Puka Temu

Sir Puka Temu
Temu in 2009
Minister for Health & HIV/AIDS
In office
1 October 2020 – 16 November 2020
Prime MinisterJames Marape
Succeeded byJelta Wong
In office
August 2017 – April 2019
Prime MinisterPeter O'Neill
Minister for Bougainville Affairs
In office
7 June 2019 – 30 September 2020
Prime MinisterJames Marape
Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
In office
29 August 2007 – July 2010
Prime MinisterMichael Somare
Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
Assumed office
13 January 2004
Preceded byPuka Temu
ConstituencyAbau Open
In office
2002 – 5 March 2003
Preceded byKilroy Genia
Succeeded byPuka Temu
ConstituencyAbau Open
Personal details
Born(1954-01-07)7 January 1954
NationalityPapua New Guinean
Political partyOur Development Party (2019–), (2012)
Other political
affiliations
People's National Congress (2012–2019)
National Alliance Party (2002-2012)
Alma materUPNG

Sir Puka Temu, KBE, CMG (born 7 January 1954), is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since 2002, representing the electorate of Abau Open. A former Deputy Prime Minister under Michael Somare, he is part of Prime Minister James Marape's government as a member of the Our Development Party.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Hon. Puka Temu, MP". National Parliament of Papua New Guinea. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Nominations By Electorate" (PDF). PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.