| Vice-President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville | |
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 Emblem of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville | |
| Incumbent Patrick Nisira since 25 September 2020 | |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Joseph Watawi |
| Formation | 15 June 2005 |
| Politics of Bougainville |
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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.
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.
List of vice-presidents of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
| No. | Image | Name | Term | Party | Election | President | ||
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| 1 |
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Joseph Watawi (1960–2021) |
15 June 2005 – 15 May 2007 |
Unknown | 2005 | Joseph Kabui | ||
| 2 |
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John Tabinaman (c. 1952–2021) |
15 May 2007 – 7 June 2008 |
Unknown | – | |||
| – |
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Mathias Salas (born TBA) Acting |
7 June 2008 – 19 January 2009 |
Bougainville People's Congress | – | John Tabinaman | ||
| 3 |
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Ezekiel Massat (born TBA) |
19 January 2009 – 10 June 2010 |
Bougainville People's Congress | 2008 | James Tanis | ||
| 4 |
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Patrick Nisira (born 1972) |
10 June 2010 – 22 February 2017 |
Independent | 2010 | John Momis | ||
| 2015 | ||||||||
| 5 |
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Raymond Masono (?–2021) |
22 February 2017 – 25 September 2020 |
Unknown | – | |||
| (4) |
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Patrick Nisira (born 1972) |
25 September 2020 – Incumbent |
Independent | 2020 | Ishmael Toroama | ||
Notes
- Dismissed.
- Resigned from office.
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "New ABG Vice President". Autonomous Region of Bougainville. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
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