List of Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea

Surname	Lifetime	Term of office
Sir Michael Somare	* 1936	September 16, 1975 - March 11, 1980
Sir Julius Chan	* 1939	March 11, 1980 - August 2, 1982
Sir Michael Somare	s. O.	August 2, 1982 - November 21, 1985
Paias Wingti	* 1951	November 21, 1985 - July 4, 1988
Rabbie Namaliu	* 1947	July 4, 1988 - July 17, 1992
Paias Wingti	s. O.	July 17, 1992 - September 8, 1994
Sir Julius Chan	s. O.	September 9, 1994-26. March 1997
John Giheno (acting)	1949-2017	March 27, 1997 - July 22, 1997
William Skate	1953-2006	July 22, 1997 - July 14, 1999
Sir Mekere Morauta	* 1946	July 14, 1999 - August 6, 2002
Sir Michael Somare	s. O.	August 6, 2002 - August 2, 2011
Peter O'Neill	* 1965	August 2, 2011 - May 29, 2019
James Marape	* 1971	May 30, 2019 - acting