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 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.
Sir Christopher Seseve Haiveta is a Papua New Guinean politician.
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.
The National Executive Council (NEC),also known as the Cabinet of Papua New Guinea functions as the policy and decision-making body of the executive branch within the government system of Papua New Guinea. The Prime Minister and Ministers serve as members of the Cabinet.
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 has served 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 New Guinea Highlands. He has held Cabinet Posts as Minister of Education (2008–2011),Minister of Finance (2012–2019),and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2023–present). Marape entered the 2022 elections under the banner of the 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.
Sir Puka Temu,,is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since 2002,representing the electorate of Abau Open. A former Deputy Prime Minister under Michael Somare,he is part of Prime Minister James Marape's government as a member of the Our Development Party.
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. He has been a Member of Parliament for Ialibu-Pangia since 2002. He was a former cabinet minister and the leader of the People's National Congress between 2006 and 2022. He resigned his position as prime minister to avoid a vote of no confidence,and he was succeeded by James Marape. O'Neill won re-election to the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea in 2022 in the first round with a large majority,which is unusual in the country.
Papua New Guinea's Ministry of Finance is the department responsible for the "protection of public money" in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The ministry aims to improve "the transparency and accountability of the accounting and financial reporting and their frameworks" in the country. The ministry is led by a Minister of Finance. The headquarters of the ministry are at Vulupindi Haus,Waigani.
Rimbink Pato OBE is a Papua New Guinean constitutional lawyer and politician. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2012 to 2019. Pato is the head of the United Party and its sole MP,representing Wapenamanda Open.
Charles Abel is an important politician in Papua New Guinea. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 2007-2022,representing the electorate of Alotau Open. He competed for the regional seat (governor) in Milne Bay Province -of which Alotau is the capital- in 2022 but he lost. Charles Abel has occupied several cabinet positions. He was from 2007-2010 minister of Culture and Tourism. He was Minister for Trade,Commerce and Industry in 2011-2012. In the period 2012-2017 he was Minister for National Planning. From August 2017-May 2019 he was Deputy Prime Minister and Treasurer. In 2019 he was from June–November Minister for Finance and Rural Development. He is an important voice in policy making for natural resources.
Patrick Pruaitch,CMG is a Papua New Guinea politician who 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 and 2020-2022 he was Leader of the Opposition. He was twice –in 2019 and 2020 –alternate PM in unsuccessful attempts to unseat the government.
Davis Madava Steven is a Papua New Guinea politician. He is a Member of the Papua New Guinea National Parliament,representing the seat of Esa'ala Open since 2012. Steven served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 2019 to 2020 due to a cabinet reshuffle by prime minister Marape.
Soroi Eoe is a Papua New Guinea politician. He has been a Member of the Papua New Guinea National Parliament since 2017,representing Kikori Open. On 7 June 2019,he was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and held the position for five months,and later returned to the same position on December 20,2020.
Pila Kole Ninigi is a Papua New Guinea politician. He is a Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea,and represented the seat of Imbonggu Open from 1997 to 1998 and was re-elected to the seat in 2017.
Nick Kopia Kuman is a Papua New Guinea politician. He is a Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea,representing the seat of Gumine Open since 2002 as a member of People's National Congress.
Jelta Wong is a Papua New Guinean politician. He was first elected to the 10th National Parliament for the Gazelle Open seat in the 2017 General Elections as a United Resource Party candidate. He has been appointed as Minister for Health and HIV/AIDS in two separate terms both under Prime Minister James Marape,after being Minister for Police under Prime Minister Peter O'Neill.
Job Pomat CMG is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has represented the electorate of Manus Open in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea on two separate occasions since 2007 and has been Speaker of the National Parliament since 2017.
Ben Micah was a Papua New Guinean politician. He was a member of parliament for the Kavieng District,Papua New Guinea. Micah served as Minister for Transport,as Minister for State Enterprises under the O’Neill/Dion government from 2012 to 2016,and as Minister for Petroleum and Energy from 2016 to 2017. A long-time member of the People's Progress Party,he led the party from 2014 to 2017.
