Leader Belden Namah National Parliament 2 / 111 | Founded 2007 (2007) | |
Founder Mekere Morauta and Wake Goi | ||
The Papua New Guinea Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. It was founded in 2007 by former Prime Minister and leader of the People's Democratic Movement, Mekere Morauta, along with fellow MP Wake Goi.
The party won 8 out of 109 seats in the 2007 General Elections With this result the party became the largest opposition party.
When Morauta stepped down from the leadership of the opposition and of the party in May 2010, Belden Namah was elected to succeed him to both. In August 2011, following a change in government, Namah became deputy prime minister under PM Peter O'Neill, as part of a coalition government.
By January 2012, the party's parliamentary membership had increased to 25, as members of smaller parties joined it.
The party had 2 members in the 111-seat National Parliament of Papua New Guinea as of November 2016.