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Speaker. Job Pomat, Pangu. since 2 August 2017. Prime Minister. James Marape, Pangu. since 30 May 2019. Leader of the Opposition. Joseph Lelang, PNC [2] since 12 August 2022.
This is a list of members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 1972 to 2022, ... 2007–2022 (dec.) Charlie Benjamin: ... PNG National Party. Kikori Open:
While Parliament had no female MPs during the 2017-2022 legislature, two candidates were successful in the 2022 election. The economist Rufina Peter (People's National Congress) was elected MP and Governor of the Central Province; defeating the incumbent, Robert Agarobe (Pangu Pati). [33]
The Prime Minister then appoints his cabinet from fellow parliament members. Members of parliament are seated in a similar manner to other Westminster system parliaments, but use chairs instead of benches. Papua New Guinea has a fractious political culture, and no party in the history of parliament has yet won a majority. [4]
Electoral system. The 124 members of the National Parliament are elected from single-member constituencies by limited instant-runoff voting; voters are given up to three preferences, with a candidate declared elected once they received over 50% of preference votes. [2] Of the 124 members, 102 are elected from "open" seats (increased from 96 in ...
Education. University of Papua New Guinea. Profession. Tax specialist. Kessy Sawang is a Papua New Guinean politician and former senior civil servant. Until her election and that of Rufina Peter to the National Parliament in August 2022, Papua New Guinea (PNG) had been one of only three countries without a woman in parliament. [ 1][ 2][ 3][ 4]
t. e. 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 ...
Rufina Peter is a Papua New Guinean agricultural economist and politician. Until her election to the National Parliament on 5 August 2022, Papua New Guinea (PNG) was one of only three countries without a woman in parliament. [ 1] She was also elected as Governor of Central Province in the 2022 general election, becoming the province's first ...