The politics of Papua New Guinea takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic multi-party system,whereby the prime minister is the head of government. Papua New Guinea is an independent Commonwealth realm,with the monarch serving as head of state and a governor-general,nominated by the National Parliament,serving as their representative. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament.
The People's Progress Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea.
The People's Labour Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea.
The Right Honourable Sir Mekere Morauta was a Papua New Guinean politician and economist who served as the 7th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 1999 to 2002. Inheriting a depressed economy and a fractious legislature,he embarked on fundamental reforms of the country's economy and political system.
The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the unicameral national legislature in Papua New Guinea. It was created in 1964 as the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea but gained its current name after the nation was granted independence in 1975.
General elections were held in Papua New Guinea from 30 June 2007 to 14 July 2007.
Sir Michael Thomas Somare was a Papua New Guinean politician. Widely called the "father of the nation",he was the first Prime Minister after independence. At the time of his death,Somare was also the longest-serving prime minister,having been in office for 17 years over three separate terms:from 1975 to 1980;from 1982 to 1985;and from 2002 to 2011. His political career spanned from 1968 until his retirement in 2017. Besides serving as PM,he was minister of foreign affairs,leader of the opposition and governor of East Sepik Province.
The National Alliance Party has operated as a political party in Papua New Guinea since 1995. As of May 2019,the party had 11 members in the 111-seat National Parliament of Papua New Guinea,and was part of the Alliance Accord for Change,opposition to the O'Neill led government for Papua New Guinea's 10th Parliament.
Don Pomb Polye is a Papua New Guinean politician from Enga Province. He has been a Cabinet Minister under two Prime Ministers,and was briefly Deputy Prime Minister from July to December 2010. He has held Foreign Affairs,Immigration,Transport,Civil Aviation,Finance and Treasury portfolios.
Francis Marus is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since July 2007,representing the electorate of Talasea Open. He was Minister for Higher Education,Research,Science and Technology in the government of Peter O'Neill from July 2016. He was previously the Deputy Speaker of the National Parliament from 2007 to 2012. He has variously represented the Pangu Party (2007–2012),the Papua New Guinea Party (2012–2013),the United Resources Party (2013–2014) and the People's National Congress (2014–present).
James Marape is a Papua New Guinean politician,who is serving as the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea since May 2019. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since July 2007,representing the electorate of Tari-Pori Open in Hela Province in the highlands. He has held Cabinet Posts as Minister of Education (2008–2011) and Minister of Finance (2012–2019). Marape entered the 2022 elections under the banner of Pangu Party and won more seats than any other party. He was therefore entitled to form the government. His new government was elected unopposed by the new parliament.
The United Resources Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea.
Peter Charles Paire O'Neill is a Papua New Guinean politician who served as the seventh Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 2011 to 2019. From 2002 until the present he served as Member of Parliament for Ialibu-Pangia. He occupied several positions as a Cabinet minister before being elected as Prime Minister. He is the leader of the Papua New Guinea National Congress. Towards the end of his tenure,he avoided a vote of no confidence by resigning his position,and was succeeded by James Marape as prime minister.O’Neill won the Ialibu-Pangia seat in 2022 in the first round with a large majority. This is unusual in PNG politics.
2011–2012 Papua New Guinean constitutional crisis was a dispute between Sir Michael Somare and Peter O'Neill. Both claimed to be Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea.
General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 24 June and 8 July 2017. The writs for the election were issued on 20 April,and candidate nominations closed on 27 April.
Samuel H. Basil was a Papua New Guinean politician. He was a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 2007,representing the electorate of Bulolo Open,until his death in 2022. From 8 June 2019,to August 2019 Basil served as the Treasurer of Papua New Guinea.
Ephraim T. Apelis from Warangansau village,in the Matalai Rural LLG of Namatanai District was a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea representing the Namatanai Open Seat in New Ireland Province of Papua New Guinea from 1997-2002.
Patrick Pruaitch,CMG was a prominent politician in Papua New Guinea who lost his seat in the 2022 election. He has represented the Aitape-Lumi constituency in the West Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 2002 to 2022. He was a Cabinet Minister with few interruptions from 2002–2010 and from 2012–2017. From November 2019–November 2020,he was Minister for Foreign Affairs. From 2017–2019 he was leader of the opposition. He was twice –in 2019 and 2020 –alternate PM in unsuccessful attempts to unseat the government.
General elections were held in Papua New Guinea from 4 to 22 July 2022 to elect the members of the National Parliament for a new five-year term.
Sir Pita Lus was an outspoken Papua New Guinean politician who played an important role in the country's independence in 1975 and is credited with having persuaded Michael Somare,the country's first prime minister,to run for parliament.
