President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville | |
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![]() Emblem of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville | |
since 25 September 2020 | |
Appointer | Direct Election |
Term length | Five years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Joseph Kabui |
Formation | 15 June 2005 |
Deputy | Vice-President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville |
Website | President of Bougainville |
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The President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville governs the island, which is an autonomous entity within Papua New Guinea.
The first President of Bougainville was Joseph Kabui, [1] who was elected in June 2005, following the 2000 peace agreement which ended the Bougainville War. Kabui died of an apparent heart attack on 7 June 2008, [1] and Vice-President John Tabinaman took over as Acting President until a new election was held. [2]
No. | Image | Name | Term | Party | Election | Vice-President | ||
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1 | ![]() | Joseph Kabui (1954–2008) [1] | 15 June 2005 – 7 June 2008 † | Bougainville People's Congress | 2005 | Joseph Watawi (until 2007) | ||
John Tabinaman (from 2007) | ||||||||
– | ![]() | John Tabinaman (c. 1952–2021) Acting [2] | 7 June 2008 – 6 January 2009 | Unknown | – | Mathias Salas | ||
2 | ![]() | James Tanis (born 1965?) | 6 January 2009 – 10 June 2010 | Bougainville People's Congress | 2008 | Ezekiel Massat | ||
3 | ![]() | John Momis (born 1942) [3] | 10 June 2010 – 25 September 2020 | New Bougainville Party | 2010 | Patrick Nisira (until 2017) | ||
2015 | ||||||||
Raymond Masono (from 2017) | ||||||||
4 | ![]() | Ishmael Toroama (born 1968) [4] | 25 September 2020 – Incumbent | Bougainville People's Alliance Party | 2020 | Patrick Nisira |
Bougainville has been headed by several different types of administration: a decentralised administration headed by a Premier (as North Solomons Province from 1975 to 1990), an appointed administrator during the height of the Bougainville Civil War (from 1990 to 1995), a Premier heading the Bougainville Transitional Government (from 1995 to 1998), the co-chairmen of the Bougainville Constituent Assembly (1999), a Governor heading a provincial government as in other parts of Papua New Guinea (2000 to 2005) and the Autonomous Bougainville Government (since 2005). [5] [6] [7]
Premier | Term |
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Alexis Sarei | 1975 |
Premier | Term |
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Alexis Sarei | 1975–1980 |
Leo Hannett | 1980–1984 |
Alexis Sarei | 1984–1987 |
Joseph Kabui | 1987–1990 |
Premier | Term |
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Sam Tulo | 1990–1995 |
Premier | Term |
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Theodore Miriung | 1995–1996 |
Gerard Sinato | 1996–1998 |
Premier | Term |
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Gerard Sinato and Joseph Kabui | January 1999 – December 1999 |
Governor | Term |
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John Momis | 1999–2005 |