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Governor-General

The Crown in Papua New Guinea · Papua New Guinea

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How it's filled

In plain words
Appointed by the King of Papua New Guinea
Exact method
Appointed by the King on the advice of the National Executive Council, in accordance with Parliament's nomination by an absolute majority (Constitution s 88); six-year term, renewable once with a two-thirds majority.
Seats
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Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked

Who holds it now

Sources

  • en.wikipedia.org · checked English Wikipedia, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (rev 1373668168), read 2026-10-12: nomination by Parliament, six-year renewable term (Constitution s 88). For: Governor-General
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked English Wikipedia, Governor-General of Papua New Guinea (rev 1373668168), read 2026-10-12: Sir Bob Dadae, GG since 2017-02-28, second term from 2023-03-16. Fallback: Wikipedia, because no official GG page was reachable. For: Bob Dadae, current term

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