Philip Bouraga

Sir Philip Bouraga
Papua New Guineaan High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office
1989–1991?
Minister of Finance of Papua New Guinea
In office
1982–1985
Preceded byJohn Kaputin
Succeeded bySir Julius Chan
Commissioner of Police of Papua New Guinea
In office
1979–1982
Preceded byWilliam Penias Tiden
Succeeded byHenry Tokam
Personal details
Born(1940-09-30)30 September 1940
Kikori, Gulf Province, Territory of Papua and New Guinea (now Papua New Guinea)
Died31 October 2021(2021-10-31) (aged 81)


Sir Philip Bouraga KBE (1940 – 2021) was a former police commissioner of Papua New Guinea (PNG) from 1979 to 1982, a member of the parliament of the country between 1982 and 1987, the minister of finance from 1982 to 1985, and the country's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1989.