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The prime minister serves as the head of his party, the head of the coalition government, and the chairman of the National Executive Council. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Papua_New_Guinea&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The office of Prime Minister was preceded by the Chief Minister. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011–2012_constitutional_crisis"><span id="2011.E2.80.932012_constitutional_crisis"></span>2011–2012 constitutional crisis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Papua_New_Guinea&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2011–2012 constitutional crisis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%932012_Papua_New_Guinean_constitutional_crisis" title="2011–2012 Papua New Guinean constitutional crisis">2011–2012 Papua New Guinean constitutional crisis</a></div> <p>From December 2011, the office was disputed between <a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Neill" title="Peter O'Neill">Peter O'Neill</a> of the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_National_Congress_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="People's National Congress Party">People's National Congress Party</a> and Sir <a href="/wiki/Michael_Somare" title="Michael Somare">Michael Somare</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Alliance_Party_(Papua_New_Guinea)" title="National Alliance Party (Papua New Guinea)">National Alliance Party</a>; the latter eventually supported O'Neill as Prime Minister on 3 August 2012, thus ending the constitutional crisis. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Department_of_the_Prime_Minister">Department of the Prime Minister</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Papua_New_Guinea&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Department of the Prime Minister"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Department of the Prime Minister has the task of providing administrative services to the restoration exercise as well as advising the Prime Minister and other government leaders. After a July 1995 cabinet reshuffle by <a href="/wiki/Julius_Chan" title="Julius Chan">Julius Chan</a>, functions of the department were expanded.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Office">Office</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Papua_New_Guinea&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The office of the prime minister and other key government offices were initially located in <a href="/wiki/Konedobu" title="Konedobu">Konedobu</a> before being relocated to <a href="/wiki/Waigani" title="Waigani">Waigani</a> shortly after independence in 1975. Since April 2024, the Prime Minister's Office has been located at the newly-constructed Melanesia Haus, located opposite the main entrance to the <a href="/wiki/National_Parliament_House,_Port_Moresby" title="National Parliament House, Port Moresby">National Parliament House</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_prime_ministers_of_Papua_New_Guinea_(1975–present)"><span id="List_of_prime_ministers_of_Papua_New_Guinea_.281975.E2.80.93present.29"></span>List of prime ministers of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Papua_New_Guinea&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: List of prime ministers of Papua New Guinea (1975–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Political parties</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#50C201; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Pangu_Pati" title="Pangu Pati">Pangu Pati</a> (Pangu)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#EB5A4A; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Progress_Party" title="People's Progress Party">People's Progress Party</a> (PPP)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#0FE1F1; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Movement" title="People's Democratic Movement">People's Democratic Movement</a> (PDM)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#292635; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/People%27s_National_Congress_(Papua_New_Guinea)" title="People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea)">People's National Congress </a> (PNC)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#FFD700; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/National_Alliance_Party_(Papua_New_Guinea)" title="National Alliance Party (Papua New Guinea)">National Alliance Party</a> (NAP)</div> <dl><dt>Status</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#E6E6AA; color:black;"> </span> Denotes acting prime minister</div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th rowspan="2">Portrait </th> <th rowspan="2" width="150">Name<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Birth–Death)</span> </th> <th rowspan="2">Election </th> <th colspan="3">Term of office </th> <th rowspan="2">Political party </th></tr> <tr> <th>Took office </th> <th>Left office </th> <th>Time in office </th></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#50C201; color:white">1 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg/100px-Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg/150px-Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg/199px-Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="306" data-file-height="390" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Somare" title="Michael Somare">Michael Somare</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1936–2021)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1977_Papua_New_Guinean_general_election" title="1977 Papua New Guinean general election">1977</a> </td> <td>16 September 1975 </td> <td>11 March 1980 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003163800000000000♠"></span>4 years, 177 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pangu_Pati" title="Pangu Pati">Pangu</a><sup id="cite_ref-statedept_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statedept-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dorney_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dorney-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-may_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-may-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#EB5A4A; color:white">2 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Julius_Chan_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg/151px-Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="378" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julius_Chan" title="Julius Chan">Sir Julius Chan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1939)</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>11 March 1980 </td> <td>2 August 1982 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002874000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 144 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Progress_Party" title="People's Progress Party">PPP</a><sup id="cite_ref-statedept_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statedept-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dorney_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dorney-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#50C201; color:white">(1) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg/101px-Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="101" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg/152px-Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg/202px-Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="306" data-file-height="390" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Somare" title="Michael Somare">Michael Somare</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1936–2021)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_Papua_New_Guinean_general_election" title="1982 Papua New Guinean general election">1982</a> </td> <td>2 August 1982 </td> <td>21 November 1985 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003120700000000000♠"></span>3 years, 111 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pangu_Pati" title="Pangu Pati">Pangu</a><sup id="cite_ref-statedept_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statedept-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dorney_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dorney-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-may_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-may-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#0FE1F1; color:white">3 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paias_Wingti_in_Hagen_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Paias_Wingti_in_Hagen_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Paias_Wingti_in_Hagen_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Paias_Wingti_in_Hagen_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Paias_Wingti_in_Hagen_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Paias_Wingti_in_Hagen_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="163" data-file-height="223" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paias_Wingti" title="Paias Wingti">Paias Wingti</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1951)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1987_Papua_New_Guinean_general_election" title="1987 Papua New Guinean general election">1987</a> </td> <td>21 November 1985 </td> <td>4 July 1988 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002956000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 226 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Movement" title="People's Democratic Movement">PDM</a><sup id="cite_ref-statedept_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statedept-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dorney_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dorney-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#50C201; color:white">4 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rabbie_Namaliu_2012_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Rabbie_Namaliu_2012_%28cropped%29.png/100px-Rabbie_Namaliu_2012_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Rabbie_Namaliu_2012_%28cropped%29.png/151px-Rabbie_Namaliu_2012_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Rabbie_Namaliu_2012_%28cropped%29.png/201px-Rabbie_Namaliu_2012_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="534" data-file-height="697" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rabbie_Namaliu" title="Rabbie Namaliu">Sir Rabbie Namaliu</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1947–2023)</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>4 July 1988 </td> <td>17 July 1992 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003147400000000000♠"></span>4 years, 13 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pangu_Pati" title="Pangu Pati">Pangu</a><sup id="cite_ref-statedept_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statedept-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-dorney_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dorney-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#0FE1F1; color:white">(3) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Paias_Wingti_in_Hagen_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Paias_Wingti_in_Hagen_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Paias_Wingti_in_Hagen_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Paias_Wingti_in_Hagen_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Paias_Wingti_in_Hagen_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Paias_Wingti_in_Hagen_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="163" data-file-height="223" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paias_Wingti" title="Paias Wingti">Paias Wingti</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1951)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_Papua_New_Guinean_general_election" title="1992 Papua New Guinean general election">1992</a> </td> <td>17 July 1992 </td> <td>30 August 1994 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002774000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 44 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Movement" title="People's Democratic Movement">PDM</a><sup id="cite_ref-dorney_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dorney-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#EB5A4A; color:white">(2) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Julius_Chan_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg/151px-Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="378" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julius_Chan" title="Julius Chan">Sir Julius Chan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1939)</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>30 August 1994 </td> <td>27 March 1997 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002940000000000000♠"></span>2 years, 209 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Progress_Party" title="People's Progress Party">PPP</a><sup id="cite_ref-dorney_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dorney-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-may_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-may-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#EB5A4A; color:white">5 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:No_image.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/No_image.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Giheno" title="John Giheno">John Giheno</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1949–2017)</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>27 March 1997 </td> <td>2 June 1997 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001670000000000000♠"></span>67 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Progress_Party" title="People's Progress Party">PPP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#EB5A4A; color:white">(2) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Julius_Chan_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg/151px-Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Sir_Julius_Chan_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="265" data-file-height="378" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Julius_Chan" title="Julius Chan">Sir Julius Chan</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1939)</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>2 June 1997 </td> <td>22 July 1997 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001500000000000000♠"></span>50 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Progress_Party" title="People's Progress Party">PPP</a><sup id="cite_ref-dorney_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dorney-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-may_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-may-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#292635; color:white">6 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bill_Skate_April_1998.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Bill_Skate_April_1998.gif/100px-Bill_Skate_April_1998.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Bill_Skate_April_1998.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="200" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Skate" title="Bill Skate">Bill Skate</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1953–2006)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_Papua_New_Guinean_general_election" title="1997 Papua New Guinean general election">1997</a> </td> <td>22 July 1997 </td> <td>14 July 1999 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7002722000000000000♠"></span>1 year, 357 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_National_Congress_(Papua_New_Guinea)" title="People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea)">PNC</a><sup id="cite_ref-dorney_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dorney-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-may_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-may-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#0FE1F1; color:white">7 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mekere_Morauta_2000.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Mekere_Morauta_2000.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="130" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="130" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mekere_Morauta" title="Mekere Morauta">Sir Mekere Morauta</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1946–2020)</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>14 July 1999 </td> <td>5 August 2002 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003111800000000000♠"></span>3 years, 22 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Movement" title="People's Democratic Movement">PDM</a><sup id="cite_ref-may_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-may-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#FFD700; color:white">(1) </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg/100px-Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg/150px-Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg/199px-Sir_Michael_Somare_-_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="306" data-file-height="390" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Somare" title="Michael Somare">Sir Michael Somare</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1936–2021)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Papua_New_Guinean_general_election" title="2002 Papua New Guinean general election">2002</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2007_Papua_New_Guinean_general_election" title="2007 Papua New Guinean general election">2007</a> </td> <td>5 August 2002 </td> <td>4 April 2011 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003328400000000000♠"></span>8 years, 362 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/National_Alliance_Party_(Papua_New_Guinea)" title="National Alliance Party (Papua New Guinea)">NAP</a><sup id="cite_ref-statedept_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statedept-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#e6e6aa;"> <th rowspan="2" style="background:#FFD700; color:white">— </th> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Samuel_Abal_2009_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Samuel_Abal_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Samuel_Abal_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Samuel_Abal_2009_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="144" data-file-height="222" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Abal" title="Sam Abal">Sam Abal</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1958)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acting prime minister</span> </td> <td>— </td> <td>13 December 2010 </td> <td>17 January 2011 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7001350000000000000♠"></span>35 days </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_Alliance_Party_(Papua_New_Guinea)" title="National Alliance Party (Papua New Guinea)">NAP</a><sup id="cite_ref-statedept_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-statedept-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;">— </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;">4 April 2011 </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;">2 August 2011 </td> <td style="background:#e6e6aa;"><span data-sort-value="7002120000000000000♠"></span>120 days </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#292635; color:white">8 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Peter_O%27Neill_May_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Peter_O%27Neill_May_2015.jpg/100px-Peter_O%27Neill_May_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Peter_O%27Neill_May_2015.jpg/150px-Peter_O%27Neill_May_2015.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Peter_O%27Neill_May_2015.jpg/199px-Peter_O%27Neill_May_2015.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1113" data-file-height="1484" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Peter_O%27Neill" title="Peter O'Neill">Peter O'Neill</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1965)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_Papua_New_Guinean_general_election" title="2012 Papua New Guinean general election">2012</a><br /><a href="/wiki/2017_Papua_New_Guinean_general_election" title="2017 Papua New Guinean general election">2017</a> </td> <td>2 August 2011 </td> <td>29 May 2019 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003285700000000000♠"></span>7 years, 300 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/People%27s_National_Congress_(Papua_New_Guinea)" title="People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea)">PNC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#50C201; color:white">9 </th> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marape_190614_Haus_Lotu_(2)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Marape_190614_Haus_Lotu_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Marape_190614_Haus_Lotu_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Marape_190614_Haus_Lotu_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Marape_190614_Haus_Lotu_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Marape_190614_Haus_Lotu_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Marape_190614_Haus_Lotu_%282%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="572" data-file-height="762" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Marape" title="James Marape">James Marape</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(born 1971)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Papua_New_Guinean_general_election" title="2022 Papua New Guinean general election">2022</a> </td> <td>30 May 2019 </td> <td>Incumbent </td> <td><span data-sort-value="7003200300000000000♠"></span>5 years, 176 days </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pangu_Pati" title="Pangu Pati">Pangu</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Papua_New_Guinea&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monarch_of_Papua_New_Guinea" class="mw-redirect" title="Monarch of Papua New Guinea">Monarch of Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Governor-General_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Governor-General of Papua New Guinea">Governor-General of Papua New Guinea</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Prime_Minister_of_Papua_New_Guinea&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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Guinea">Deforestation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Papua_New_Guinea" title="List of earthquakes in Papua New Guinea">Earthquakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia_(continent)" title="Australia (continent)">Geology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuk_Swamp" title="Kuk Swamp">Kuk Swamp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lakes_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="List of lakes of Papua New Guinea">Lakes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Wilhelm" title="Mount Wilhelm">Mount Wilhelm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Guinea" title="New Guinea">New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Rivers_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Category:Rivers of Papua New Guinea">Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_volcanoes_in_Papua_New_Guinea" title="List of volcanoes in Papua New Guinea">Volcanoes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fauna_of_New_Guinea" title="Fauna of New Guinea">Wildlife</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Politics of Papua New Guinea">Politics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Administrative divisions of Papua New Guinea">Administrative divisions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Executive_Council_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="National Executive Council of Papua New Guinea">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Elections in Papua New Guinea">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Foreign relations of Papua New Guinea">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a 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Minister</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea">Supreme Court</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Economy_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Economy of Papua New Guinea">Economy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agriculture_in_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Agriculture in Papua New Guinea">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bank_of_Papua_New_Guinea" title="Bank of Papua New Guinea">Central bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinean_kina" title="Papua New Guinean kina">Kina <span 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