Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
position
The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, is Papua New Guinea's head of government. A person becomes Prime Minister by being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the National Parliament.
| Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Appointer | Bob Dadae Governor-General of Papua New Guinea |
| Term length | At the Governor-General's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Michael Somare |
| Formation | 16 September 1975 |
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List of prime ministers of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)
change| No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Tenure | Political Affiliation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took Office | Left Office | ||||
| 1 | Michael Somare (1936–2021) |
16 September 1975 | 11 March 1980 | Pangu Party[1][2][3] | |
| 2 | Sir Julius Chan (1939–) |
11 March 1980 | 2 August 1982 | People's Progress Party[1][2] | |
| (1) | Michael Somare (1936–2021) |
2 August 1982 | 21 November 1985 | Pangu Party[1][2][3] | |
| 3 | Paias Wingti (1951–) |
21 November 1985 | 4 July 1988 | People's Democratic Movement[1][2] | |
| 4 | Sir Rabbie Namaliu (1947–2023) |
4 July 1988 | 17 July 1992 | Pangu Party[1][2] | |
| (3) | Paias Wingti (1951–) |
17 July 1992 | 30 August 1994 | People's Democratic Movement[2] | |
| (2) | Sir Julius Chan (1939–) |
30 August 1994 | 27 March 1997 | People's Progress Party[2][3] | |
| 5 | John Giheno (1949–2017) |
27 March 1997 | 2 June 1997 | People's Progress Party | |
| (2) | Sir Julius Chan (1939–) |
2 June 1997 | 22 July 1997 | People's Progress Party[2][3] | |
| 6 | Bill Skate (1953–2006) |
22 July 1997 | 14 July 1999 | People's National Congress Party[2][3] | |
| 7 | Sir Mekere Morauta (1946–2020) |
14 July 1999 | 5 August 2002 | People's Democratic Movement[3] | |
| (1) | Sir Michael Somare (1936–2021) |
5 August 2002 | 2 August 2011 Disputed from 14 December 2011 to 3 August 2012 |
National Alliance Party[1] | |
| 8 | Sam Abal (1958–) |
13 December 2010 | 17 January 2011 | National Alliance Party[1] | |
| 4 April 2011 | 2 August 2011 | ||||
| 9 | Peter O'Neill (1965–) |
2 August 2011 Disputed to 3 August 2012 |
29 May 2019 | People's National Congress Party | |
| 10 | James Marape (1971–) |
30 May 2019 | Incumbent | Pangu Party | |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Background Note: Papua New Guinea". US State Department. April 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Dorney, Sean (2001). Papua New Guinea: people, politics and history since 1975. ABC Books. ISBN 0-7333-0945-3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 May, R.J. (2001). State and society in Papua New Guinea: the first twenty five years. Crawford House Publishing. ISBN 1-86333-204-9.
