National Alliance Party (Papua New Guinea)
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The National Alliance Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded in 1995 by Bernard Narokobi, Moi Avei, Bart Philemon and Masket Iangalio, who invited Sir Michael Somare to lead them to the 1997 elections after he had been sacked as leader of the Pangu Party.
National Alliance took 19 of 109 seats in parliament at the 2002 election, making it the largest single party, and as such the party was invited to form the government. The National Alliance-led government of 2002-2007 was the first government since independence in 1975 to survive a full five year term - all previous governments had fallen to votes of no confidence. In 2006, party co-founder Bart Philemon attempted to depose Somare as party leader, but this challenge was unsuccessful and Philemon went to the opposition benches, remaining there as leader of the New Generation Party even after Somare’s victory in the elections. At the 2007 general election, the party increased its representation, gaining 27 seats and remaining by far the largest party. Michael Somare was easily confirmed by Parliament for another term as prime minister, as several parties joined a coalition with the National Alliance, and 13 independents announced their decision to join the National Alliance party, bringing its representation to 40 members.[1]
Party leaders and members include:
- Simon Kaiwi (president)[2]
- Stephen Pokawin, former governor of Manus (general secretary)[3]
- Sir Michael Somare, Prime Minister, Member for East Sepik Provincial (parliamentary leader)[3]
- Dr Puka Temu, Deputy Prime Minister, Member for Abau Open (Central)
- Don Polye, Member for Kandep Open (Enga)
- Patrick Pruaitch, Member for Aitape-Lumi Open (West Sepik)
- Arthur Somare, Member for Angoram Open (East Sepik)
- Sir Arnold Amet, Governor of Madang and Member for Madang Provincial, probable future Party leader according to Pacific Magazine[4]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ MoA to govern. THE National Alliance and its coalition partners have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) last Saturday, essentially agreeing to return Sir Michael Somare as Prime Minister for another five years. http://www.thenational.com.
- ^ "Kaiwi: Majority support NA", The National. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
- ^ a b "Herding begins", Post Courier Online. Retrieved on 2007-08-01.
- ^ "Regional Leaders Making a Difference", Pacific Magazine, April 27, 2008
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