21 Notable alumni of
University of Papua New Guinea
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The University of Papua New Guinea is 2610th in the world, 44th in Oceania, and 1st in Papua New Guinea by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from the University of Papua New Guinea sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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James Marape
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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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. 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.
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Peter O'Neill
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Peter Charles Paire O'Neill CMG is a Papua New Guinean politician who served as the seventh Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 2011 to 2019. He has been a Member of Parliament for Ialibu-Pangia since 2002. He was a former cabinet minister and the leader of the People's National Congress between 2006 and 2022. He resigned his position as prime minister to avoid a vote of no confidence, and he was succeeded by James Marape.
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Bob Dadae
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sir Bob Bofeng Dadae GCL GCMG KStJ is a Papua New Guinean politician currently serving as the tenth governor-general of Papua New Guinea since 2017.
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David Vunagi
- Occupations
- priest
- Biography
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Sir David Okete Vuvuiri Vunagi, GCMG, is a retired Solomon Islands Anglican bishop who served as governor-general of Solomon Islands from 2019 to 2024. He was the archbishop of Melanesia and bishop of the Diocese of Central Melanesia from 2009 to 2015.
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Mekere Morauta
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Sir Mekere Morauta KCMG PC was a Papua New Guinean politician and economist who served as the 7th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 1999 to 2002. Inheriting a depressed economy and a fractious legislature, he embarked on fundamental reforms of the country's economy and political system.
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Frank Kabui
- Occupations
- judgepolitician
- Biography
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Sir Frank Utu Ofagioro Kabui was the Governor General of the Solomon Islands from 7 July 2009 to 7 July 2019.
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Rabbie Namaliu
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sir Rabbie Langanai Namaliu GCL KCMG PC was a Papua New Guinean politician. He served as the fourth prime minister of Papua New Guinea from 4 July 1988 to 17 July 1992 as leader of the Pangu Party.
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Kessai Note
- Years
- 1950-.. (age 75)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kessai Hesa Note is a Marshallese politician who was President of the Marshall Islands from 2000 to 2008.
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Sam Abal
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 67)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Samuel Tei Abal is a Papua New Guinean politician. Abal, who previously served as Foreign Minister from August 2007 to December 2010, became the Deputy Prime Minister of the country in a cabinet reshuffle by Michael Somare on 7 December 2010. He further became acting Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea on 13 December 2010, when Prime Minister Somare stepped down from office to face a tribunal regarding allegations of financial mismanagement. His tenure as acting Prime Minister ended on 2 August 2011, when Peter O'Neill won a parliamentary vote to be appointed as Prime Minister. Since October 2021, he is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Papua New Guinea to Japan.
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Kalkot Mataskelekele
- Years
- 1949-.. (age 76)
- Occupations
- judgepoliticianlawyer
- Biography
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Kalkot Mataskelekele Mauliliu is a Vanuatuan politician who served as the president of Vanuatu from 16 August 2004 to 16 August 2009.
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Gordon Darcy Lilo
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Gordon Darcy Lilo is a Solomon Islander politician who served as the prime minister of Solomon Islands from 16 November 2011 to 9 December 2014. He was a member of the National Parliament of the Solomon Islands, representing the Gizo/Kolombangara constituency spanning Gizo and the island of Kolombangara in Western Province. Lilo served as the Minister of Finance of the Solomon Islands from 2006 to 2007 and from 2010 to 2011.
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Bartholomew Ulufa'alu
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Bartholomew Ulufa'alu CMG (25 December 1950 – 25 May 2007) was the prime minister of Solomon Islands from 27 August 1997 to 30 June 2000.
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Peter Ipatas
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 67)
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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The Right Honourable Chief Sir Peter Ipatas, KBE, GCL, MP is a Papua New Guinean politician and businessman, and is the current governor of Enga province. Ipatas has been re-elected to the parliament for six consecutive terms since 1997. He is commonly known throughout the country as the "Action Governor". Chief Ipatas is also known as the Father of Free Education Policy in the country. He first assumed office in 1997.
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Puka Temu
- Years
- 20th Century
- Enrolled in the University of Papua New Guinea
- In 1976 graduated with Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Sir Puka Temu, KBE, CMG, is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since 2002, representing the electorate of Abau Open. A former Deputy Prime Minister under Michael Somare, he is part of Prime Minister James Marape's government as a member of the Our Development Party.
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Davis Steven
- Occupations
- civil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Davis Madava Steven is a Papua New Guinea politician. He is a Member of the Papua New Guinea National Parliament, representing the seat of Esa'ala Open since 2012. Steven served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 2019 to 2020 due to a cabinet reshuffle by prime minister Marape.
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Gary Juffa
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Gary Juffa is a Papua New Guinea politician and Member of the 10th Parliament of Papua New Guinea. He founded the People's Movement for Change party, of which he is the sole Member of Parliament. He was first elected to the 9th Parliament of Papua New Guinea as the Governor of Oro Province in July 2012.
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Soroi Eoe
- Years
- 1954-.. (age 71)
- Occupations
- civil servant
- Biography
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Soroi Marepo Eoe CMG is a Papua New Guinea politician. He has been a Member of the Papua New Guinea National Parliament since 2017, representing the electorate of Kikori Open. On 7 June 2019, he was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and held the position for five months before being replaced, and later returning to the same position on 20 December 2020 serving until 23 August 2022. He was later appointed as Minister for Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs on 24 August 2022 following the formation of the Marape-Rosso Cabinet after the 2022 National General Elections. He is the Southern Region Leader of the Pangu Pati since 11 August 2022.
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Cecilia Nembou
- Occupations
- women's rights activist
- Biography
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Cecilia Nembou is an educator and women's rights advocate from Papua New Guinea.
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Motarilavoa Hilda Lini
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- diplomat
- Biography
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Motarilavoa Hilda Lin̄i is a chief of the Turaga nation of Pentecost Island in Vanuatu in the South Pacific, who has been associated with the nuclear-free Pacific movement, women's rights, indigenous rights, and environmental issues. Following Vanuatu's 1980 independence, she became one of the first two women elected to Parliament, in 1987. During the early 1990s, as Minister of Health, she helped to persuade the World Health Organization to bring the question of the legality of nuclear weapons to the International Court of Justice in The Hague. She was briefly Minister of Justice from October 1996 to November 1996. She received The Nuclear-Free Future Award in 2005. She is sister to Vanuatu's first Prime Minister, Walter Lin̄i.
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Pila Kole Niningi
- Occupations
- civil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Pila Kole Niningi is a Papua New Guinea politician. He is a Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, and represented the seat of Imbonggu Open from 1997 to 1998 and was re-elected to the seat in 2017.
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Winifred Kamit
- Occupations
- lawyer
- Biography
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Lady Winifred Taretaufi Kamit CBE is a Papua New Guinean lawyer. In the 2006 Birthday Honours she was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for service to law, commerce and public administration.
