Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force

Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force
Emblem of the Defence Force
Incumbent
Major General Gilbert Toropo
since 31 January 2014
Ministry of Defence
StatusActive
Member ofPapua New Guinea Defence Force
Reports toThe Honourable Fabian Pok, Minister of Defence
AppointerGovernor-General of Papua New Guinea
Formation1975
First holderTed Diro

The Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force is the highest-ranking military officer of in the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military.[1] The current commander is Brigadier general Gilbert Toropo.[2]

  1. ^ "Office of The Commander PNGDF". PNG Defence. Papua New Guinea Defence Force. 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Australian Chief of Army visits was invoked but never defined (see the help page).