Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
	Emblem of Papua New Guinea
	Incumbent; James Marape; since 30 May 2019
Appointer	Bob Dadae; Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
Term length	At the Governor-General's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Michael Somare
Formation	16 September 1975

The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, is Papua New Guinea's head of government. A person becomes Prime Minister by being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the National Parliament.

List of prime ministers of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)[change | change source]

No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Tenure		Political Affiliation
No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Political Affiliation
1	Michael Somare (1936–2021)	16 September 1975	11 March 1980	Pangu Party^[1]^[2]^[3]
2	Sir Julius Chan (1939–)	11 March 1980	2 August 1982	People's Progress Party^[1]^[2]
(1)	Michael Somare (1936–2021)	2 August 1982	21 November 1985	Pangu Party^[1]^[2]^[3]
3	Paias Wingti (1951–)	21 November 1985	4 July 1988	People's Democratic Movement^[1]^[2]
4	Sir Rabbie Namaliu (1947–2023)	4 July 1988	17 July 1992	Pangu Party^[1]^[2]
(3)	Paias Wingti (1951–)	17 July 1992	30 August 1994	People's Democratic Movement^[2]
(2)	Sir Julius Chan (1939–)	30 August 1994	27 March 1997	People's Progress Party^[2]^[3]
5	John Giheno (1949–2017)	27 March 1997	2 June 1997	People's Progress Party
(2)	Sir Julius Chan (1939–)	2 June 1997	22 July 1997	People's Progress Party^[2]^[3]
6	Bill Skate (1953–2006)	22 July 1997	14 July 1999	People's National Congress Party^[2]^[3]
7	Sir Mekere Morauta (1946–2020)	14 July 1999	5 August 2002	People's Democratic Movement^[3]
(1)	Sir Michael Somare (1936–2021)	5 August 2002	2 August 2011 Disputed from 14 December 2011 to 3 August 2012	National Alliance Party^[1]
8	Sam Abal (1958–)	13 December 2010	17 January 2011	National Alliance Party^[1]
8	Sam Abal (1958–)	4 April 2011	2 August 2011	National Alliance Party^[1]
9	Peter O'Neill (1965–)	2 August 2011 Disputed to 3 August 2012	29 May 2019	People's National Congress Party
10	James Marape (1971–)	30 May 2019	Incumbent	Pangu Party

References[change | change source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 "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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[statedept-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 ^1.5 ^1.6 "Background Note: Papua New Guinea". US State Department. April 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-14.

[dorney-2] 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.

[may-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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