Patrick Pruaitch

Quick Facts

Full Name	Patrick Pruaitch
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 29, 1964(1964-06-29)
Age	60
Birthplace	Sandaun Province
Country	Papua New Guinea
Horoscope	Cancer

Patrick Pruaitch Biography

Patrick Pruaitch is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 29, 1964 in Sandaun Province, Papua New Guinea.

He was employed by SP Holdings for 10 years, and then moved to Shell in 1998 until his resignation to run in the 2002 elections.

Pruaitch was first elected to the national parliament in the 2002 elections as an independent MP. He joined the National Alliance Party, which was then-Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare’s party. He was regularly acting in capacities but his most important posts were at the Finance and Treasury portfolios. He was appointed as Minister for Forestry on 13 August 2002. In May 2004 he became as well Leader of Government business, To these responsibilities were added Minister for Lands and Physical planning in August 2004. Following the resignation of Arthur Somare as Minister of State in March 2006, he became minister for National Planning and Monitoring and from April to these were added the responsibilities of Minister of Finance.In June 2006 he lost his Cabinet positions in a reshuffle. He came back in parliament after being re- elected in 2007 and was made Minister of Treasury and Finance in the Somare/Temu government. He combined this post for three months with Forestry until August 2007. In June 2010, he was suspended from his Parliamentary seat due to allegations of misconduct in 2008: irregularities in expense accounts and misuse of District Development Funds The procedure to bring him before a Leadership Tribunal was still under way in December 2019. Then his last appeal against the procedure was dismissed. Despite,these accusations he was appointed in the caretaker cabinet of Sam Abal when Michael Somare was in hospital in 2011. However he was only a few months in that office because the new government of Peter O’Neill deposed the Abal Government during the 2011–12 Papua New Guinean constitutional crisis. Pruaitch was again elected as a Member of Parliament in 2012 despite the accusations of misuse of office, He was as well appointed Minister of Forestry and Climate Change by Prime Minister Peter O’Neill in August 2012 after the elections. In March 2014, he became Minister of the Treasury. Following the 2017 general election, he led the coalition of parliamentary opposition parties against Peter O’Neill’s government.

Patrick Pruaitch Net Worth

Patrick Pruaitch is one of the richest Politician from Papua New Guinea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Patrick Pruaitch 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Patrick Pruaitch, CMG (/ˈ p r uː aɪ tʃ / ; born 29 June 1964) is Minister of Foreign affairs of Papua New Guinea since November 2019. He is since 2002 Member of Parliament representing the Aitape-Lumi constituency in the West Sepik Province of Papua New Guinea. He has been a Cabinet Minister with few interruptions from 2002-2010 and thereafter from 2012-2017. He was leader of the opposition from 2017-2019

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Facts & Trivia

James Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Papua New Guinea. Patrick Pruaitch celebrates birthday on June 29 of every year.

Who is the founder of National Alliance Party?

History. It was founded in 1995 after the dissolution of the Melanesian Alliance Party members John Momis, Bernard Narokobi who merged with Moi Avei, Bart Philemon and Masket Iangalio, who then invited Sir Michael Somare to lead them to the 1997 elections after he had been sacked as leader of the Pangu Party.

Who is the current minister for forestry in PNG 2021?

Walter David Schnaubelt, MP.

What is the National Alliance Party?

The Alliance Party is a centrist American political party formed in 2019. It is affiliated with the American Party of South Carolina, Independence Party of Minnesota, Independent Party of Connecticut, and Reform Party of Florida.

When did Michael Somare marry?

Somare married his wife Veronica, Lady Somare (generally referred to as “Lady Veronica Somare”) in 1965 , having courted her in traditional fashion, and then immediately left to take up his scholarship at Administrative College.

Where is Justin tkatchenko from?

Hon. Justin Tkatchenko, MP – Ninth Parliament of Papua New Guinea.