Ministerial Portfolio
Vice Minister assisting the Prime Minister on Foreign Investment Matters

Electorate
Ijivitari Open

Party
Papua New Guinea Greens (PNGG) Party

Votes Received
15, 245

Current: First elected to the 10th National Parliament for the Ijivitari Open seat in the 2017 General Elections as a member of the National Alliance Party. Appointed as Vice Minister assisting the Prime Minister on Direct Foreign Investment from 7/09/2020 following a cabinet reshuffle, and sworn-in in May 2021, currently affiliated with the PNG Greens Party, 1st term in this Parliament.

Past: Appointed Member of the Appointments; Private Business and Standing Orders Parliamentary Committees and assistant Speaker from June 2019-early September 2020. Discharged from the Public Sector Reform and Service Delivery Special Committee on 03/09/20, discharged from the Private Business Committee and assistant Speaker on 04/09/2020. Joined People's National Congress party after the formation of the O'Neill-Abel Government then resigned to join Our Development Party at some point in time between 2017-2020.

Religion: Christianity- Anglican
Primary Education: Completed Primary Education from Coronation Primary School (1978-1983)
Secondary Education: Completed Secondary Education from Gordons Secondary School (1984-1987)
Tertiary Education: Completed Tertiary Education from Madang Divine Word University (2001-2003)

Achievements: Awarded Diplomas in Management and Human Resource Management from Madang Divine Word University, 2003.
Last Occupation Prior to Elections: Employed with Toyota Tsusto Holdings South Pacific (2012-2017)

Parliament Office
C/-National Parliament, PO Parliament House, WAIGANI, NCD 131, Papua New Guinea

Ph: +675 3277654/ 72568919
Fax: +675 3277480
richardmasere@gmail.com