Chris Nangoi

Chris Yer Nangoi was a Papua New Guinean politician.

Biography

Nangoi earned a degree in electrical and communications engineering from the Papua [New Guinea University of Technology] in Lae. In 2017 Papua New [Guinean general election|2017], he was elected to the National [Parliament of Papua New Guinea|National Parliament], where he represented the Sumkar District for the Pangu Party. From June 2019 to November 2020 he was Minister of Penitentiary Services in the cabinet of Prime Minister James Marape. In 2019, he was one of the founders of the United [Labour Party (Papua New Guinea)|United Labour Party], a party to the Papua New Guinea [Trade Union Congress].
Chris Nangoi died in Madang on 9 June 2022.