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

List of Presidents of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville

NumberNameTerm startTerm endParty
1Joseph Kabui15 June 20057 June 2008Bougainville People's Congress
-John Tabinaman 7 June 20086 January 2009
2James Tanis6 January 200910 June 2010Bougainville People's Congress
3John Momis10 June 201010 June 2015New Bougainville Party
3John Momis10 June 2015-New Bougainville Party

Previous regional leaders

Bougainville has been headed by several different types of administration: a decentralised administration headed by a Premier, an appointed administrator during the height of the Bougainville Civil War, a Premier heading the Bougainville Transitional Government, the co-chairmen of the Bougainville Constituent Assembly, a Governor heading a provincial government as in other parts of Papua New Guinea and the Autonomous Bougainville Government.

President of the secessionist [Republic of North Solomons] (1975)

Premiers (1975–1990)

PremierTerm
Alexis Sarei1975–1980
Leo Hannett1980–1984
Alexis Sarei1984–1987
Joseph Kabui1987–1990

Administrators (1990–1995)

Premiers (1995–1998)

PremierTerm
Theodore Miriung1995–1996
Gerard Sinato1996–1998

Bougainville Constituent Assembly Co-chairmen (1999)

PremierTerm
Gerard Sinato and Joseph KabuiJanuary 1999 – December 1999

Governors (1999–2005)