Rabbie Namaliu

Rabbie Namaliu ( born April 3, 1947 in Kokopo, East New Britain ) was Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea of ​​1988 until 1992.

Rabbie Namaliu comes from East New Britain and belongs to the tribe of the Tolai to. He received his education in Papua New Guinea and in Canada, at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia. Prior to his political career, he was at the University of Papua New Guinea political scientist.

In 1982 he was elected for the constituency Kokopo in the parliament of Papua New Guinea. Before Namaliu became prime minister, he was from 1982 to 1984 Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Michael Somare. Since that time, connected him with Somare, who Papua New Guinea in 1975 led to independence, a common political path. As Namaliu on July 4, 1988 the government took over, Somare became his Secretary of State. After losing the 1992 election Namaliu was confronted with allegations of corruption, however, soon relieved it. In 2002 he became foreign minister in the new government of Michael Somare and in a cabinet reshuffle on 12 July 2006 Minister of Finance. In the parliamentary elections of 2007, he lost the constituency Kokopo, which he had held continuously since 1982, and his seat in Parliament.

He is a widower and has two grown sons.