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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.[1]
Vice-President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville | |
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since 25 September 2020 | |
Appointer | President |
Term length | Five years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Joseph Watawi |
Formation | 15 June 2005 |
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.[2]
No. | Image | Name | Term | Party | Election | President | ||
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1 | Joseph Watawi (1960–2021) |
15 June 2005 – 15 May 2007[lower-alpha 1] |
Unknown | 2005 | Joseph Kabui | |||
2 | John Tabinaman (c. 1952–2021) [3][4] |
15 May 2007 – 7 June 2008 |
Unknown | – | ||||
– | Mathias Salas (born TBA) Acting [5] |
7 June 2008 – 19 January 2009 |
Bougainville People's Congress | – | John Tabinaman | |||
3 | Ezekiel Massat (born TBA) |
19 January 2009 – 10 June 2010 |
Bougainville People's Congress | 2008 | James Tanis | |||
4 | Patrick Nisira (born 1972) [6][7] |
10 June 2010 – 22 February 2017[lower-alpha 2] |
Independent | 2010 | John Momis | |||
2015 | ||||||||
5 | Raymond Masono (?–2021) [7] |
22 February 2017 – 25 September 2020 |
Unknown | – | ||||
(4) | Patrick Nisira (born 1972) [1] |
25 September 2020 – Incumbent |
Independent | 2020 | Ishmael Toroama |
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