Ministerial Portfolio
Vice Minister for Public Service

Electorate
Ambunti Drekikir

Party
People's National Congress Party (PNC)

Votes Received
8,307

Current: First elected to the 10th National Parliament in the 2017 National General Election as a United Resource Party Candidate, then joined the People's National Congress Party. Appointed Vice Minister for Public Service following the formation of the Marape-Steven Government on 21/06/2019 and sworn in on 3rd July 2019, 1st Term in this Parliament.

Past: Appointed Vice Minister for Finance, Implementation and Rural Development in the O'Neill-Abel Government from August 2017-May 2019.

Primary Education: Completed Primary Education at Bainik Primary School, Grades 1-6 (1974-1979)
Secondary Education: Completed Secondary Education at Maprik Provincial Hgh. Sch. Grs. 7-10 (1980-1983) and Grs. 11-12, Passam High Sch. (1984-1985)
Tertiary Education: Completed Tertiary Education at College of Allied Health Science (1968-1988)

Achievements: Awarded a Certificate in Diploma from the Applied Sciences and the Royal Society of Health.
Last Occupation Prior to Elections: Manager for a Private Business Company (2003-2017)

Parliament Office
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