Soroi Eoe (born 24 December 1954) is a
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 i ...
politician. He has been a Member of the Papua New Guinea
National Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
since 2017, representing
Kikori Open. On 7 June 2019, he was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and held the position for five months, and later returned to the same position on December 20, 2020.
Early life
Eoe completed his primary education at Apehava Private School, Menyama Lutheran School, and Lablab Private School. He completed his secondary education at
Bumayong
Bumayong is an outer suburb of Lae in the Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea.
Location
Bumayong is located 12 km North of Lae on Independence Drive up the road from the University of Technology on the Independence Drive loop. A Bailey bridg ...
Lutheran High School. In 1978, he obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Social Anthropology from the
University of Papua New Guinea
The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) is a university located in Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea. It was established by ordinance of the Australian administration in 1965. This followed the Currie Commission which had enquired ...
.
Prior to being elected to the National Parliament, he was a subsistence farmer.
Political career
He was first elected to the National Parliament in the
2017 general elections for Kikori Open as a member of the
PNG National Party
The Papua New Guinea National Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea.
It was formed in September 1969 by Thomas Kavali, Sabumei Kofikai and Siwi Kurondo when the three MPs broke away from the Compass Party. It was formally launched on ...
. Following his election, he joined
People's National Congress. He was then appointed Minister for Community Development, Youth and Religion in the
O'Neill-Abel Cabinet.
During
APEC 2018, Eoe hosted a Public Private Dialogue on Women and the Economy.
On 7 June 2019, he was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the
First Marape Cabinet.
Patrick Pruaitch
Patrick Pruaitch, CMG (; born 29 June 1964) is a Papua New Guinea politician who represented the Aitape-Lumi constituency in the West Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 2002 to 2022. He was a ...
replaced him in the
Second Marape Cabinet on 8 November 2019, before being replaced again by Eoe in the same position on December 20, 2020.
References
Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
Living people
University of Papua New Guinea alumni
People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea) politicians
Government ministers of Papua New Guinea
1954 births
Foreign Ministers of Papua New Guinea
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