Pius Joseph Malip (died 21 November 1988) was a
Papua New Guinea
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n politician. He served as a member of the
National Parliament
In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
from 1987 to 1988.
Biography
Malip contested the Ambunti-Dreikikir Open constituency in the
1987 general elections as an independent candidate and was elected to the National Parliament, defeating the incumbent MP
Asimboro Ston. However, he died in
Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New ...
on 21 November 1988 following a car accident.
Transition
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', December 1988, p47
See also
* List of members of the Papua New Guinean Parliament who died in office
References
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Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
1988 deaths
Road incident deaths in Papua New Guinea