molisa
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Sela Molisa then studied at the Fiji School of Medicine in 1974.
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Sela Molisa was a Member of Parliament from 1982 to 2012, representing two constituencies in his home island of Espiritu Santo.
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Sela Molisa served as Minister of Home Affairs in 1983; as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1987; as Minister of Finance from 1987 to 1991; as Minister of Trade, Commerce and Industry in 1996; as Minister of Finance again from 1998 to 1999; as Minister of Lands and Natural Resources from 2001 to 2002; and as Minister of Finance thrice more from 2002 to 2004 and from 2008 to 2010 and from 2011 to 2012.
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Sela Molisa sought to encourage the use of coconut oil, derived from Vanuatu-produced copra, to fuel automobiles so as to reduce the country's dependence on imported oil.
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In March 2006, Sela Molisa accused Ham Lini's government of indecisiveness on a number of issues, and attempted to replace him as prime minister though a motion of no confidence in Parliament.
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Sela Molisa was supported by the Green Confederation, the Melanesian Progressive Party and the Union of Moderate Parties, but the motion failed.
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In June 2008, Sela Molisa became chairman of the independent monitoring group tasked with overseeing the preparation of the Republic of the Fiji Islands' People's Charter for Change, Peace and Progress.
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Sela Molisa later served as Ambassador of Vanuatu to the People's Republic of China from 2014 to 2015.
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Sela Molisa was married to Grace Mera Molisa, an influential politician and poet who died in 2002.