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Leader of the Opposition (Papua New Guinea)

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Leader of the Opposition is a constitutionally sanctioned office in Papua New Guinea. It originates from Westminster role for a leader of the opposition.

The Constitution defines the role "for a member of the Parliament of Papua New Guinea as being the principal speaker on behalf of those members of the Parliament who are not generally committed to support the government".^[1]

It is claimed that Michael Somare became the first official leader of the opposition in 1968.^[2]

Leaders of the Opposition

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Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Michael Somare	1968	1972	^[2]
Matthias Toliman	1972	1973
Tei Abal	1973	1978	^[3]
Iambakey Okuk	1978	1980	^[4]
Michael Somare	March 1980^[5]	August 1982	^[4]
Ted Diro	1982	1983	^[6]
Iambakey Okuk	1983	1984	^[7]
Stephen Tago	1984	1985
Paias Wingti	April 1985	November 1985	^[4]
Michael Somare	November 1985^[5]	June 1988^[5]	^[4]
Rabbie Namaliu	June 1988^[5]	July 1988	^[4]
Paias Wingti	July 1988	1991 -?	^[8]
Rabbie Namaliu	July 1992^[5]	July 1992	^[4]
Michael Somare	August 1992^[5]	March 1993	^[4]
Jack Genia	March 1993	July 1993	^[4]
Chris Haiveta	August 1993	September 1994	^[5]
?	September 1994	August 1995
Roy Yaki	August 1995	July 1997	^[5]
Bernard Narokobi	July 1997^[5]	1999	^[9]
Bill Skate	1999	2001
Michael Somare	2001	2002	^[10]
Mekere Morauta	2002	2004
Peter Yama	2004	2004	^[11]
Peter O'Neill	2004	2007	^[12]
Julius Chan	2007	August 2007	^[13]
Mekere Morauta	August 2007	2010	^[14]
Belden Namah	2010	July 2011	^[14]
Carol Kidu	February 2012	June 2012	^[15]
Belden Namah	August 2012	December 2014	^[14]
Don Polye	December 2014	May 2016
Sam Basil	May 2016	May 2016
Don Polye	May 2016	August 2017
Patrick Pruaitch	August 2017	September 2019
Belden Namah	September 2019	December 2020	^[16]
Patrick Pruaitch	December 2020	August 2022
Joseph Lelang	August 2022	Incumbent

References

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^ "Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea". www.wipo.int. WIPO Lex.

^ ^a ^b "Michael Somare | PNG Speaks". pngspeaks.com.

^ Griffin, Helga M. "Sir Tei Abal (1932–1994)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Turner, Ann (1994). Historical dictionary of Papua New Guinea. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810828742.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "PAPUA NEW GUINEA (National Parliament)". 23 September 2023. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23.

^ Premdas, Ralph R.; Steeves, Jeffrey S. (1983). "National Elections in Papua New Guinea: The Return of Pangu to Power". Asian Survey. 23 (8): 991–1006. doi:10.2307/2644268. JSTOR 2644268.

^ "Political Parties in Papua New Guinea - Tok Pisin English Dictionary". 6 October 2015.

^ "Who's who in Asian and Australasian Politics". Bowker-Saur. 1991.

^ JACKSON, KEITH. "Bernard Narokobi, constitutional architect". PNG Attitude.

^ "Michael Somare | World Leaders Forum". worldleaders.columbia.edu.

^ "PNG Opposition leader not recognised in Parliament". ABC News. 27 May 2004.

^ "PNG's Sir William Skate expelled by his party". RNZ. 3 February 2005.

^ May, R. J. (9 August 2022). "State and Society in Papua New Guinea, 2001–2021". ANU Press.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Namah served as minister, opposition leader since 2007 – The National". www.thenational.com.pg.

^ "Dame Carol Kidu". Pacific Women in Politics.

^ "Namah still opposition leader, says Speaker". Post Courier. 3 September 2020.

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