Pila Niningi
Pila Kole Ninigi is a Papua New Guinea politician. He is a Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, and represented the seat of Imbonggu Open from 1997 to 1998 and was re-elected to the seat in 2017.
The Honourable Pila Niningi MP | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Inter-Government Relations | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | James Marape |
| Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology | |
| In office 9 August 2017 – 31 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Peter O'Neill |
| Succeeded by | Pila Niningi |
| Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Constituency | Imbonggu Open |
| Minister for Public Services | |
| In office 21 October 1998 – 28 October 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Bill Skate |
| Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea | |
| In office 1997 – 28 October 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Peipul |
| Succeeded by | Peter Peipul |
| Constituency | Imbonggu Open |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Papua New Guinean |
| Political party | Pangu Pati |
| Other political affiliations | Independent |
| Alma mater | University of Papua New Guinea |
Early life edit
Niningi graduated from the University of Papua New Guinea with a Bachelor of Laws.[1]
Political career edit
He was first elected to the National Parliament in the 1997 general election. He was declared the winner of the seat on 14 August 1998 following a recount which was ordered by the Court of Disputed Returns. He was appointed as Minister for Public Services in October 1998 under Bill Skate, but was disqualified from Parliament by a Supreme Court decision on 28 October 1998.[1]
He was later re-elected to the National Parliament in the 2017 general election as an Independent. He was appointed as Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology in the O'Neill-Abel Cabinet. He was then appointed as Minister for Inter-Government Relations on 7 June 2019 as part of the First Marape Cabinet.[1]
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