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Friday, August 10, 2012

2012 PNG Government Formed

The elections are now over and government has just been formed, Peter O'Neil has been unanimously voted in as the Prime Minister for Papua New Guinea's 9th Parliament. Last night he allocated the 33 ministries to his government members and they are as follows:

Prime Minister - Peter O’Neill.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Inter-Government Relations - Leo Dion.
Minister for Treasury - Don Polye.
Minister for Public Enterprise and State Investment - Ben Micah.
Minister for Forest and Climate Change - Patrick Pruaitch.
Minister for Transport - Ano Pala.
Minister for Agriculture and Livestock - Tommy Tomscoll.
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration - Rimbink Pato.
Minister for Public Service - Sir Puka Temu.
Minister for Religion, Youth and Community Development - Loujaya Toni.
Minister for Environment and Conservation - John Pundari.
Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and technology - David Arore.
Minister for Justice and Attorney General - Kerenga Kua.
Minister for Defence - Fabian Pok.
Minister for Education - Paru Aihi.
Minister for Finance - James Marape.
Minister for Petroleum and Energy - William Duma.
Minister for Housing and Urban Development - Paul Isikiel.
Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture - Boka Kondra.
Minister for Trade, Commerce and Industry - Richard Maru.
Minister for Sports and Pacific Games - Justin Tkatchenko.
Minister for Labor and Industrial Relations - Mark Maipakai.
Minister for Health and HIV-AIDS - Michael Malabag.
Minister for Police - Nixon Duban.
Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources - Mao Zeming.
Minister for Correctional Services - Jim Simatab.
Minister for Communication and Information Technology - Jimmy Miringtoro.
Minister for Mining - Byron Chan.
Minister for Works and Implementation - Francis Awesa.
Minister for Autonomous Regions - Steven Kama.
Minister for Lands and Physical Planning - Benny Allan.
Minister for National Planning - Charles Abel.
Minister for Civil Aviation - Davies Steven.

There are quite a number of new members taking up ministries as well as Loujaya Toni, a female to be given a portfolio. We shall wait and see how these Ministers manage their respective portfolios before we can make our personal judgements on their performances.

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