The house was built in the 1950s for the then-colonial Secretary for Finance and later Chief Minister of the British Solomon Islands.
[4] The opposition, led by Derek Sikua, decried the announcement, noting that $4 million in renovations had been completed at Red House since August 2010.
[4] In November 2011, newly elected Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo reversed the previous government's plans.
[1] At a press conference, he announced, "I would like to inform the people of Solomon Islands that the Prime Minister will be moving back to the Red House as soon as a minor repair on the residence is complete...
I do not intend to reside anywhere else, and wish to tell the people that this Prime Minister will be moving out and into the Red House in a matter of days.