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The Honourable
Soroi Eoe
CMG, MP
Minister for Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 August 2022 - Present
Prime MinisterJames Marape
Preceded byPila Niningi
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
In office
20 December 2020 – 23 August 2022
Prime MinisterJames Marape
Preceded byPatrick Pruaitch
Succeeded byJustin Tkatchenko
Minister for Public Service
In office
8 November 2019 – 19 December 2020
Prime MinisterJames Marape
Preceded byWestly Nukundj
Succeeded byJoe Sungi
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
In office
7 June 2019 – 8 November 2019
Prime MinisterJames Marape
Preceded byRimbink Pato
Succeeded byPatrick Pruaitch
Minister for Community Development, Youth and Religion
In office
9 August 2017 – 31 May 2019
Prime MinisterPeter O'Neill
Preceded byDelilah Gore
Succeeded byWake Goi
Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
Incumbent
Assumed office
2017
ConstituencyKikori Open
Personal details
Born(1954-12-24)24 December 1954
Kwato Island (Milne Bay), Territory of Papua
NationalityPapua New Guinean
Political partyPangu Pati (2019-)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2017), People's National Congress (2017–2019)
Alma materUniversity of Papua New Guinea

Soroi Marepo Eoe CMG (born 24 December 1954) is a Papua New Guinea politician. He has been a Member of the Papua New Guinea National Parliament since 2017, representing the electorate of Kikori Open. On 7 June 2019, he was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and held the position for five months before being replaced, and later returning to the same position on 20 December 2020 serving until 23 August 2022.[1][2][3] He was later appointed as Minister for Provincial and Local Level Government Affairs on 24 August 2022 following the formation of the Marape-Rosso Cabinet after the 2022 National General Elections.

Early life

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He began his education at the Arehava-Harevavo Primary School in the Gulf, continuing at Menyamya Lutheran School and Lablab Primary School in Morobe, where he completed his primary education. He then went on to complete his secondary education at Bumayong Lutheran High School in Morobe. In June 1978, he obtained a Bachelor's Degree with a major in Social Anthropology and a minor in Economics from the University of Papua New Guinea.[3]

He served in the public service for 30 years, with 27 of those years spent in various capacities within the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery, including as Assistant Research Officer in the Department of Anthropology from June 1978 to 1979 and as Assistant Curator of Anthropology from 1980 to 1981.[4] He served as Associate Curator of Anthropology from 1982 to 1983 and as Curator of Anthropology from 1984 to 1985. [5] In April 1985, he was appointed through a promotional transfer to Acting Head of the National Cultural Council (now National Cultural Commission) before being appointed Director of the Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery later that year, serving in this role for 20 years from August 1985 to June 2005.[6][7][8]

Soroi Marepo Eoe, Director of Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery. Christmas and Millennium Greetings, December 1999.

He was also appointed as the Managing Director of the Gulf Investment Trust Fund, the business arm of the Gulf Provincial Government, during the tenure of the Kavo Administration from 2008 to March of 2012.

Prior to being elected to the National Parliament, he was a subsistence farmer.[3]

Personal life

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Eoe was born on Christmas Eve on 24 December 1954 at Kwato Mission Hospital (Milne Bay), Territory of Papua. He is a United Church Christian.

Political Past and the Court of Disputed Returns

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Eoe first contested for the Kikori Open Seat in the 2007 National General Elections as a People's Progress Party candidate when the new Limited Preferential Voting (LPV) system was first introduced. Leading throughout the first preferential count, he narrowly lost by 35 votes to incumbent Mark Maipakai of the National Alliance at the conclusion of all preferential counts. He challenged the results at the Court of Disputed Returns, alleging foul play and election irregularities, but withdrew the election petition due to funding constraints.

In 2012, he contested again as an independent candidate, narrowly losing to Maipakai by 343 votes. He disputed the results at the Court of Disputed Returns; however, his election petition was dismissed by the National Court for incompetence.[9][10] An appeal to the Supreme Court to reverse this decision was also rejected in April 2013.[11]

Political Career

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Kikori Open new Member-elect Soroi Marepo Eoe giving his maiden speech after his declaration 25/07/2017.

He was first elected to the 10th National Parliament in the 2017 National General Elections for the Kikori Open Seat as an Independent candidate. Following his election, he joined the People's National Congress. He was then appointed Minister for Community Development, Youth and Religion in the O'Neill-Abel Cabinet.[3]

After nearly 45 years since the first General Elections held in 1972, the Kikori Open Seat had consistently been represented by incumbents from West Kikori, Baimuru, and East Kikori LLGs. Eoe is the first ever representative from the Ihu LLG to win the Kikori Open Seat.[12]

During APEC 2018, Eoe as Minister for Community Development, Women, Youth, and Religion, hosted a Public Private Dialogue on Women and the Economy.[13]

On 7 June 2019, he was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the First Marape Cabinet.[14] On September 27 2019, he addressed the 74th UN General Assembly on behalf of Prime Minister James Marape. Eoe presented the "Take Back Papua New Guinea" initiative, highlighting progress in free education and healthcare. He reaffirmed the nation’s commitment to sustainable development and announced plans for a voluntary national review of the 2030 Agenda in 2020.[15]

Secretary-General António Guterres (right) meets with Soroi Eoe, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea.
Soroi Eoe, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, addresses the general debate of the General Assembly’s seventy-fourth session.

Patrick Pruaitch replaced him in the Second Marape Cabinet on 8 November 2019. Following the Cabinet reshuffle, Eoe was appointed as Minister for Public Service in the Second Marape Cabinet on 8 November 2019 and served until 19 December 2020.[16][17]

On 20 December 2020, Eoe again replaced Pruaitch as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, serving until 23 August 2022. He was succeeded by Justin Tkatchenko as Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Marape-Rosso Cabinet.

Acting Prime Minister and Acting Governor-General Appointments

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Eoe has been entrusted and appointed as Acting Prime Minister[18][19][20][21] and Acting Governor-General[22][23][24] on different occasions by Cabinet during the Marape Governments tenure, serving in these capacities during the absence of the incumbents while fulfilling his duties as a Senior Cabinet Minister.

Minister Soroi Eoe, serving as Acting Governor-General of Papua New Guinea, presenting a framed gift to Her Excellency Ms. Katalin Novák, President of Hungary 26/10/2023.
Electoral Commissioner Simon Sinai returns the writ for the Wewak Open to Acting Governor-General and Inter-Government Relations Minister Soroi Eoe at Government House in the National Capital District 27/10/2023.

Honours

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Eoe was appointed as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 2025 New Year Honours for his political and public service.[25]

References

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  1. ^ "PNG PM Marape reshuffles Cabinet". RNZ. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Big shakeup". The National. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d "Hon. Soroi Eoe, MP - Tenth Parliament of Papua New Guinea". www.parliament.gov.pg. National Parliament of Papua New Guinea. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  4. ^ National, The (2025-01-03). "Focus on implementing NEC's foreign policies | The National". Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  5. ^ Australia, Oceanic Art Society (2018-12-23). "New Guinea: What I Did and What I Saw". Oceanic Art Society. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  6. ^ PacificWrecks.com. "Pacific Wrecks - National Museum and Art Gallery (NMAG), Papua New Guinea National Museum (PNG War Museum)". pacificwrecks.com. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  7. ^ "The Swamp Ghost > Photos - March 15, 1986 Trip To Swamp Ghost". theswampghost.com. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  8. ^ pcAdminPNG (2024-09-05). "ON THIS DAY IN OUR HISTORY: Historic House on way to restoration". Post Courier. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  9. ^ webmaster (2025-01-02). "Kikori MP's petition set for ruling on Monday | The National". Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  10. ^ webmaster (2025-01-02). "Court throws out election petition against Maipakai | The National". Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  11. ^ webmaster (2025-01-02). "Maipakai survives petition | The National". Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  12. ^ "PNG's next parliament will feature no female MPs". RNZ. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  13. ^ Secretariat, APEC (2018-09-05). "Happening now: Public Private Dialogue on Women and the Economy. PNG' Minister for Community Development, Youth and Religion Hon. Soroi EOE opens the PPD today. The discussion will focus on empowering #women & girls to thrive in the #digital #economy.pic.twitter.com/XHdiISnyWX". @apec. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  14. ^ National, The (2025-01-02). "New ministers keen to get to work | The National". Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  15. ^ pcAdminPNG (2019-09-29). "Eoe delivers 'Take back PNG' policies at UN meet". Post Courier. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  16. ^ "Marape Announces Government Reshuffle – EMTV Online". 2019-11-08. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  17. ^ "EOE TAKES ON PUBLIC SERVICE MINISTRY – Department of Personnel Management". 2019-11-27. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  18. ^ postcourieronline (2021-09-21). "DPM post should not be in limbo". Post Courier. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  19. ^ Bung, PNG Haus (2021-09-20). "EOE APPOINTED AS CARETAKER PRIME MINISTER". PNG Haus Bung. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  20. ^ "Eoe Appointed Acting PM in absence of PM Marape – EMTV Online". 2021-09-20. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  21. ^ "EOE ACTING PM – EMTV Online". 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  22. ^ "MINISTER EOE ACTING GOVERNOR GENERAL – EMTV Online". 2023-10-26. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  23. ^ "Eoe appointed as acting Governor General". NBC PNG. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  24. ^ National, The (2025-01-03). "Cabinet appoints Eoe as acting Governor-General | The National". Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  25. ^ "No. 64611". The London Gazette (5th supplement). 31 December 2024. p. N57.
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