Marape returns as Papua New Guinea prime minister

Aug 12, 2022 | News

Papua New Guinea’s incumbent Prime Minister, James Marape, was sworn in as prime minister of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday 9 Aug 2022 after the national election, and vowed to reform electoral processes and “get more from our resources” without scaring away investors. Mr Marape was voted in as prime minister unopposed, with unanimous support from the MPs present in the first parliamentary sitting.

Here is Mr Marape’s inaugural address.