National Executive Council

The National Executive Council , also known as the Cabinet of Papua New Guinea functions as the policy and decision-making body of the executive branch within the government system of Papua New Guinea. The Prime Minister and Ministers serve as members of the Cabinet.

NEC building

Sir Manasupe Haus is the building that hosts the Department of the Prime Minister and the National Executive Council. Formerly known as Marea House, fondly referred to as the "Pineapple Building" due to its shape, it is named after Sir Manasupe Zurenuoc, a former Chief Secretary of PNG. It was renamed and reopened on 27 January 2016 after being closed for renovations funded by Oil Search.

Functions

All executive power in the government is vested in the National Executive Council, which comprises all Ministers of the Crown. Unlike Australia, whose has a two-tier level of government between the Cabinet for political decision and the Federal Executive Council for purely formal decisions, the NEC is patterned along the precedent of the former as it makes policy decisions. The total number of Ministers comprising the National Executive Council is never to be less than a quarter of the National Parliament.
There is a Secretary to the National Executive Council, who is responsible to the Prime Minister and is charge of the council Secretariat. In addition, a Senior Minister position exists on an ad hoc basis.

Current Cabinet

formed a new cabinet on 23 August 2022 after the 2022 Papua New Guinean general election. Six new members of the cabinet were added in a cabinet reshuffle on 18 January 2024.

Portfolio	Minister	Minister's party	Took office	Left office
Prime Minister Treasurer	James Marape	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Deputy Prime Minister Minister for Lands and Physical Planning	John Rosso	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Agriculture	Aiye Tambua	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	18 January 2024
Minister for Agriculture	John Boito	Pangu Pati	18 January 2024	Incumbent
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister	Ian Ling-Stuckey	Pangu Pati	18 January 2024	Incumbent
Minister for Bougainville Affairs Minister for the National Gaming Control Board	Manasseh Makiba	Pangu Pati	18 January 2024	Incumbent
Minister for Civil Aviation and Transport	Walter Schnaubelt	National Alliance Party	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Coffee	Joe Kuli	United Resources Party	23 August 2022	18 January 2024
Minister for Coffee	William Bando	United Resources Party	18 January 2024	Incumbent
Minister for Commerce and Industry	Henry Amuli	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	18 January 2024
Minister for Commerce and Industry	Win Bakri Daki	Pangu Pati	18 January 2024	Incumbent
Minister for Community Development, Youth & Religion	Jason Peter	United Resources Party	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Correctional Services	Joe Kuli	United Resources Party	18 January 2024	Incumbent
Minister for Culture and Tourism	Isi Henry Leonard	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Defence	Win Daki	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	18 January 2024
Minister for Defence	William "Billy" Joseph	Social Democratic Party	18 January 2024	Incumbent
Minister for Education	Jimmy Uguro	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Energy	Kerenga Kua	National Party	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Environmental Conservation and Climate Change	Simon Kilepa	United Resources Party	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Finance	Rainbo Paita	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources	Jelta Wong	United Resources Party	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Foreign Affairs	Justin Tkatchenko	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Forests	Salio Waipo	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Health & HIV/AIDS	Dr. Lino Tom	People's Party	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Higher Education and Sports	Don Polye	Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Housing and Urbanisation	Kobby Bomareo	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Information and Communications Technology	Timothy Masiu	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Inter-Government Relations	Soroi Eoe	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for International Trade	Richard Maru	People's First Party	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Justice and Attorney General	Pila Niningi	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Key Constitutional Offices	Richard Masere	Greens Party	18 January 2024	Incumbent
Minister for Labour and Industrial Relations	Bryan Kramer	Allegiance Party	23 August 2022	18 January 2024
Minister for Labour and Industrial Relations	Kessy Sawang	People's First Party	18 January 2024	Incumbent
Minister for Livestock	Sekie Agisa	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Mining	Ano Pala	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	18 January 2024
Minister for Mining	Muguwa Dilu	Advance PNG	18 January 2024	Incumbent
Minister for National Planning and Implementation	Ano Pala	Pangu Pati	18 January 2024	Incumbent
Minister for Oil Palm	Francis Maneke	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Petroleum	Kerenga Kua	National Party	23 August 2022	18 January 2024
Minister for Petroleum	Jimmy Maladina	Pangu Pati	18 January 2024	Incumbent
Minister for Police	Peter Tsiamalili Jr.	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Public Service	Joe Sungi	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for State-Owned Enterprises	William Duma	United Resources Party	23 August 2022	Incumbent
Minister for Works and Highway Implementation	Solan Mirisim	Pangu Pati	23 August 2022	Incumbent

Past Cabinets

First Marape cabinet

Prime Minister James Marape appointed his first cabinet on 7 June 2019.

Portfolio	Minister	Minister's party
Prime Minister	James Marape	Pangu Party
Deputy Prime Minister Attorney-General Minister for Justice	Davis Steven	Unaffiliated
Treasurer	Ian Ling-Stuckey	National Alliance Party
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade	Soroi Eoe	People's National Congress
Minister for Finance Minister for Rural Development	Charles Abel	Our Development Party
Minister for Education	Joseph Yopyyopy	Melanesian Alliance Party
Minister for Civil Aviation	Lekwa Gure	Melanesian Alliance Party
Minister for Commerce Minister for Industry	Wera Mori	Unaffiliated
Minister for Communication Minister for Energy	Renbo Paita	Pangu Party
Minister for Community Development Minister for Youth Minister for Religion	Wake Goi	People's National Congress
Minister for Correctional Services	Chris Nangoi	Melanesian Alliance Party
Minister for Defence	Saki Soloma	Unaffiliated
Minister for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change	Jeffery Kama	Triumph Heritage Empowerment Party
Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources	Dr Lino Tom	Pangu Party
Minister for Bougainville Affairs	Sir Puka Temu	Our Development Party
Minister for Health and HIV/AIDS	Elias Kapavore	People's National Congress
Minister for Higher Education Minister for Research Minister for Science and Technology	Nick Kuman	People's National Congress
Minister for Housing and Urban Development	Justin Tkatchenko	People's National Congress
Minister for Immigration and Border Security	Petrus Thomas	Independent
Minister for Inter-Government Relations	Pila Niningi	People's National Congress
Minister for Labour and Industrial Relations	Alfred Manase	People's National Congress
Minister for Agriculture and Livestock	John Simon	Unaffiliated
Minister for Lands and Physical Planning	John Rosso	Pangu Party
Minister for Petroleum	Kerenga Kua	PNG National Party
Minister for Police	Bryan Kramer	Allegiance Party
Minister for State Enterprises	Sasindran Muthuvel	People's National Congress
Minister for Public Service	Westly Nukundj	People's National Congress
Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture	Emil Tammur	People's Progress Party
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure	William Samb	Pangu Party
Minister for Works and Implementation	Michael Nali	People's National Congress
Minister for Forestry	Solan Mirisim	People's National Congress
Minister for National Planning and Monitoring	Richard Maru	People's National Congress
Minister for Mining	Johnson Tuke	People's Progress Party