The Vice President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville is the second highest office in the province, which is an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea. The current Vice-President is Patrick Nisira, who was sworn in on 25 September 2020 after his appointment by President Ishmael Toroama.[1]
| Vice-President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville | |
since 25 September 2020 | |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Joseph Watawi |
| Formation | 15 June 2005 |
The Vice-President is appointed by the President from among the members of the House of Representatives from one region other than the region from which the President comes from.[2]
List of vice-presidents of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
edit| No. | Image | Name | Term | Party | Election | President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Joseph Watawi (1960–2021) |
15 June 2005 – 15 May 2007[a] |
Unknown | 2005 | Joseph Kabui | ||
| 2 |
|
John Tabinaman (c. 1952–2021) [3][4] |
15 May 2007 – 7 June 2008 |
Unknown | – | |||
| – |
|
Mathias Salas (born TBA) Acting [5] |
7 June 2008 – 19 January 2009 |
Bougainville People's Congress | – | John Tabinaman | ||
| 3 |
|
Ezekiel Massat (born TBA) |
19 January 2009 – 10 June 2010 |
Bougainville People's Congress | 2008 | James Tanis | ||
| 4 |
|
Patrick Nisira (born 1972) [6][7] |
10 June 2010 – 22 February 2017[b] |
Independent | 2010 | John Momis | ||
| 2015 | ||||||||
| 5 |
|
Raymond Masono (?–2021) [7] |
22 February 2017 – 25 September 2020 |
Unknown | – | |||
| (4) |
|
Patrick Nisira (born 1972) [1] |
25 September 2020 – Incumbent |
Independent | 2020 | Ishmael Toroama | ||
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY OF THE CARETAKER GOVERNMENT". Archived from the original on 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Parliament".
- ^ "ABG names new vice-president". Island Business. 21 May 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ^ Tabinaman sworn-in as vice-president Archived September 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (Post-Courier Online, 16 May 2007)
- ^ "Top public servants in Bougainville face sack over financial irregularities". RNZ. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ Laukai, Aloysius (10 June 2010). "Momis sworn in, Caretaker announced". New Dawn FM 95.3. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ^ a b "New ABG Vice President". Autonomous Region of Bougainville. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.