Rabbie Namaliu

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Namaliu in 2012
4th Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
In office
4 July 1988 – 17 July 1992
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors General
Preceded byPaias Wingti
Succeeded byPaias Wingti
Personal details
Born
Rabbie Langanai Namaliu

(1947-04-03)3 April 1947
Pangu
Spouse
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(died 1992)​
Children6
Alma mater

Sir Rabbie Langanai Namaliu

Pangu Party
.

Biography

Namaliu was born in

East New Britain. He was educated in Papua New Guinea and in Canada, at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia. Prior to his political career he was an academic in the field of political science at the University of Papua New Guinea
.

After Papua New Guinea's independence in 1975, Namaliu was one of four leading civil servants, together with Mekere Morauta, Anthony Siaguru, and Charles Lepani who led the formation of public administration and public policy in PNG's immediate post-independence years. They were often called "Gang of Four".[3]

Before becoming prime minister, he served as foreign minister for the first time, from 1982 to 1984, by this time beginning his long alliance with Michael Somare, who was prime minister at that time and served as foreign minister while Namaliu was prime minister. Namaliu was appointed Leader of the Opposition in June 1988.[4] and replaced Paias Wingti as the Prime Minister in July 1988.

He was appointed foreign minister in 2002, as part of the National Alliance Party government of Michael Somare. He served as foreign minister until 12 July 2006 when he became finance minister during a cabinet reshuffle. Namaliu subsequently lost his seat of Kokopo Open at the 2007 Election but had not ruled out a future return to politics. He lost his cabinet post when the new government, again led by Somare, took office in August 2007.

As a former prime minister of Papua New Guinea, he was a member of the

Privy Council of the United Kingdom from 1989, and was styled "The Right Honourable
" with the postnominal letters 'P.C.'.

Namaliu married the civil servant,

leukaemia and was in hospital in Brisbane, Australia. She died in 1992.[5]

Namaliu died on 31 March 2023, at the age of 75 about 3 days before his 76th birthday.[6]

References

  1. ^ Rabbie Namaliu, Australian Network, accessed December 2010
  2. ISBN 9780824822651
    .
  3. ^ Lepi, David. "The four most influential men". The National. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. ^ "PAPUA NEW GUINEA (National Parliament)". 23 September 2023. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023.
  5. ^ "PNG'S NAMALIU HANGS ONTO PANGU PATI PARTY". Pacific Islands Report. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. ^ Jackson, Keith (1 April 2023). "Ex-PM Namaliu dies suddenly in Rabaul". PNG Attitude. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
1988–1992 		Succeeded by
National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
Preceded by Speaker of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
1994–1997 		Succeeded by
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