Papua New Guinea Governance Information

Type of Government:	Constitutional Parliamentary Democracy
Capital city:	Port Moresby
Population:	5,931,769 (July 2008 est.)
Independence :	16 September 1975 (from the Australian-administered UN trusteeship)
Constitution:	16 September 1975
Legal Sysrem:	based on English common law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Political Parties and Leaders:	National Alliance Party or NA [Michael SOMARE]; Papua and Niugini Union Party or PANGU PATI [Andrew KUMBAKOR]; Papua New Guinea Party or PNGP [Sir Mekere MORAUTA]; People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Michael OGIO]; People's Action Party or PAP [Gabriel KAPRIS]; United Resources Party or URP [William DUMA] (2007)
Governor General:	Paulius MATANE, Sir
Prime Minister:	Michael SOMARE, Sir
Deputy Prime Minister:	Puka TEMU, Dr.
Ministers:	Minister for Agriculture & Livestock John HICKEY Minister for Autonomy & Autonomous Regions Michael SOMARE, Sir Minister for Commerce & Industry Gabriel KAPRIS Minister for Communication & Information Patrick TAMMUR Minister for Community Development, Women, Religion, & Sports Carol KIDU Minister for Conservation & Environment Benny ALLAN Minister for Correctional Services Tony AIMO Minister for Culture & Tourism Charles ABEL Minister for Defense Bob DADAE Minister for Education Michael LAIMO Minister of Fisheries Ben SEMRI Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade, & Immigration Sam ABAL Minister for Forestry Belden NAMAH Minister for Health & HIV/AIDS Sasa ZIBE Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science, & Technology Michael OGIO Minister for Housing & Urban Development Andrew KUMBAKOR Minister for Intergovernment Relations Job POMAT Minister for Internal Security Sani RAMBE Minister for Justice Allan MARAT Minister for Labor & Industrial Relations Mark MAIPAKAI Minister for Lands, Physical Planning, & Mining Puka TEMU, Dr. Minister for National Planning & District Development Paul TIENSTEN Minister for Petroleum & Energy William DUMA Minister for Public Enterprise Arthur SOMARE Minister for State Assisting the Prime Minister on Constitutional Matters Philemon EMBEL Minister for Treasury & Finance Patrick PRUAITCH Minister for Works, Transport, & Civil Aviation Don POYLE Attorney General Allan MARAT Governor, Central Bank Wilson KAMIT Ambassador to the US Evan PAKI Permanent Representative to the UN, New YorkRobert AISI
Judicial System:	Supreme Court (the chief justice is appointed by the governor general on the proposal of the National Executive Council after consultation with the minister responsible for justice; other judges are appointed by the Judicial and Legal Services Commission)
International Memberships	African, Caribbean , and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Colombo Plan (CP) Commonwealth of Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Group of 77 (G-77) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organisation (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Interpol Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (Sparteca) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) Universal Postal Union (UPU) University of the South Pacific (USP) World Bank World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organisation (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organisation (WTO)
Sources:	(1) Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-p/papua-new-guinea.html (2) Papua New Guinea - Central Intelligence Agency https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html

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