Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
| Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea | |
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| Appointer | Michael Ogio |
| 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.
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