Isaac Joseph (born 19 September 1975) 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 ...

n politician. He was a New Generation Party member of the

National Parliament of Papua New Guinea The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the unicameral national legislature in Papua New Guinea. It was created in 1964 as the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea but gained its current name after the nation was granted independence ...

from July 2007 until 2012, representing the electorate of Mendi Open. Joseph was a church pastor before entering politics. He was elected to the open seat vacated by

Michael Nali Michael Nali Order of the British Empire, CBE (born 1961) is a Papua New Guinean politician. He was the leader of the People's Progress Party from 2002 to 2007 and was Member of National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, Parliament for the electorat ...

, who made an unsuccessful attempt to shift to the Southern Highlands Regional seat. He was subsequently appointed Shadow Minister for the Public Service by Opposition Leader Sir

Mekere Morauta The Right Honourable Sir Mekere Morauta (12 June 1946 – 19 December 2020) was a Papua New Guinean politician and economist who served as the 7th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 1999 to 2002. Inheriting a depressed economy and a fra ...

. He has been critical of past neglect within the Mendi area, and has pledged to push for a number of reforms, including new development initiatives, reform of the public service, improved enforcement of law and order and an end to tribal fighting.Kolo, Pearson. "MP pledges bottom up development". '' Papua New Guinea Post-Courier'', August 21, 2007.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph, Isaac 1975 births Living people Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea People from the Southern Highlands Province New Generation Party (Papua New Guinea) politicians