Ministerial Portfolio
Treasury

Electorate
Kavieng

Party
National Alliance (NA) Party

Votes Received
9,386

Current: Re-elected to the 10th National Parliament in the 2017 National General Election as a National Alliance Candidate Open. Appointed Minister for Treasury in the Marape-Steven Government on 27th August 2019 by the Governor General Sir Bob Dadae, Third Term in this Parliament.

Past: First elected to 6th National Parliament in 1997 General Elections for Kavieng Open seat. Appointed Minister for Mining in July 1997 till removal of Pangu Pati from the Skate government December 1997. Appointed member of the Standing Orders Committee, Public Works Committee and Privileges Committee-Chair from March-April 1998. Joined the Skate government and appointed Minister for Public Service from April 1998-October 1998, then Minister for Commerce and Industry from October 1998 till installation of the Morauta government in July 1999. Served briefly as member of the Constitutional Laws and Acts and Subordinate Legislation Committee in November 1999, then Public Works Committee from November 1999. Re-elected to the 7th National Parliament in the 2002 General Elections for the New Ireland Provincial seat and assumed post of Governor for New Ireland Province. Served as member of the Economics Committee, Public Works Committee and the Select Committee on Pacific Economic Community-Chair between 2002 and 2007. Shadow Minister for Treasury and Finance in the Pruaitch led opposition from August 2017-August 26th 2019, then joined the Marape-Steven Government August 27th 2019.

Religion: Christianity- Catholic
Primary Education: Grade 1-6, Kavieng Scared Heart (1965-1967), Court Street Primary School (1967-1969), Gordons Primary School (1970-1971)
Secondary Education: St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly, Brisbane, QLD (1978-1981)
Tertiary Education: Griffith University, Brisbane Queensland (1978-1981)

Achievements: Earned a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc)- Applied Mathematics & Land Use Planning from Griffith University, Brisbane Queensland in 1982.
Last Occupation Prior to Elections: Chairman of Monian Group of Companies, A Family Business Owner, Ling-Stuckey Foundation

Parliament Office
C/-National Parliament, PO Parliament House, WAIGANI, Papua New Guinea

Ph: +675 3277567
Fax: +675 3277480
chairman@kdda.gov.pg

Electorate Office
c/-Kavieng District Development Authority, PO Box 44, Kavieng, New Ireland Province

Telephone: +675 71111777
Fax: NA
Email: chairman@kdda.gov.pg