The prehistory of Papua New Guinea can be traced to about 50,000–60,000 years ago,when people first migrated towards the Australian continent. The written history began when European navigators first sighted New Guinea in the early part of the 17th century.
Sir Julius Chan is a Papua New Guinean politician who served as Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 1980 to 1982 and from 1994 to 1997. He is Member of Parliament for New Ireland Province,having won the seat in the 2007 national election. He is also the current Governor of New Ireland Province,since 2007. On 26 May 2019,Prime Minister Peter O'Neill announced he would soon resign and that he wished for Sir Julius to succeed him. An outgoing Prime Minister does not,however,have the power to appoint his successor,and the following day O'Neill delayed his own formal resignation. He was also a leading figure in his country during the years-long Bougainville conflict.
Sir Rabbie Langanai Namaliu was a Papua New Guinean politician. He served as the fourth prime minister of Papua New Guinea from 4 July 1988 to 17 July 1992 as leader of the Pangu Party.
The People's Democratic Movement is a political party in Papua New Guinea.
The Pangu Pati,officially Papua na Niugini Yunion Pati,is a nationalist and developmentalist political party on the centre-left in Papua New Guinea. The party is the oldest political party in Papua New Guinea and has held all levels of government throughout its history. As of 2023,it is the largest party in the National Parliament.
The United Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. As of May 2019,it has one seat in the National Parliament and is led by Minister for Foreign Affairs,Rimbink Pato.
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.
Bernard Mullu Narokobi OBE was a Papua New Guinean politician,jurist,and philosopher. He was serving as the Papua New Guinean High Commissioner to New Zealand prior to his death. Between 1987 and 1997 he represented his Wewak Open Electorate as a Member in the Papua New Guinea's National Parliament. During his time as a Member of Parliament (MP),he served as the Minister for Justice (1988–1992) in the government led by the then Prime Minister Rabbie Namaliu;Agriculture Minister (1992–1994) under the leadership of Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan led government;and Leader of the Opposition from July 1997 to 1999,and Speaker of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea,until he lost his seat to the then Wewak MP Kimson Kare during the 2002 elections. He was displaced as a minister in the Chan government for failing to vote in favour of constitutional reforms in the provincial system of government.
Tom Olga is a Papua New Guinea politician. He was the independent Governor of Western Highlands Province in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 2007 to 2012.
The New Generation Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea.
General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 13 June and 4 July 1987. The Pangu Party emerged as the largest party,winning 26 of the 109 seats. Voter turnout was 73.5%.
John Momis is a Bougainvillean politician who served as the President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea between 2010 and 2020.
Bartholomew "Bart" Philemon is a Papua New Guinean politician.
The following lists events that happened in 2014 in Papua New Guinea.
Iambakey Palma Okuk was an independence leader in Papua New Guinea and served as Deputy Prime Minister,the nation's first Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries,and repeatedly in the capacity of Minister of Transport,Minister of Primary Industries and Leader of the Opposition. He is known as Papua New Guinea's "most colourful and controversial politician". Okuk first led protests against unfair labor practices,and then once elected to office,worked to reserve sectors of the economy for citizens as a method of returning a complex economic role to Papua New Guineans. In the post-independence decade,Okuk built a coalition of minority political factions which forced a successful change of government,in which he became Deputy Prime Minister.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs is a cabinet minister in Papua New Guinea who is responsible for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In recent years,the Foreign Affairs portfolio has been increasingly tied to the Trade portfolio,and as such recent ministers are generally known as the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Grand Chief Brigadier Edward Ramu (Ted) Diro,GCL,CBE is a Papua New Guinean politician and soldier.
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.
Events in the year 2022 in Papua New Guinea.
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