President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville | |
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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 |
Website | President of Bougainville |
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]
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 |
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]
Premier | Term |
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Alexis Sarei | 1975 |
Premier | Term |
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Alexis Sarei | 1975–1980 |
Leo Hannett | 1980–1984 |
Alexis Sarei | 1984–1987 |
Joseph Kabui | 1987–1990 |
Premier | Term |
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Sam Tulo | 1990–1995 |
Premier | Term |
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Theodore Miriung | 1995–1996 |
Gerard Sinato | 1996–1998 |
Premier | Term |
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Gerard Sinato and Joseph Kabui | January 1999 – December 1999 |
Premier | Term |
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John Momis | 1999–2005 |
President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville | |
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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 |
Website | President of Bougainville |
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]
Number | Name | Term start | Term end | Party |
---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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]
Premier | Term |
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Alexis Sarei | 1975 |
Premier | Term |
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Alexis Sarei | 1975–1980 |
Leo Hannett | 1980–1984 |
Alexis Sarei | 1984–1987 |
Joseph Kabui | 1987–1990 |
Premier | Term |
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Sam Tulo | 1990–1995 |
Premier | Term |
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Theodore Miriung | 1995–1996 |
Gerard Sinato | 1996–1998 |
Premier | Term |
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Gerard Sinato and Joseph Kabui | January 1999 – December 1999 |
Premier | Term |
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John Momis | 1999–2005 |