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The Right Honourable Guao Zurenuoc | |
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| Member of Parliament for Finschhafen Open | |
| In office 29 June 2002 –6 August 2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Theo Zurenuoc |
| Personal details | |
| Party | People's Progress Party |
Guao Katucnanec Zurenuoc [1] (died c.25 January 2012) was a Papua New Guinean politician. His father,Sir Zurewe Zurenuoc,was a Lutheran bishop and the first Papua New Guinean to head the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea. His uncle,Sir Zibang Zurenuoc was a government minister and "long-time general secretary" of the People's Progress Party,of which Guao Zurenuoc also became a member,and eventually a leading figure. [1]
Guao Zurenuoc was secretary for transport,forestry and lands before being elected MP for Finschhafen in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea in the June 2002 general election. [1] He served a single term,as an Opposition MP,and was defeated in the 2007 general election by his own cousin,Theo Zurenuoc,who was elected as an independent before joining the People's Progress Party. [2]
Guao Zurenuoc "died at his home in Morobe Province";his death was announced on 25 January 2012. [3]