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James Marape
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Key facts
- Monarchs
- Elizabeth II , Charles III
- Governor general
- Sir Bob Dadae
- Deputy
- Davis Steven (2019–2020) , Sam Basil (2020–2022), John Rosso (2022–present)
- Preceded by
- Peter O'Neill
- Prime minister
- Himself
- Succeeded by
- Justin Tkatchenko
- Constituency
- Tari-Pori District
- Born
- ( 1971-04-24 ) 24 April 1971 (age 55) , Tari, Southern Highlands Province , Territory of Papua and New Guinea , (now Hela Province , Papua New Guinea )
- Party
- Pangu Party (2019–present)
- Other political affiliations
- People's National Congress (2012–2019) , National Alliance Party (2007) , People's Progress Party (2002)
- Spouse
- Rachael Marape
- Alma mater
- University of Papua New Guinea
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Papua New Guinea
- Place of birth
- Tari
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- University of Papua New Guinea
- Political party
- Pangu Party
- Image
- Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea on July 27, 2023 - 230727-D-TT977-0140 (cropped).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1971-04-24
- name in native language
- James Marape
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Encyclopedic overview
James Marape (born 24 April 1971) 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. 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.
Early career
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