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- who was the governor general year 1968?
- When was Rabbie Namaliu born?
- When was Moi Avei born?
- Was Ian Downs ever a member of government?
- Do you have contact details for Dame Carol Kidu? Minister of Welfare and Social Development
- Who acts as the Governor General when the GG is sick or overseas?
- Who is the current Prime Minister of PNG? (November 2007)
- Who is the current deputy prime minister of PNG?
- Who is the Chief of State for PNG?
- Who represents the the Chief of State within PNG?
- Does PNG have a president?
- How many Prime Ministers has PNG had?
- The National -- http://www.thenational.com.pg -- occassionally has a quiz for its readers. Here is one of the questions -
Who are the four women who have successfully run for National Parliament?
- Where does PNG get most of its foreign aid from?
- When did Michael Somare first enter politics?
- Who was the first Prime Minister of PNG?
- When did Michael Somare first become Prime Minister?
- When was Michael Somare's second term as Prime Minister?
- When was Michael Somare's third term as Prime Minister?
- When was Dame Josephine Abaijah elected to Parliament?
- When was Michael Somare sworn in as the the Chief Minister of Papua New Guinea?
- Who succeeded Sir Michael Somare as the second Prime Minister of PNG?
- When did Sir Julius Chan first become Prime Minister?
- When did Julius Chan have his second period as Prime Minister?
- What contribution did Sir Julius Chan make?
- What year was Sir Julius Chan born?
- What island was Julius Chan born on?
- Who succeeded Mekere Morauta as Prime Minister of PNG on the 5th of August 2002?
- When are elections held in PNG?
- Who was the politician behind the biggest, reported election bribe in PNG?
- What are the main politcal parties in PNG?
- Who are the leaders of the main politcal parties in PNG?
- How many members of parliament does PNG have?
- In total, how many representatives does the constitution allow in Parliament?
- When did Paias Wingti first become Prime Minister?
- When did Paias Wingti become Prime Minister for the 2nd time? and what term was it for?
- In what year was Paias Wingti born?
- In what year was Paias Wingti conferred with the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)?
- In what year did Paias Wingti resign and get re-elected the next day?
- When did Rabbie Namaliu take over as Prime Minister of PNG?
- When was Rabbie Namaliu Prime Minister?
- In what year did Rabbie Namiliu enter Parliament?
- What section of the Constitution covers the Integrity of Politcal Parties?
- Who makes up the National Executive?
- Who makes up the NEC?
- What year was Bill Skate elected as Prime Minister of PNG?
- Who was PNG's first Governor General?
- How long was Bill Skate PM of PNG?
- Why did Bill Skate resign?
- Who was PNG's second Governor General?
- What year did Sir Kingsford Dibela take office as Governor General?
- What year did the late Sir Ignatius Kilage become Governor General?
- When did Bill Skate become the Speaker of Parliament?
- What year did Silas Atopare become the Governor General of PNG?
- What year did Sir Paulias Matane become Governor General of PNG?
- When did Sir Mekere Morauta first become Prime Minister of PNG?
- When was Mekere Morauta elected as Prime Minister?
- In what year did the Morauta Government come to power?
- When was the "new" Parliament House opened at Waigani?
- Who was the longest serving politician? (up until 2002)
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- who was the governor general year 1968?
As far as I know this would be the Governor General of Australia as PNG came under the rule of Australia up until 1975.
Governor-General - Richard Casey, Governor-General of Australia (1965-1969)
Monarch - Elizabeth II, Queen, Head of the Commonwealth (1952-present)
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- When was Rabbie Namaliu born?
Rabbie Langanai NAMALIU was born on the 25th of August 1953
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- When was Moi Avei born?
As far as I can determine it was 24th of October 1946
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- Was Ian Downs ever a member of government?
Ian was a member of the first House of Assembly in 1964, when he collected a record majority of over 100,000 votes to win the Seat of the New Guinea Highlands, a constituency in the Central Highlands region with a population of over half a million people.
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- Do you have contact details for Dame Carol Kidu? Minister of Welfare and Social Development
Sorry I do not.
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- Who acts as the Governor General when the GG is sick or overseas?
The Speaker of Parliament acts in the role of Governor General during any abscence.
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- Who is the current Prime Minister of PNG? (November 2007)
Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare.
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- Who is the current deputy prime minister of PNG?
The deputy prime minister since January 2007 is Don Polye.
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- Who is the Chief of State for PNG?
Queen Elizabeth II (since 6th February 1952)
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- Who represents the the Chief of State within PNG?
The Governor General, (Aug 2004) Sir Paulias Matane. (Still current at November 2007)
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- Does PNG have a president?
No, PNG has a Governor General and a Prime Minister.
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- How many Prime Ministers has PNG had?
Six - 6
Michael Somare
Julius Chan
Paias Wingti
Rabbie Namaliu
Bill Skate
Mekere Morauta - Some have served more than once as Prime Minister.
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- The National -- http://www.thenational.com.pg -- occassionally has a quiz for its readers. Here is one of the questions -
Who are the four women who have successfully run for National Parliament?
Dame Josephine Abaijah
Nahau Rooney
Dame Carol Kidu
Waliyato Clowes.
http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/papua_parties.htm
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- Where does PNG get most of its foreign aid from?
PNG gets about AUD300 million in foreign aid from Australia every year since independence. It also gets aid from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank.
Australian aid is often called boomerang aid because it has been claimed that 80 percent or more of the money goes back to Australian companies to do project work in PNG.
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- When did Michael Somare first enter politics?
He first entered the House of Assembly in 1968 and has been re-elected Regional Member for East Sepik in all eight national general elections since - 1968, 1972 (before Independence) and then 1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002 and most recently 2007.
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- Who was the first Prime Minister of PNG?
Grand Chief, Sir Michael Somare.
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- When did Michael Somare first become Prime Minister?
Grand Chief, Sir Michael Somare served as the very first Prime Minister from the 16th of September 1975 to the 11th of March 1980.
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- When was Michael Somare's second term as Prime Minister?
2nd of August 1982 to the 21st of November 1985.
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- When was Michael Somare's third term as Prime Minister?
From the 5th of August 2002 (currently still serving - November 2006)
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- When was Dame Josephine Abaijah elected to Parliament?
She was first elected MP in 1971-82 and from 1997. as the first woman, though another woman had been appointed to the Legislative Council in the 1950s.
From 1989 Chairperson of the Interim Commission (Government) of the National Capital District. She was ousted by her own party as governor of The Milne Bay province in January 2000.
Knighted in 1991. (b. 1942-)
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- When was Michael Somare sworn in as the the Chief Minister of Papua New Guinea?
He was sworn in on the 26th of April, 1972. He later went on to become PNG's first Prime Minister.
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- Who succeeded Sir Michael Somare as the second Prime Minister of PNG?
Sir Julius Chan (on the 11th of March 1980)
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- When did Sir Julius Chan first become Prime Minister?
11 Mar 1980 - 2 Aug 1982
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- When did Julius Chan have his second period as Prime Minister?
Julius Chan become Prime Minister for the second time on the 30th of August 1994 - 22 July 1997.
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- What contribution did Sir Julius Chan make?
Many contributions including the launch of the Kina and toea (national currency) as well as the float of the currency that saw the Kina drop dramatically in value overnight. He has also served as Prime Minister.
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- What year was Sir Julius Chan born?
Sir Julius was born on the 29th of August 1939.
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- What island was Julius Chan born on?
Tanga Island, New Ireland Province.
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- Who succeeded Mekere Morauta as Prime Minister of PNG on the 5th of August 2002?
Grand Chief, Michael Somare (PM for the third time) with Bill Skate becoming the Speaker of Parliamnet for the second time.
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- When are elections held in PNG?
Elections are usualy held every five years but this is not hard and fast. Elections can virtually be held anytime after the grace period set down by parliament.
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- Who was the politician behind the biggest, reported election bribe in PNG?
The late Sir Iambakey Okuk. He supposedly distributed 92,000 bottles of beer in 1982 before the elections.
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- What are the main politcal parties in PNG?
Prior to the 2002 elections the following parties could be considered to be the main parties.
National Alliance (NA)
National Party (NP)
PNG United Party (PANGU)
People's Action Party (PAP)
Peoples Democractic Movement (PDM)
People's National Congress (PNC)
People's Progress Party (PPP)
People's United Party (PUP)
United Party (UP)
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- Who are the leaders of the main politcal parties in PNG?
Prior to the 2002 elections the following people could be considered to be leaders of the main parties.
Michael Somare -- National Alliance (NA)
Michael Mell -- National Party (NP)
Chris Haiveta -- PNG United Party (PANGU)
Ted Diro -- People's Action Party (PAP)
Mekere Morauta -- Peoples Democractic Movement (PDM)
Simon Kaumi -- People's National Congress (PNC)
Michaelk Nali -- People's Progress Party (PPP)
Alfred Kaiiiabe -- People's United Party (PUP)
Rimbink Pato -- United Party (UP)
but anyone knowing PNG politics will understand that this changes on a regular basis often with more than one person claiming leadership of a party. Sometimes one "leader" is in Government and the other is in the Opposition.
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- How many members of parliament does PNG have?
Currently the PNG poulation has a total of 109 representatives in parliament. The constitution allows for a total of 120 which was when the country only had a population of 3 million. The constition allows for an electorate for every 35,000 people and some of the electorates have double this populaton since the constituion was written.
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- In total, how many representatives does the constitution allow in Parliament?
The constitution allows for a total of 120 which was when the country only had a population of 3 million. The constitution allows for an electorate for every 35,000 people and some of the electorates have double this populaton since the constituion was written.
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- When did Paias Wingti first become Prime Minister?
He first served as PM from 22nd Nov 1985 to 4th Jul 1988.
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- When did Paias Wingti become Prime Minister for the 2nd time? and what term was it for?
From the 17th of July 1992 to the 25th of August 1994.
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- In what year was Paias Wingti born?
Paias Wingti was born on the 2nd of February 1951.
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- In what year was Paias Wingti conferred with the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)?
in 1984
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- In what year did Paias Wingti resign and get re-elected the next day?
The year was 1993. Paias Wingti resigned and had himself re-elected so that he would get another 18 months before the parliament could take a vote of no confidence against him.
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- When did Rabbie Namaliu take over as Prime Minister of PNG?
On the 4th of July 1988.
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- When was Rabbie Namaliu Prime Minister?
Rabbie Namaliu was Prime Minister from the 4th of July 1988 through to the 17th of July 1992
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- In what year did Rabbie Namiliu enter Parliament?
He became the memeber for Kokopo in June 1982
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- What section of the Constitution covers the Integrity of Politcal Parties?
Section 129 does. Section 130 covers the integrity of candidates.
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- Who makes up the National Executive?
The National Executive consists of –
(a) the Head of State acting in accordance with Division V.2 (functions, etc., of the Head of State); and
(b) the National Executive Council.
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- Who makes up the NEC?
Section 149 of the constitution specifies that the National Executive Council is to be made up of
all the Ministers (including the Prime Minister when he is present as Chairman).
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- What year was Bill Skate elected as Prime Minister of PNG?
On the 22nd of July 1997
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- Who was PNG's first Governor General?
Sir John Guise.
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- How long was Bill Skate PM of PNG?
Bill Skate was Prime Minister from the 22nd July 1997 to the 14th of July 1999
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- Why did Bill Skate resign?
In July 1999 the then Prime Minister, Bill Skate, resigned after he caused diplomatic tension by recognizing Taiwan as a separate political entity from mainland China.
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- Who was PNG's second Governor General?
Sir Tore Lokoloko.
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- What year did Sir Kingsford Dibela take office as Governor General?
He officially succeeded Sir Tore Lokoloko on the 1st of March, 1983. He was elected to the office on the 1st of December 1982.
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- What year did the late Sir Ignatius Kilage become Governor General?
He succeeded Sir Kingsford Dibela in January 1989.
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- When did Bill Skate become the Speaker of Parliament?
From the 17th of July 1992 - 16th August 1994 and then again after the 2002 elections with Michael Somare as the Prime Minister.
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- What year did Silas Atopare become the Governor General of PNG?
Silas Atopare became the Governor General of PNG on the 13th of Novenmber 1997.
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- What year did Sir Paulias Matane become Governor General of PNG?
In 2004 after a long running fiasco that saw two others elected but later defeated in the courtroom.
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- When did Sir Mekere Morauta first become Prime Minister of PNG?
14th of July 1999
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- When was Mekere Morauta elected as Prime Minister?
He served from the 14th of July 1999 to the 4th of August 2002.
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- In what year did the Morauta Government come to power?
The Mekere Morauta government came to power on the 14th of July 1999 until the 4th of August 2002.
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- When was the "new" Parliament House opened at Waigani?
The new Parliament House was opened on the 7th of October 1984 by His Royal Highness Prince Charles.
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- Who was the longest serving politician? (up until 2002)
Sir Pita Lus. Sir Pita served the Maprik electorate since being elected to the House of Assembly in pre-independent PNG in 1964. He was defeated in the 2002 general elections after serving the people of Maprik for almost 4 decades.
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