Sir Bob Bofeng Dadae (born 8 March 1961) is a
Papua New Guinea
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n politician who serves as the tenth and current
Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
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. He assumed office as the tenth governor-general on 28 February 2017, succeeding
Michael Ogio.
He was educated at the Ombo Lutheran Agency in Derim and the Bugandi High School, before completing a
Bachelor of Commerce
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degree from the
University of Papua New Guinea
The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) is a university located in Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea. It was established by ordinance of the Australian administration in 1965. This followed the Currie Commission which had enquired ...
(1988) and
Master of Business Administration
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degree from
Griffith University
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(1995). Prior to his election to parliament, he was an accountant for the
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea and a board member of the
Christian Press publishing house.
He was elected to the
National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
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at the
2002 election as the
United Party member for
Kabwum Open, becoming the party's deputy leader after the election. He became Deputy Speaker in 2004. He was again re-elected at the
2007 election, and served as Minister for Defence under
Michael Somare
Sir Michael Thomas Somare (9 April 1936 – 26 February 2021) was a Papua New Guinean politician. Widely called the "father of the nation" (), he was the first Prime Minister after independence. At the time of his death, Somare was also the lo ...
from 2007 to 2011. He crossed to the
People's National Congress after Somare's 2011 ouster, and was re-elected under that banner at the
2012 election
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January
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.
He was appointed to the Order of St Michael and St George on 5 May 2017. He was appointed to the
Order of St John on 18 August 2017.
Dadae was nominated to run for a second term as Governor-General in December 2022 alongside
Winnie Kiap
Winnie Anna Kiap (born 1948) is a Papua New Guinean former diplomat who served as the Papua New Guinea High Commissioner to the United Kingdom with accreditation to Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, South Africa, and Zimbabwe from 2011 to 2022. In 2022, ...
and
Stephen Pokawin.
References
1961 births
Living people
Governors-General of Papua New Guinea
Grand Companions of the Order of Logohu
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
Knights of the Order of St John
Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea) politicians
University of Papua New Guinea alumni
Griffith University alumni
People from Morobe Province
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