Belden Namah

Belden Namah
Leader of the Opposition
In office
September 2019 – December 2020
Preceded byPatrick Pruaitch
Succeeded byPatrick Pruaitch
In office
August 2012 – December 2014
Preceded byCarol Kidu
Succeeded byDon Polye
In office
2011 – July 2011
Preceded byMekere Morauta
Succeeded byCarol Kidu
Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
In office
2011–2012
Prime MinisterPeter O'Neill
Preceded bySam Abal
Succeeded byLeo Dion
Minister for Forestry
In office
2007–2010
Prime MinisterMichael Somare
Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
Assumed office
2007
ConstituencyVanimo-Green River Open
Personal details
Born (1969-12-30) 30 December 1969 (age 54)
NationalityPapua New Guinean
Political partyPapua New Guinea Party (2012–)
Other political
affiliations
National Alliance Party (2007-2010)
Alma materDuntroon

Belden Namah (born 30 December 1969) is a Papua New Guinean politician. Namah is a member of the National Parliament for the Papua New Guinea Party, and has represented Vanimo-Green River District since 2007. He served in the Cabinet from 2007 to 2010, and as Deputy Prime Minister from 2011 to 2012. In 2012, Namah became a member of the opposition. After retaining his seat in the 2022 election, he said that he would not rejoin the opposition.[1]

  1. ^ Lulu Maginde (3 August 2022). "Namah: Not going back to Opposition". The National. Retrieved 25 March 2023.