Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
| Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea | |
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| Appointer | Governor-General of Papua New Guinea |
| Term length | No term limit |
| Inaugural holder | Michael Somare |
| Formation | 16 September 1975 |
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The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, is Papua New Guinea's head of government, consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the National Parliament. Amidst the 2011–2012 Papua New Guinean constitutional crisis, the office was disputed between Peter O'Neill of the People's National Congress Party and Sir Michael Somare; the latter supported O'Neill as Prime Minister on 3 August 2012, thus the constitutional crisis came to an end.
List of Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea (1975-Present)
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
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| 1 | Michael Somare (1st term) |
16 September 1975 | 11 March 1980 | Pangu Party[1][2][3] |
| 2 | Sir Julius Chan (1st term) |
11 March 1980 | 2 August 1982 | People's Progress Party[1][2] |
| Michael Somare (2nd term) |
2 August 1982 | 21 November 1985 | Pangu Party[1][2][3] | |
| 3 | Paias Wingti (1st term) |
21 November 1985 | 4 July 1988 | People's Democratic Movement[1][2] |
| 4 | Sir Rabbie Namaliu | 4 July 1988 | 17 July 1992 | Pangu Party[1][2] |
| Paias Wingti (2nd term) |
17 July 1992 | 30 August 1994 | People's Democratic Movement[2] | |
| Sir Julius Chan (2nd term) |
30 August 1994 | 27 March 1997 | People's Progress Party[2][3] | |
| John Giheno (Acting) |
27 March 1997 | 2 June 1997 | People's Progress Party | |
| Sir Julius Chan (3rd term) |
2 June 1997 | 22 July 1997 | People's Progress Party[2][3] | |
| 5 | Bill Skate | 22 July 1997 | 14 July 1999 | People's National Congress Party[2][3] |
| 6 | Sir Mekere Morauta | 14 July 1999 | 5 August 2002 | People's Democratic Movement[3] |
| Sir Michael Somare (3rd term) |
5 August 2002 | 2 August 2011 (disputed from 14 December 2011 to 3 August 2012) |
National Alliance Party[1] | |
| Sam Abal (Acting for Somare) |
13 December 2010 | 17 January 2011 | National Alliance Party[1] | |
| Sam Abal (Acting for Somare) |
4 April 2011 | 2 August 2011 | National Alliance Party[1] | |
| 7 | Peter O'Neill | 2 August 2011 (disputed to 3 August 2012) |
Incumbent | People's National Congress Party |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Background Note: Papua New Guinea". US State Department. April 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Dorney, Sean (2001). Papua New Guinea: people, politics and history since 1975. ABC Books. ISBN 0-7333-0945-3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 May, R.J. (2001). State and society in Papua New Guinea: the first twenty five years. Crawford House Publishing. ISBN 1-86333-204-9.
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