Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Political office-holders

Our database contains 223 politicians connected with Papua New Guinea.

PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
member of the 10th National Parliament of Papua New Guinea-280
Governor-General of Papua New Guinea-21
Governor of East Sepik--2
monarch of Papua New Guinea-11
Attorney General1--
Governor of New Ireland Province--1
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea1--
Prime Minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both of political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not.

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