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Timothy Masiu
Timothy Masiu (born 25 November 1964) is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since July 2016, representing the electorate of South Bougainville Open for the People's Progress Party (2016–2017) and National Alliance Party (2017–present). Masiu, from Botulai village, was a journalist and broadcaster before entering politics, working for the National Broadcasting Corporation from 1981 with Radio Bougainville, Radio Enga and Radio East New Britain. He left the NBC and worked for a period as a government liaison officer for the Bougainville restoration team before becoming the New Guinea Islands bureau chief for newspaper '' The National'' from 1994 to 1999. Masiu worked as a media officer for then-Bougainville Governor John Momis before joining the office of East New Britain Governor and later Deputy Prime Minister Leo Dion as first secretary. He left Dion's office to work as government liaison officer for New Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia). Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world's third largest island country, with an area of . At the national level, after being ruled by three external powers since 1884, including nearly 60 years of Australian administration starting during World War I, Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975. It became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1975 with Elizabeth II as its queen. It also became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in its own right. There are 839 known languages of Papua New Guinea, one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papua New Guinea Games
Papua most commonly refers to: * New Guinea, the world's second-largest island in the southwestern Pacific Ocean * Western New Guinea, the western half of the island of New Guinea, which is administered by Indonesia. ** Papua (province) Papua is a province of Indonesia, comprising the northern coast of Western New Guinea together with island groups in Cenderawasih Bay to the west. It roughly follows the borders of Papuan customary region of Tabi Saireri. It is bordered by the ..., an Indonesian province in the north coast of Western New Guinea * Papua New Guinea, a country occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea * Territory of Papua (1884–1949), a British/Australian-administered territory in southeastern New Guinea * Southern Region, Papua New Guinea, officially known as Papua Region up to 2011 Other uses * Papua Beach, on the south Atlantic island of South Georgia * Papua Island, off the north tip of the Antarctic Peninsula * , a British frigate in serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Progress Party Politicians
People's, branded as ''People's Viennaline'' until May 2018, and legally ''Altenrhein Luftfahrt GmbH'', is an Austrian airline headquartered in Vienna. It operates scheduled and charter passenger flights mainly from its base at St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport in Switzerland. History Founded as People's Viennaline in 2010, the first revenue flight of the company took place on 27 March 2011. For several years, People's only operated a single scheduled route between its homebase and Vienna. However, the route network has since been expanded with some seasonal and charter services. In November 2016, People's inaugurated the world's shortest international jet route (and, after St. Maarten-Anguilla, second shortest international route overall). The flight from St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, Switzerland, to Friedrichshafen Airport, Germany, took only eight minutes of flight over Lake Constance and could have been booked individually. The airline faced severe criticism for this service fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Members Of The National Parliament Of Papua New Guinea
The following are lists of members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea by term: * Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, 1972–1977 * Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, 1977–1982 * Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, 1982–1987 * Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, 1987–1992 * Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, 1992–1997 * Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, 1997–2002 * Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, 2002–2007 * Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, 2007–2012 * Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, 2012–2017 * Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, 2017–2022 * Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, 2022–2027 This is a list of members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autonomous Bougainville Government
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG; tpi, Otonomos Bogenvil Gavman) is the government of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea. Structure The Constitution of Bougainville specifies that the Autonomous Bougainville Government shall consist of three branches: * Executive – the President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, who chairs the Bougainville Executive Council * Legislative – the Bougainville House of Representatives (39 elected members and 2 ex officio members). * Judicial – the Bougainville Courts, including a Supreme Court and High Court. History The government was established in 2000 following a peace agreement between the government of Papua New Guinea and the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) a guerrilla movement. Elections for the first autonomous government were held in May and June 2005; Joseph Kabui was elected president, with Joseph Watawi selected by the House of Representatives as vice-president. A non-binding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bougainville House Of Representatives
The Bougainville House of Representatives is the legislature of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, an autonomous entity within Papua New Guinea. It was established in 2005 under Part 5 of the region's constitution, which specifies that the House of Representatives shall comprise 39 elected members in addition to the President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, and the Speaker of the House, chosen outside of it. Structure All elected members are chosen via Instant-runoff voting. Each of the 33 constituencies defined under Part 8 of the Constitution elects a single member to the House. Additionally, the North Bougainville District, South Bougainville District and Central Bougainville District each elect a woman representative and a former combatant representative who fought with the Bougainville Revolutionary Army during Bougainville's armed struggle for independence from Papua New Guinea. A 41st representative, the Speaker, is appointed externally by the elected membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Masiu
Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and screenwriter * Willie Allen (basketball) (born 1949), American basketball player and director of the Growing Power urban farming program * Willie Allen (racing driver) (born 1980), American racing driver * Willie Anderson (other) * Willie Apiata (born 1972), New Zealand Army soldier, only recipient of the Victoria Cross for New Zealand * Willie (footballer) (born 1993), Brazilian footballer Willie Hortencio Barbosa * Willy Böckl (1893–1975), Austrian world champion figure skater * Willy Bocklant (1941–1985), Belgian road racing cyclist * Willy Bogner, Sr. (1909–1977), German Nordic skier * Willy Bogner, Jr. (born 1942), German fashion designer and alpine skier * Willie Bosket (born 1962), American convicted murderer whose nume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Papua New Guinean General Election
General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 24 June and 8 July 2017. The writs for the election were issued on 20 April, and candidate nominations closed on 27 April. Michael Somare, the first Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, retired as a Member of National Parliament at the election. Somare has served continuously since he was first elected to the pre-independence House of Assembly in 1968, an unbroken term of 49 years. On 1 August 2017 Peter O'Neill was re-elected as Prime Minister by Parliament by a vote of 64–40. Electoral system The 111 members of the National Parliament were elected from single-member constituencies by preferential voting; voters were given up to three preferences, with a candidate declared elected once they received over 50% of preference votes. Of the 111 members, 89 were elected from "open" seats and 22 from provincial seats based on the twenty provinces, the Autonomous Region of Bougainville and the National Capital District (Port Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Pirika Kama
Steven Pirika Kama (1962/63 – February 20, 2016) was a Papua New Guinean politician who represented the South Bougainville constituency in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea. Kama was a sitting member of the national parliament, as well as the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Constitutional Matters, at the time of his death in February 2016. He had previously served as the national Minister for Bougainville Affairs. Kama, a member of the United Resource Party within the coalition government, joined the national Parliament in 2008, representing the South Bougainville constituency of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. He was appointed Minister of Bougainville Affairs until 2016. In early 2016, Kama was reassigned as Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Constitutional Matters as part of a cabinet reshuffle from Prime Minister Peter O'Neill. Kama died while undergoing medical treatment at a hospital in Manila, Philippines, on February 20, 2016 at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
