List of Prime Ministers of the Papua New Guinea

Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
Emblem of Papua New Guinea
Incumbent Peter O'Neill since 3 August 2012
Appointer	Bob Dadae Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
Term length	At the Governor-General's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Michael Somare
Formation	16 September 1975

The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, is Papua New Guinea's head of government, consequent on being the leader of the party or coalition with majority support in the National Parliament.

Amidst the 2011–12 constitutional crisis, the office was disputed between Peter O'Neill of the People's National Congress Party and Sir Michael Somare of the National Alliance Party; the latter supported O'Neill as Prime Minister on 3 August 2012, thus the constitutional crisis came to an end.