James Marape
Papua New Guinea politician · Papua New Guinea · On the map · Politicians · Born 1971 · age 55
James Marape is a Papua New Guinean politician who has served as the prime minister of Papua New Guinea since May 2019. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since July 2007, representing the electorate of Tari-Pori Open in Hela Province in the New Guinea Highlands.
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He has held Cabinet Posts as Minister of Education (2008-2011), Minister of Finance (2012-2019), and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2023-2024). Marape entered the 2022 elections under the banner of the Pangu Party and won the most seats, while still being far from a majority. He was therefore able to form government, which was elected unopposed by the new parliament.
