Patrick Nisira (born 1972) is a Bougainvillean politician. He was

Vice President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville The Vice President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville is the second highest office in the province, which is an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea. The current Vice-President is Patrick Nisira, who was sworn in on 25 September 2020 aft ...

under President

John Momis John Momis (born 3 March 1942) is a Bougainvillean politician who served as the President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea between 2010 and 2020. Momis served as a Catholic priest from 1970 until 1993, becoming active ...

from 10 June 2010 to 22 February 2017. He was reappointed as Vice President by

Ishmael Toroama Ishmael Toroama (born 28 February 1969) is a Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Bougainvillean politician who was elected President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in 2020 Bougainville Presidential Election, 2020. He is a former commander ...

on 25 September 2020. Nisira represents the

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in North Bougainville as an independent. He previously served as the Works Minister in the government of former President

James Tanis James Tanis (born 1965?"Un ancien sécessionniste élu ...

. Tanis was defeated for re-election by John Momis in the 2010 presidential election. Nisira was one of the few members of Tanis' cabinet to win re-election in the simultaneous

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, defeating challenger Damian Kora with 1,764 votes to Kora's 512 votes. Newly elected President

appointed Nisira as his Vice-President on 10 June 2010—the same date as his

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. Nisira served a five-year term as Vice-President and was appointed to a second term in 2015. Nisira was also appointed as

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within Momis's cabinet on 23 June 2010. Nisira resigned the Vice-Presidency in February 2017 in order to contest the 2017 Papua New Guinean national election. In 2018, Nisira was appointed a Commissioner of the Bougainville Referendum Commission. In that role, he is working as part of the Commission to ensure that the referendum on Bougainville’s long term political future is conducted freely and fairly. He is one of five Commissioners, that includes former Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern as Chair. On 2 October 2020 Nisira was appointed Minister of Economic Development in the cabinet of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nisira, Patrick 1972 births Vice-presidents of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville Living people Members of the Bougainville House of Representatives Government ministers of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville 21st-century Papua New Guinean politicians