Toswel Kaua (born 28 August 1947 in Lau, Malaita Province; died 15 November 2010 in Honiara[2]) was a Solomon Islands politician, several times Cabinet minister, and Deputy Prime Minister from May to November 2007.
He studied first at the University of Sydney (Australia), where he obtained a Certificate in Administration, Management and Systems.
In May, Prime Minister Snyder Rini's government resigned in the face of public protest and under threat of a motion of no confidence, and Manasseh Sogavare ascended to the premiership.
The following month, Sogavare's government was ousted in a vote of no confidence, and Kaua was appointed Minister for Justice and Legal Affairs by new Prime Minister Derek Sikua, a position which he held until he left the government for health reasons in May 2009.
[2][3][4] He retained his seat in Parliament in the August 2010 general election, and served as a government backbencher for the remaining months of his life.