James Marape

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James Marape

James Marape (born April 24, 1971 ) is a Papua New Guinea politician and Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea since May 30, 2019 .

Life

Marape belongs to the Huli ethnic group . He studied at the University of Papua New Guinea , made 1993 the Bachelor and closed 2000 with a postgraduate honors degree for Environmental Studies (Environmental Science) from.

Marape is married and has six children.

politics

James Marape entered the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea for the first time in 2007 as a candidate for the National Alliance Party , where he represents the Tari-Pori district of the Hela province . From December 16, 2008 to February 2, 2011 he was Minister of Education. In 2012 he moved to the People's National Congress (PNC) party, for which he was re-elected in the 2012 general election.

He was also re-elected as a member of the PNC in the 2017 general election. In the new government under Prime Minister Peter O'Neill , he was appointed Minister of Finance on August 9, 2017. He resigned from office on April 11, 2019, citing differences of opinion with O'Neill on important issues as the reason.

Following the resignation of O'Neill, James Marape was elected the new Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea by MPs on May 30, 2019.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nominations by Electorate. (PDF; 454 kB) (No longer available online.) Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission, July 8, 2017, p. 26 , archived from the original on July 12, 2017 ; accessed on May 30, 2019 (English).
  2. ↑ Stefan Armbruster: Who is James Marape, 8th PM of PNG? In: sbs.com.au . May 30, 2019, accessed June 2, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b Hon. James Marape, MP. In: parliament.gov.pg . Retrieved May 30, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Miriam Zarriga: First Lady Rachael Steps Into Focus. In: postcourier.com.pg. May 30, 2019, accessed June 2, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Malum Nalu: Well done dad. In: thenational.com.pg. July 10, 2017, accessed May 30, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Freeddy Mou: PM appoints full cabinet. In: looppng.com. August 9, 2017, accessed May 30, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Gorethy Kenneth: James Marape Resigns as Finance Minister. In: postcourier.com.pg. April 11, 2019, accessed May 30, 2019 .
  8. ^ Kate Lyons: Papua New Guinea MPs elect James Marape to be next prime minister. In: theguardian.com . May 30, 2019, accessed May 30, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Marape, James
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Papua New Guinean politician; prime minister
DATE OF BIRTH April 24, 1971