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Papua New Guinea

Independent State of Papua New Guinea

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Partial cabinet. Only ministers named in a 2026 source are listed: the 14 July 2026 reshuffle report and, for the Deputy Prime Minister, Wikipedia. No official list of ministers could be read: the Prime Minister's site did not resolve, and the Parliament and Governor-General sites did not show office holders. Wikipedia's cabinet table predates the 2026 reshuffle; it still lists, for example, Billy Joseph at Defence and Timothy Masiu at ICT, so it is not used for the other portfolios. These include Treasury, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Justice, Police, Mining and Petroleum. Their holders still need checking against an official or current source. The Governor-General's name comes from wiki-heads and png-wiki-2026; it is not confirmed on an official page.

Head of state
Charles IIIKing
Head of government
James MarapePrime Minister · since 30 May 2019
System
Constitutional monarchy (Commonwealth realm)Capital: Port Moresby
UN e-government rank
171 of 193EGDI 2024

Papua New Guinea is a constitutional monarchy (commonwealth realm)[1]. The head of state is King Charles III[3][4]. The government is led by Prime Minister James Marape[3][5][6]. Govpedia records 14 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
Port Moresby
Region
Melanesia
Area
462,840 km²
Languages
English, Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin
Currency
Papua New Guinean kina (K)
People
Papua New Guinean
Borders
Indonesia
Calling code
+675
Internet domain
.pg

Leadership

Who leads the state

Head of state

Sourced

Charles III

King[3][4]

Represented by the Governor-General, Bob Dadae.

Head of government

Sourced

James Marape

Prime Minister · 30 May 2019 – present[3][5][6]

In government: Pangu Pati-led coalition, including the United Resources Party, Social Democratic Party, People's Progress Party and OUR Party

Executive

Marape government

0 of 14 verified on official pages

Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[8]

2024

0.308rank 171 of 193

  • Online services0.339
  • Human capital0.398
  • Telecom infrastructure0.185

Record of changes

Timeline

  1. 14 Jul 2026

    Cabinet reshuffle: six new ministers are sworn in (Naguri, Tomuriesa, Soloma, Gamai, Siune, Kaupa); Elias Kapavore moves from Health to Defence, Billy Joseph adds Health, and the Prime Minister takes Correctional Services, Sports and National Volunteer Services. Six ministers leave, among them Kessy Sawang, Timothy Masiu, Joe Kuli, Lucas Dekena, Simo Kilepa and Sekie Agisa.[6]

    Sourced

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    2026 in Papua New Guinea

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
    James Marape

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  6. [6]
    Reshuffle: Six new members sworn in as government ministers

    The NationalNewsChecked 13 Oct 2026

  7. [7]
    Cabinet of Papua New Guinea

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 13 Oct 2026

  8. [8]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026