Bernard Narokobi

Bernard Narokobi (* 1937 in Wautogik; † 9 March 2010) was a politician from Papua New Guinea.

Biography

After attending primary school Dagua Catholic Mission, Brandi High School in Wewak and the Kerevat Senior High School in East New Britain Province, he studied as one of the first Papua New Guineans abroad and graduated in law at the University of Sydney from.

Shortly after his return he was employed consultant of led by Michael Somare Planning Committee of the National Parliament and has also played a career as a lawyer and founded the law firm Narokobi Lawyers. After the sovereignty on 16 September 1975, he has also worked as a journalist and wrote a weekly column for the newspaper Post -Courier, in which he praised a Melanesian way of life, which should also include positive qualities of Western ways of life from his perspective. In addition, he was a staunch opponent of corruption, drunkenness and laziness.

In 1987 he was elected a member of the National Parliament itself and the latter taking and 2002 the constituency Wewak. In July 1988 he was appointed by Prime Minister Rabbie Namaliu justice minister in the government, to which he belonged until July 1992.

Then he was from July 1992 to September 1994 Minister of Agriculture in the led by Prime Minister Paias Wingti government. In 1995, he was next to Moi Avei, Bart Philemon and Masket Iangalio the founders of the National Alliance Party. He was most recently between 1998 and his election defeat in 2002 Leader of the Opposition in the National Parliament. In the elections of 2002, he suffered a defeat against Kimson Kare.

Later, he was until his death High Commissioner in New Zealand. In April 2009 he was described by The Guardian newspaper alongside Michael Somare as one of Papua New Guinea's "living national icons".