Sali Subam (born 30 December 1955) is a

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politician. He was a

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member of the

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from 2007 to 2012, representing the electorate of South Fly Open. Subam first contested the electorate at the 2002 general election, but lost to People's National Congress candidate Conrad Haoda. He again contested the seat at the 2007 general election and was successful, defeating Haoda on his second attempt. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Immigration after the election by

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, but later joined the Opposition. In August 2011,

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became Prime Minister in the wake of a parliamentary

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in the government of Acting Prime Minister

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(standing in for Somare while the latter was hospitalised for a heart condition). O'Neill appointed Subam as his Minister for Sports. In January 2012, he joined Don Polye's new Triumph Heritage Empowerment Rural Party."New party launched"
, ''Post Courier'', 24 January 2012 Subam was defeated by Aide Ganasi at the 2012 election. He successfully challenged his defeat in the National Court in February 2013, with the court ordering a

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for the seat; however, Ganasi successfully appealed the decision and was reinstated in September.

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1955 births Living people Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea Government ministers of Papua New Guinea People from the Western Province (Papua New Guinea) National Alliance Party (Papua New Guinea) politicians Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party politicians {{PapuaNewGuinea-politician-stub