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

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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

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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 {{PapuaNewGuinea-politician-stub