Vice-President Of The Autonomous Region Of Bougainville
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The Vice President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville is the second highest office in the
province A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
, which is an autonomous region of
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 ...
. The current Vice-President is Patrick Nisira, who was sworn in on 25 September 2020 after his appointment by President
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 ...
.http://www.abg.gov.pg/index.php/news/read/statement-by-the-president-on-the-occasion-of-the-swearing-in-ceremony-of-t The Vice-President is appointed by the President from among the members of the
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from one region other than the region from which the President comes from.


List of vice-presidents of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville

#Note: John Tabinaman served as the acting
President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville The President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville governs the island, which is an autonomous entity within Papua New Guinea. List of presidents of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville The first President of Bougainville was Joseph Kabui ...
from June 2008 until 6 January 2009.


References

Politics of Papua New Guinea Autonomous Region of Bougainville 2005 establishments in Papua New Guinea {{PapuaNewGuinea-stub