Michael Nali
CBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(born 1961) is a
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
n politician. He was the leader of the
People's Progress Party
The People's Progress Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea.
It was founded on 11 November 1969 by Julius Chan and Warren Dutton, forming a caucus of eleven members of the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea.
Following indepen ...
from 2002 to 2007 and was Member of
Parliament
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for the electorate of Mendi Open, in
Southern Highlands Province
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, from 1992 until 2007. During this period he held various ministerial positions, including Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry. At the
2007 general election he chose to contest the Southern Highlands Provincial electorate, which was won by
Anderson Agiru
Anderson Pawa Agiru (died 28 April 2016) was a Papua New Guinean politician. He was the Governor of Southern Highlands Province from 1997 to 2002 and 2007 to 2012 and the Governor of Hela Province from its creation in 2012 until his death. His po ...
.
He was appointed
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...
(CBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
Footnotes
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1961 births
Living people
Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
People from the Southern Highlands Province
People's Progress Party politicians
Deputy Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea