President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville

The President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville governs the island, which is an autonomous entity within Papua New Guinea.

The first President of Bougainville was Joseph Kabui, who was elected in June 2005, following the 2000 peace agreement which ended the Bougainville War. Kabui died of an apparent heart attack on 7 June 2008, and Vice-President John Tabinaman took over as Acting President until a new election was held."Funeral for Bougainville leader", BBC News, 10 June 2008.

Bougainvilleans elected the next President in December 2008, choosing James Tanis.

 Previous regional leaders

Bougainville has been headed by several different types of administration: a decentralised administration headed by a Premier (as North Solomons Province from 1975 to 1990), an appointed administrator during the height of the Bougainville Civil War (from 1990 to 1995), a Premier heading the Bougainville Transitional Government (from 1995 to 1998), the co-chairmen of the Bougainville Constituent Assembly (1999), a Governor heading a provincial government as in other parts of Papua New Guinea (2000 to 2005) and the Autonomous Bougainville Government (since 2005).

 List of Presidents of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville Republic of North Solomons (1970)
NPicture Name Term start Term end PartyRepublic of North Solomons (1970 )1175x75pxMichael Somare19701970Independent2275x75pxAlexis Sarei19701975Independent3375x75pxPeter Kenilorea19751975Independent4475x75pxJohn Momis19751976Independent5275x75pxAlexis Sarei19761980Independent6575x75pxLeo Hannett19801984Independent7275x75pxAlexis Sarei19841987Independent8675x75pxJoseph Kabui19871990IndependentAdministrators Presidents (1990–1996)9775x75pxSam Tulo19901995Independent10875x75pxTheodore Miriung19951996IndependentBougainville Constituent Assembly Co-chairmen (1996)11975x75pxGerard SinatoJanuary 1996January 1999Independent12675x75pxJoseph KabuiJanuary 1999December 1999IndependentPresidents of Governors  (1999–2005)13975x75pxJohn Momis19992005New Bougainville PartyPresidents of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville14675x75pxJoseph Kabui15 June 2005 7 June 2008 Bougainville People's Congress151075x75pxJohn Tabinaman 7 June 2008  6 January 2009 Independent161175x75pxJames Tanis6 January 2009 10 June 2010 Bougainville People's Congress17975x75pxJohn Momis10 June 2010 10 June 2015 New Bougainville Party10 June 2015 10 June 2019181275x75pxRaymond Masono10 June 201916 September  2019IndependentRepublic of Bougainville19675x75pxJohn Momis16 September  2019—2020Independent201475x75pxIshmael Toroama2020—
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Category:Politics of Papua New Guinea

Category:Autonomous Region of Bougainville