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Sir Bob Bofeng Dadae (born 8 March 1961) is a
Dadae assumed office as the tenth governor-general of Papua New Guinea on 28 February 2017, succeeding Michael Ogio.
He was appointed to the
Dadae married Hannah Dadae on 14 January 1989, and they had five children. Lady Hannah Dadae died from a short illness on 4 December 2018 in Brisbane, Australia.
Bob Dadae married Emeline Tufi Folau, a Tongan woman, on 11 January 2020.New wife of GG officially welcomed
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and offshore islands in Melanesia, a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean n ...
n politician currently serving as the tenth governor-general of Papua New Guinea since 2017.
Education and early career
Dadae was educated at the Ombo Lutheran Agency in Derim and the Bugandi High School, before completing aBachelor of Commerce
A Bachelor of Commerce (BCom or B Com) is an undergraduate degree in commerce, accounting, mathematics, economics, and management-related subjects.
The degree is mainly offered in Commonwealth nations.
Structure
Bachelor of Commerce
The Bac ...
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
A Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a professional degree focused on business administration. The core courses in an MBA program cover various areas of business administration; elective courses may allow further study in a particular ...
degree from Griffith University
Griffith University is a public university, public research university in South East Queensland on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of Australia. The university was founded in 1971, but was not officially opened until 1975. Griffith ...
(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.
Political career
Dadae was elected to theNational Parliament of Papua New Guinea
The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the Unicameralism, unicameral national legislature in Papua New Guinea. It was created in 1964 as the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea but gained its current name after the nation was grante ...
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 then re-elected at the 2007 election, and served as Minister for Defence under Michael Somare
Sir Michael Thomas Somare (9 April 1936 – 25 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.
Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
Dadae assumed office as the tenth governor-general of Papua New Guinea on 28 February 2017, succeeding Michael Ogio.
He was appointed to the Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III ...
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 and Stephen Pokawin. Dadae won the election and retained his viceregal position and was sworn in on 16 March 2023.
Personal life
Dadae married Hannah Dadae on 14 January 1989, and they had five children. Lady Hannah Dadae died from a short illness on 4 December 2018 in Brisbane, Australia.
Bob Dadae married Emeline Tufi Folau, a Tongan woman, on 11 January 2020./ref>
References
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