John Garo (born 29 January 1952 in Buma Village, Malaita Province; died 2007[1]) was a Solomon Islands politician.
[2] Two months later, as Leader of the Opposition, he supported Prime Minister Allan Kemakeza's motion requesting that an Australian-led international peacekeeping force be deployed in Solomon Islands, in the wake of armed ethnic conflict on Guadalcanal.
This led to the Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI).
[3] In July 2004, he benefited from a Cabinet reshuffle, leaving the Opposition and joining the government as Minister of State assisting the Prime Minister.
[1][4] He was not re-elected to Parliament in 2006,[5] and died the following year.