President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville | |
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since 25 September 2020 | |
Appointer | Direct Election |
Term length | Five years and renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Joseph Kabui |
Formation | 15 June 2005 |
Deputy | Vice-President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville |
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The President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville governs the island, which is an autonomous entity within Papua New Guinea.
The first President of Bougainville was Joseph Kabui,[1] who was elected in June 2005,[1] following the 2000 peace agreement which ended the Bougainville War. Kabui died of an apparent heart attack on 7 June 2008,[1] and Vice-President John Tabinaman took over as Acting President until a new election was held.[2]
List of Presidents of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
Number | Name | Term start | Term end | Party |
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1 | Joseph Kabui | 15 June 2005 | 7 June 2008 | Bougainville People's Congress |
- | John Tabinaman (acting) | 7 June 2008 | 6 January 2009 | |
2 | James Tanis | 6 January 2009 | 10 June 2010 | Bougainville People's Congress |
3 | John Momis | 10 June 2010[3] | 10 June 2015 | New Bougainville Party |
10 June 2015 | 25 September 2020 | |||
4 | Ishmael Toroama | 25 September 2020 | Incumbent | Bougainville People’s Alliance Party |
Previous regional leaders
Bougainville has been headed by several different types of administration: a decentralised administration headed by a Premier (as North Solomons Province from 1975 to 1990), an appointed administrator during the height of the Bougainville Civil War (from 1990 to 1995), a Premier heading the Bougainville Transitional Government (from 1995 to 1998), the co-chairmen of the Bougainville Constituent Assembly (1999), a Governor heading a provincial government as in other parts of Papua New Guinea (2000 to 2005) and the Autonomous Bougainville Government (since 2005).[4][5][6]
President of the secessionist Republic of North Solomons (1975)
Premier | Term |
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Alexis Sarei | 1975 |
Premiers (1975–1990)
Premier | Term |
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Alexis Sarei | 1975–1980 |
Leo Hannett | 1980–1984 |
Alexis Sarei | 1984–1987 |
Joseph Kabui | 1987–1990 |
Administrators (1990–1995)
Premier | Term |
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Sam Tulo | 1990–1995 |
Premiers (1995–1998)
Premier | Term |
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Theodore Miriung | 1995–1996 |
Gerard Sinato | 1996–1998 |
Bougainville Constituent Assembly Co-chairmen (1999)
Premier | Term |
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Gerard Sinato and Joseph Kabui | January 1999 – December 1999 |
Governors (1999–2005)
Premier | Term |
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John Momis | 1999–2005 |
References
- ^ a b c "Bougainville president Kabui dies". The Age. 2008-06-07. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ "Funeral for Bougainville leader", BBC News, 10 June 2008.
- ^ Laukai, Aloysius (2008-06-11). "Momis sworn in, Caretaker announced". New Dawn FM 95.3. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
- ^ May, R. J. "8. Decentralisation: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back". State and society in Papua New Guinea: the first twenty-five years. Australian National University. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Provinces". rulers.org. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "Parliamentary Education in Bougainville" (PDF). Parliament of Queensland. Retrieved 12 April 2017.