Events in the year

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in Papua New Guinea.

Incumbents

* Monarch - Elizabeth II (until September 8); then Charles III

Federal government

Governor-General Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...

- Bob Dadae * Prime Minister - James Marape

Provincial Governors

Central Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

Robert Agarobe Robert Agarobe is a Papua New Guinea businessman and politician. He was the Governor of Central Province and a Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, but was unseated by Rufina Peter in the 2022 Papua New Guinean general election ...

* Chimbu: Micheal Dua Bogai * East New Britain:

Michael Marum Michael Marum (born 8 October 1973) is a Papua New Guinean rugby league coach and former player who was the first head coach of the Port Moresby-based PNG Hunters in the Queensland Cup and the Papua New Guinea national team. During his playing c ...

* East Sepik:

Allan Bird Allan Bird (born 1953) is a university professor and holds the Darla and Frederick Brodsky Trustee Professor in Global Business at Northeastern University. He is an author of numerous scholarly works in the areas of global leadership and internati ...

* Enga:

Peter Ipatas The Right Honourable Grand Chief Sir Peter Ipatas, KBE, GCL, MP (born 31 July 1958) is a Papua New Guinean politician and businessman, and is the current governor of Enga province. Ipatas has been re-elected to the parliament for four consecut ...

* Gulf:

Chris Haiveta Christopher Seseve Haiveta (born 20 September 1959) is a Papua New Guinean politician. He was the head of the Pangu Party of Papua New Guinea and a member of National Parliament. In 1993 he was named Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea. He al ...

* Hela:

Philip Undialu Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

* Jikawa: William Tongamp * Madang:

Peter Yama Peter Yama (born 12 December 1955) is a businessman and Papua New Guinean politician. He is the current governor for Madang Province. Previously he was Member of Parliament for Usino Bundi between 1994–1997 and 2002-2007. In 2003 he succeeded P ...

* Manus:

Charlie Benjamin Charlie Benjamin (5 November 1964) is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has been Governor of Manus Province since 2012, and was formerly the member for Manus Open in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 1997 to 2007. He was Vice-Minis ...

Milne Bay Milne Bay is a large bay in Milne Bay Province, south-eastern Papua New Guinea. More than long and over wide, Milne Bay is a sheltered deep-water harbor accessible via Ward Hunt Strait. It is surrounded by the heavily wooded Stirling Range to t ...

Sir John Luke Crittin, KBE ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

* Morobe: Ginson Saonu * New Ireland: Julius Chan *

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Gary Juffa Gary Juffa is a Papua New Guinea politician and Member of the 10th Parliament of Papua New Guinea. He founded the People's Movement for Change party, of which he is the sole Member of Parliament. He was first elected to the 9th Parliament of Pap ...

* Sandaun: Tony Wouwou * Southern Highlands: William Powl * West New Britain:

Sasindran Muthuvel Sasindran Muthuvel (born 5 July 1974) is the Current Governor for West New Britain Province and former Minister of State Owned Enterprises in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu ...

* Western: Taboi Awe Yoto * Western Highlands: Paias Wingti

Events

* 6 February – Prime Minister James Marape tests positive for COVID-19 and returns home after attending the

2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony The 2022 Winter Olympics opening ceremony was held at Beijing National Stadium, China on 4 February 2022. As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings are expected to combine the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sportin ...

. * 13 April – A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits the Papua New Guinean island of

New Britain New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi the Dam ...

. * 4 July –

2022 Papua New Guinean general election General elections were held in Papua New Guinea from 4 to 22 July 2022 to elect the members of the National Parliament for a new five-year term. Background During the previous election held in 2017, the People's National Congress (PNC), led ...

: Papua New Guineans go to the polls to elect their new government in a heavily guarded election. * 22 July – Prime Minister James Marape's Pangu Pati wins the general election. * 10 August – James Marape is re-elected unopposed as Prime Minister by the Parliament after his party Pangu Pati won the general election in July. * 8 September – Accession of Charles III as

King of Papua New Guinea The monarchy of Papua New Guinea is a system of government in which a hereditary monarch is the sovereign and head of state of Papua New Guinea. The current monarch and head of state, since 8 September 2022, is King Charles III. Although the per ...

following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. * 11 September –

2022 Papua New Guinea earthquake On 11 September 2022, an earthquake of moment magnitude 7.6–7.7 struck Papua New Guinea, in the northern part of Morobe Province. The normal faulting earthquake occurred with a hypocenter depth of beneath the Finisterre Range. A maximum pe ...

: At least eight people are killed and 24 others are injured after a magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. * 13 September – Charles III is officially proclaimed King of Papua New Guinea at National Parliament House, Port Moresby. * 19 September – A national holiday is observed to mourn the passing of Elizabeth II, Queen of Papua New Guinea. * 19 September – Papua New Guinean representatives attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London. * 25 October - Tribal Clashes Erupted on the Island of Kiriwina killing at least 30 people.

Deaths

* 3 January – Tu'u Maori, 33, rugby league player ( national team) * 3 March –

William Samb William Samb (died 3 March 2022) was a Papua New Guinean politician. Biography Samb was a part of the Goilalan people of southeastern Papua New Guinea and was among the first of his people to obtain higher education, attending the Papua New G ...

, politician, MP (since 2015) * 11 May –

Sam Basil Samuel H. Basil (16 November 1969 – 11 May 2022) was a Papua New Guinean politician. He was a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 2007, representing the electorate of Bulolo Open, until his death in 2022. From 8 June 2 ...

, 52, politician, deputy prime minister (since 2020), MP (since 2007), and minister of finance (2019) * 9 June – Chris Nangoi, politician, MP (since 2017) * 21 June – Sir Peter Barter, 82, businessman and politician, governor of Madang Province (1997–2002) * 8 September – Elizabeth II, 96, Queen of Papua New Guinea since 1975, affectionately known as ''Missis Kwin''Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passes on
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References

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