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Ron Neville
Ronald Thomas Dalton Neville (2 December 1929 – 31 May 1986) was an Australia-born Papua New Guinean politician and businessman. He served as a member of the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea, House of Assembly and National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, National Parliament from 1964 to 1977. Biography Neville was born in December 1929 in Moree, New South Wales and was educated at O'Connor Catholic College, De La Salle College in Armidale, New South Wales, Armidale and Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview, Saint Ignatius' College in Sydney. After leaving school in 1947, he earned a diploma from the Australian School of Pacific Administration. He then joined the Department of Native Affairs in the Territory of Papua and New Guinea as a cadet patrol officer in 1948. He served in Milne Bay Province, Milne Bay, Morobe Province, Morobe, Sepik and Southern Highlands Province, Southern Highlands, rising to become a Senior Assistant District Officer.''Members of the House of Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Parliament Of Papua New Guinea
The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the unicameral national legislature in Papua New Guinea. It was created in 1964 as the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea but gained its current name after the nation was granted independence in 1975. The 111 members of parliament serve five-year terms, 89 of whom are chosen from single-member "open" electorates, which are sometimes referred to as "seats" but are officially known as constituencies. The remaining 22 are chosen from single-member provincial electorates: the 20 provinces, the autonomous province of Bougainville (North Solomons), and the National Capital District. Each provincial member becomes governor of their province unless they take a ministerial position, in which case the governorship passes to an open member of the province. From 1964 until 1977 an Optional Preferential Voting System was used. The first past the post system was used from 1977 until 2002. Electoral reforms introduced by former Prime Minist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |