John Tabinaman

John Tabinaman
Vice President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville
In office May 15, 2007 – January 19, 2009
President	Joseph Kabui (2007-2008) James Tanis (2009)
Preceded by	Joseph Watawi
Succeeded by	Ezekiel Massat

John Tabinaman (born c. 1952) was the Acting President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in Papua New Guinea, from 7 June 2008 to 6 January 2009.

Tabinaman is a member of the regional House of Representatives for Mahari constituency, elected in 2005 with 42.9 percent of the vote in a five-way race. Tabinaman was sworn in as Vice President of Bougainville on 15 May 2007 and also holds the ministerial portfolios for Public Service, Planning and Implementation, and Peace and Autonomy. He succeeded Joseph Watawi, who was demoted after an incident of public drunkenness at Amun village caused a major scandal.

Following the death of Bougainville President Joseph Kabui on 7 June 2008, Tabinaman took over as Acting President until a new election was held. Tabinaman said that the existing procedure of holding a new popular election would probably be followed, while also noting the possibility of a constitutional amendment that would instead allow Parliament to elect one of its members as President. Planning for a new popular election subsequently began; it was held in December 2008, with James Tanis emerging as the winner.

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