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.
Bougainville,officially the Autonomous Region of Bougainville,is an autonomous region in Papua New Guinea. The largest island is Bougainville Island,while the region also includes Buka Island and a number of outlying islands and atolls. The current capital is Buka,situated on Buka Island.
Bougainville Copper Limited (BCL) is a mining company of Papua New Guinea (PNG) that is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). BCL operated the copper,gold and silver mine at the Panguna mine on Bougainville Island in PNG from 1971 to 1989. Mining operations were officially halted on 15 May 1989,due to militant activity and the mine has remained closed since.
Rio Tinto Group is an Anglo-Australian multinational company that is the world's second-largest metals and mining corporation. The company was founded in 1873 when of a group of investors purchased a mine complex on the Rio Tinto,in Huelva,Spain,from the Spanish government. It has grown through a long series of mergers and acquisitions. Although primarily focused on extraction of minerals,Rio Tinto also has significant operations in refining,particularly the refining of bauxite and iron ore. Rio Tinto has joint head offices in London and Melbourne.
Panguna is a town and a copper mine on Bougainville Island,Papua New Guinea. It was owned and operated by Bougainville Copper Ltd,a subsidiary of Rio Tinto. Beginning operations in 1972,the company hired thousands of workers,most from other parts of the country.
AfiogaFiamēNaomi Mataʻafa is a Samoan politician and High Chiefess (matai) who has served as the seventh Prime Minister of Samoa and leader of the Faʻatuatua i le Atua Samoa ua Tasi (FAST) party since 2021.
The Panguna mine is a large copper mine located in Bougainville,Papua New Guinea. Panguna represents one of the largest copper reserves in Papua New Guinea and in the world,having an estimated reserve of one billion tonnes of ore copper and twelve million ounces of gold. The mine has been closed since 1989 and has ceased all production.
Ezekiel Massat is a Bougainvillean lawyer and politician. Massat was appointed the Vice President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville by President James Tanis on January 19,2009. Bougainville is an autonomous region within Papua New Guinea.
Norman George is a Cook Islands politician and former Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament,Deputy Prime Minister,and Cabinet Minister.
Safuneituʻuga Paʻaga Neri is a Samoan politician and former Cabinet Minister. She was the third Samoan woman ever appointed to Cabinet. She is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Patrick Nisira is a Bougainvillean politician. He was Vice President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville under President John Momis from 10 June 2010 to 22 February 2017. He was reappointed as Vice President by Ishmael Toroama on 25 September 2020.
Dr Tuitama Leao Talalelei Tuitama is a Samoan politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
A non-binding independence referendum was held in Bougainville,an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea,between 23 November and 7 December 2019. The referendum question was a choice between greater autonomy within Papua New Guinea and full independence;voters voted overwhelmingly (98.31%) for independence.
Josephine Getsi is a politician in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. She has been a member of the Bougainville House of Representatives since 2015,representing the constituency of Peit. She nominated as an independent,but had "extensive support" from the governing New Bougainville Party. She was the first woman to win an open seat in the House and was the Minister for Community Development in the government of John Momis.
Raymond Masono was a politician from Autonomous Region of Bougainville. He was the Vice-President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville from 2017 to 2020.
Ishmael Toroama is a Bougainvillean politician who was elected President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in 2020. He is a former commander in the Bougainville Revolutionary Army.
Mathias Roman Salas is a Bougainvillian politician and Cabinet Minister.
Faimalotoa Kika Iemaima Stowers Ah Kau is a Samoan politician and former Cabinet Minister. She is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Yolande Geraldine Paul is the Minister of Primary Industries and Marine Resources for the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
The Bougainville Executive Council forms a part of the executive arm of the Autonomous Bougainville Government together with the President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville.
