Vice-President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville

Vice-President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Emblem of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Incumbent Patrick Nisira since 25 September 2020
Appointer	President
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Joseph Watawi
Formation	15 June 2005

The vice president of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville is the second highest office in the province, which is an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea. The current vice-president is Patrick Nisira, who was sworn in on 25 September 2020 after his appointment by President Ishmael Toroama. ^[1]

The vice-president is appointed by the president from among the members of the House of Representatives from one region other than the region from which the president comes from. ^[2]

List of vice-presidents of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville

No.		Image	Name	Term	Party	Election	President
1			Joseph Watawi (1960–2021)	15 June 2005 – 15 May 2007 [a]	Unknown	2005		Joseph Kabui
2			John Tabinaman (c. 1952–2021) [3] [4]	15 May 2007 – 7 June 2008	Unknown	–
–			Mathias Salas (born TBA) Acting [5]	7 June 2008 – 19 January 2009	Bougainville People's Congress	–		John Tabinaman
3			Ezekiel Massat (born TBA)	19 January 2009 – 10 June 2010	Bougainville People's Congress	2008		James Tanis
4			Patrick Nisira (born 1972) [6] [7]	10 June 2010 – 22 February 2017 [b]	Independent	2010		John Momis
						2015
5			Raymond Masono (?–2021) [7]	22 February 2017 – 25 September 2020	Unknown	–
(4)			Patrick Nisira (born 1972) [1]	25 September 2020 – Incumbent	Independent	2020		Ishmael Toroama

Notes

1. Dismissed.
2. Resigned from office.

References

1. "STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF THE CARETAKER GOVERNMENT". Archived from the original on 2020-10-03.
2. "Parliament".
3. "ABG names new vice-president". Island Business . 21 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
4. Tabinaman sworn-in as vice-president Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (Post-Courier Online, 16 May 2007)
5. "Top public servants in Bougainville face sack over financial irregularities". RNZ. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
6. Laukai, Aloysius (10 June 2010). "Momis sworn in, Caretaker announced". New Dawn FM 95.3 . Retrieved 13 June 2010.
7. "New ABG Vice President". Autonomous Region of Bougainville. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.