Ministerial Portfolio
Minister for Civil Aviation

Electorate
Namatanai Open

Party
National Alliance Party (NA)

Votes Received
20, 474

Current: First elected to the 10th National Parliament for the Namatanai Open seat in the 2017 General Elections as a member of the National Alliance Party. Appointed as Minister for Civil Aviation (National Gazette No. G11) on 10/01/2022 following a minor cabinet reshuffle under the Marape-Basil Cabinet, 1st term in this Parliament.

Past: Opposition Whip under the Pruaitch led Opposition from August 2017 August 2019, then left the Opposition Branch to join the Marape led Government on 27th August 2019. Chairman of Law & Order from June 2019 to 28/08/2020, a member of the Emergency Permanent Parliamentary Committee from June 2019 to September 2020. Served as Minister for Culture, Tourism and National Museum (National Gazette No. G659) from 01/10/20 to 24/12/20, then as Minister for Forests (National Gazette No. G920, 2020) on 24/12/2020 to 09/01/2022.

Religion: Christianity- Roman Catholic
Primary Education: Completed Primary Education from the Sacred Heart Primary School, Malaguna, East New Britain Province
Secondary Education: Completed Secondary Education from the Marist Ash Grove College, Brisbane and Grades 11- 12 from Tafe College.
Achievements: Kyokushin Karate World Champion-Singapore 1992, seven (7) times consecutive Australian Asian Champion from 1993-1999 and Director and Managing Director of SOS Group of Companies
Last Occupation Prior to Elections: Director and Managing Director of SOS Security Limited since 1997.

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