| Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members | 7 November 2006 |
Governor General | Paulius MATANE, Sir |
Prime Minister | Michael SOMARE, Sir |
Deputy Prime Minister | Moi AVEI, Sir |
Minister for Agriculture & Livestock | Mathew SIUNE |
Minister for Bougainville Affairs | Peter BARTER, Sir |
Minister for Communications Information | Ben SEMRI |
Minister for Correctional Institutional Services (CIS) | Posi MENAI |
Minister for Culture & Tourism | David BASUA |
Minister for Defense | Mathew GUBAG |
Minister for Education | Michael LAIMO |
Minister for Enterprises & Information | Temu PUKA |
Minister for Environment & Conservation | William DUMA |
Minister for Finance | John HICKEY |
Minister of Fisheries | Ben SIMRI |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | Michael SOMARE, Sir |
Minister for Forestry | Patrick PRUAITCH |
Minister for Health | Melchior PEP |
Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science, & Technology | Brian PULAYASI |
Minister for Housing | Atimeng BUHUPE |
Minister for Inter-Government Relations | Peter BARTER, Sir |
Minister for Internal Security | Bire KIMISOPA |
Minister for Justice | Mark MAIPAKAI |
Minister for Labor & Industrial Relations | Roy BIYAMA |
Minister for Lands & Physical Planning | Petrus THOMAS |
Minister for Mining | Sam AKOITAI |
Minister for National Planning & Monitoring | Moses MALADINA |
Minister for Petroleum & Energy | Moi AVEI, Sir |
Minister for Public Service | Sinai BROWN |
Minister for State Enterprise, Communication, & Information | Arthur SOMARE |
Minister for Trade | Michael SOMARE, Sir |
Minister for Transport & Civil Aviation | Don POYLE |
Minister for Treasury | Rabbie NAMALIU, Sir |
Minister for Welfare & Social Development | Carol KIDU, Lady |
Minister for Works | Gabriel KARPIS |
Attorney General | Michael GENE |
Governor, Central Bank | Wilson KAMIT |
Ambassador to the US | EvanPAKI |
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | Robert AISI |