John Garo (born 29 January 1952 in Buma Village, Malaita Province; died 2007^[1]) was a Solomon Islands politician.

He was elected to the National Parliament as MP for West Kwaio in the December 2001 general election.^[1] In May 2003, he was elected Leader of the Official Opposition. He was, at the time, an independent MP.^[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.