Papua New Guinea Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
Date of Information: 6/14/2012

The below caretaker cabinet was appointed on May 22, 2012 and will serve through the legislative election period that begins on June 23, 2012. Election results will not be known until after July 27, 2012.

Governor Gen.	Michael OGIO
Prime Min.	Peter Paire O'NEILL
Dep. Prime Min.	Belden NAMAH
Min. for Agriculture & Livestock	Puka TEMU, Sir Dr.
Min. for Bougainville Affairs	Steven Kama PIRIKA
Min. for Communication & Information Technology	Jim MIRINGTORO
Min. for Community Development, Religion, & Family Affairs	Andrew MALD
Min. for Civil Aviation	Puri RUING
Min. for Correctional Services	Sai Sailon BESEO
Min. for Defense	Guma WAU
Min. for Education	Theo ZURENUOC
Min. for Environment & Conservation	Thompson HAROKAQVEH
Min. for Finance	Peter Paire O'NEILL
Min. for Fisheries	Job POMAT
Min. for Foreign Affairs & Immigration	Ano PALA
Min. for Forestry & Climate Change	Belden NAMAH
Min. for Health	Jamie Maxtone GRAHAM
Min. for Higher Education, Research, Science, & Technology	David ARORE
Min. for Housing & Urban Development	Ken FAIRWEATHER
Min. for Implementation & Rural Development	John BOITO
Min. for Intergovt. Relations & District Development	Mark MAIPAKAI
Min. for Internal Security	Moses MALADINA
Min. for Justice	Allan MARAT
Min. for Labor & Industrial Relations	Martin AINI
Min. for Lands & Physical Planning	Lucas DEKENA
Min. for Mining	Byron CHAN
Min. for National Planning	Sam BASIL
Min. for Petroleum & Energy	William DUMA
Min. for Public Enterprises	Mekere MORAUTA, Sir
Min. for Public Service	Bart PHILEMON
Min. for Sports	Sali SUBAM
Min. for Tourism, Art, & Culture	Benjamin PHILIP
Min. for Trade, Commerce, & Industry	Charles ABEL
Min. for Transport & Works	Francis AWESA
Min. for Treasury	Don POYLE
Min. Assisting the Prime Min. on Constitutional Matters	Wake GOI
Attorney Gen.	Allan MARAT
Governor, Central Bank	Loi BAKANI
Ambassador to the US
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York	Robert Guba AISI