Sam Abal

The Honourable
Sam Abal
Abal in 2009
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
Acting
In office
4 April 2011 – 2 August 2011
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor GeneralMichael Ogio
Preceded byMichael Somare
Succeeded byPeter O'Neill
In office
13 December 2010 – 17 January 2011
MonarchElizabeth II
Governors GeneralJeffrey Nape (acting)
Michael Ogio
Preceded byMichael Somare
Succeeded byMichael Somare
Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
In office
7 December 2010 – 13 December 2010
Prime MinisterMichael Somare
Preceded byDon Polye
Succeeded byBelden Namah
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
August 2007 – December 2010
Prime MinisterMichael Somare
Succeeded byDon Polye
Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea for Wabag Open
In office
December 2004 – 2012
Preceded byHimself
Succeeded byRobert Ganim
In office
2002 – 21 March 2003
Preceded byDaniel Kapi
Succeeded byHimself
Personal details
Born (1958-06-26) 26 June 1958 (age 66)
Political partyNational Alliance Party

Samuel Tei Abal (born 26 June 1958) is a Papua New Guinean politician.[1] Abal, who previously served as Foreign Minister from August 2007 to December 2010, became the Deputy Prime Minister of the country in a cabinet reshuffle by Michael Somare on 7 December 2010.[2] He further became acting Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea on 13 December 2010, when Prime Minister Somare stepped down from office to face a tribunal regarding allegations of financial mismanagement.[3][4] His tenure as acting Prime Minister ended on 2 August 2011, when Peter O'Neill won a parliamentary vote to be appointed as Prime Minister. Since October 2021, he is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Papua New Guinea to Japan.

  1. ^ "Nominations By Electorate" (PDF). PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. ^ "New PNG Deputy PM Sam Abal sworn-in". Radio Australia. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
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  4. ^ Nicholas, Isaac (9 December 2010). "Somare Picks Successor Carefully Amid Crisis". The National (Papua New Guinea). Pacific Islands Report. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.