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'''Job Pomat''', [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] (born 1960) is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has |
'''Job Pomat''', [[Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George|CMG]] (born 1960) is a [[Papua New Guinea|Papua New Guinean]] politician. He has represented the electorate of [[Manus District|Manus Open]] in the [[National Parliament of Papua New Guinea]] on two separate occasions since 2007 and has been [[Speaker of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea|Speaker of the National Parliament]] since 2017. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Job Pomat was born to [[Peter Pomat]], a village chief, Seventh-day Adventist missionary and politician.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenational.com.pg/how-job-made-it-right-for-late-dad/|title=How Job made it right for late dad|last=Ingipa|first=Joyce|date=2019-11-07|website=[[The National (Papua New Guinea)|The National]]|access-date=2022-09-13}}</ref> |
Job Pomat was born to [[Peter Pomat]], a village chief, Seventh-day Adventist missionary and politician.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thenational.com.pg/how-job-made-it-right-for-late-dad/|title=How Job made it right for late dad|last=Ingipa|first=Joyce|date=2019-11-07|website=[[The National (Papua New Guinea)|The National]]|access-date=2022-09-13}}</ref> |
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== Political career == |
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Pomat was first elected to the National Parliament at the [[2007 Papua New Guinean general election|2007 general election]] in the seat of Manus Open, representing [[People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea)|People’s National Congress]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pngec.gov.pg/resultsNat2007/SummaryResults.htm |title=NATIONAL ELECTION 2007 |publisher=PNG Electoral Commission |accessdate=23 March 2017 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823133021/http://www.pngec.gov.pg/resultsNat2007/SummaryResults.htm |archivedate=23 August 2007 }}</ref> He lost his seat at the [[2012 Papua New Guinean general election|2012 general election]] after one term to then-[[New Generation Party (Papua New Guinea)|New Generation Party]] member [[Ronny Knight]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2012 |url=http://results.pngec.gov.pg/index.html |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815045210/http://results.pngec.gov.pg/index.html |archivedate=15 August 2012 |accessdate=23 March 2017 |publisher=PNG Electoral Commission}}</ref> |
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He regained the seat at the [[2017 Papua New Guinean general election|2017 general election]] and was subsequently elected as Speaker of the tenth National Parliament. In 2018, he became the deputy leader of People’s National Congress.<ref>{{Cite web |title=O’Neill welcomes three more MPs to PNC |url=https://postcourier.com.pg/oneill-welcomes-three-mps-pnc/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=postcourier.com.pg |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In 2019, the [[Australian Financial Review]] reported that [[Paladin Solutions]] PNG, which was awarded government security contracts worth A$423 million on Manus Island, entered into an agreement in 2018 with Peren Investment, a company majority controlled by Pomat’s brothers Kepo, Allan and Polosong Pomat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-17 |title=Paladin cut deal with family of PNG powerbroker |url=https://www.afr.com/world/paladin-cut-deal-with-family-of-png-powerbroker-20190217-h1bd8m |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}</ref> Job Pomat denied any wrongdoing and that he would have indirectly benefited from the agreement.<ref>{{Cite web |title=I have nothing to hide over Paladin Contract, says PNG Parliament Speaker Pomat |url=https://news.pngfacts.com/2019/02/i-have-nothing-to-hide-over-paladin.html |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=Papua New Guinea Today |language=id}}</ref> |
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He resigned from the People's National Congress on 22 June 2020 and became an independent to protect his neutrality as speaker and following allegations of fraud.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-06-23 |title=PNG parliament speaker resigns from party |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/419681/png-parliament-speaker-resigns-from-party |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=RNZ |language=en-nz}}</ref> |
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In 2021, opposition leader [[Belden Namah]] filed an application to the [[Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea|Supreme Court]] against Pomat which alleged that he had breached the [[Constitution of Papua New Guinea|Constitution]] in his role as Speaker.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Court application against Speaker of Parliament to be prosecuted |url=https://postcourier.com.pg/speaker-to-be-prosecuted/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=postcourier.com.pg |language=en-US}}</ref> The accusations relate to Pomat’s forced adjournment of Parliament in December 2020 and passing of the 2021 national budget without debate.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |date=2021-02-05 |title=PNG’s power plays and political sideshows |url=https://crawford.anu.edu.au/news-events/news/18400/pngs-power-plays-and-political-sideshows |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=Crawford School of Public Policy |language=en}}</ref> |
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Pomat won his seat at the [[2022 Papua New Guinean general election|2022 general election]] as a candidate for the [[Pangu Pati|Pangu Party]] and was re-elected as Speaker of the eleventh National Parliament. As of 2022, he is also the Chairman of Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings, Legislation and National Parliament Committees.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hon. Job Pomat, CMG, MP - Eleventh Parliament of Papua New Guinea |url=https://parliament.gov.pg/index.php/eleventh-parliament/bio/view/manus-district |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=parliament.gov.pg |language=en}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Revision as of 13:41, 23 December 2022
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Job Pomat, CMG (born 1960) is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has represented the electorate of Manus Open in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea on two separate occasions since 2007 and has been Speaker of the National Parliament since 2017.
Early life
Job Pomat was born to Peter Pomat, a village chief, Seventh-day Adventist missionary and politician.[1]
Political career
Pomat was first elected to the National Parliament at the 2007 general election in the seat of Manus Open, representing People’s National Congress.[2] He lost his seat at the 2012 general election after one term to then-New Generation Party member Ronny Knight.[3]
He regained the seat at the 2017 general election and was subsequently elected as Speaker of the tenth National Parliament. In 2018, he became the deputy leader of People’s National Congress.[4]
In 2019, the Australian Financial Review reported that Paladin Solutions PNG, which was awarded government security contracts worth A$423 million on Manus Island, entered into an agreement in 2018 with Peren Investment, a company majority controlled by Pomat’s brothers Kepo, Allan and Polosong Pomat.[5] Job Pomat denied any wrongdoing and that he would have indirectly benefited from the agreement.[6]
He resigned from the People's National Congress on 22 June 2020 and became an independent to protect his neutrality as speaker and following allegations of fraud.[7]
In 2021, opposition leader Belden Namah filed an application to the Supreme Court against Pomat which alleged that he had breached the Constitution in his role as Speaker.[8] The accusations relate to Pomat’s forced adjournment of Parliament in December 2020 and passing of the 2021 national budget without debate.[9]
Pomat won his seat at the 2022 general election as a candidate for the Pangu Party and was re-elected as Speaker of the eleventh National Parliament. As of 2022, he is also the Chairman of Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings, Legislation and National Parliament Committees.[10]
Personal life
Pomat is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[11]
References
- ^ Ingipa, Joyce (2019-11-07). "How Job made it right for late dad". The National. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "NATIONAL ELECTION 2007". PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 23 August 2007. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "NATIONAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 2012". PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "O'Neill welcomes three more MPs to PNC". postcourier.com.pg. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "Paladin cut deal with family of PNG powerbroker". Australian Financial Review. 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "I have nothing to hide over Paladin Contract, says PNG Parliament Speaker Pomat". Papua New Guinea Today (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "PNG parliament speaker resigns from party". RNZ. 2020-06-23. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ^ "Court application against Speaker of Parliament to be prosecuted". postcourier.com.pg. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "PNG's power plays and political sideshows". Crawford School of Public Policy. 2021-02-05. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ "Hon. Job Pomat, CMG, MP - Eleventh Parliament of Papua New Guinea". parliament.gov.pg. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
- ^ Nao, Kila (2021-10-24). "Pomat Opens New SDA Church". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
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