Posu Ank Explained

Posu Ank
Office1:Member of the National Parliament
Term1:1977–1982
Predecessor1:Momei Pangial
Successor1:William Ank
Constituency1:Mendi Open
Party:People's Progress Party
Death Date:April 1982 (aged 35)

Posu Ank (died April 1982) was a Papua New Guinean politician. He served as a member of the National Parliament between 1977 and 1982.

Biography

A pastor in the United Church, Ank contested the Mendi Open constituency in the 1972 elections, but finished as runner-up to Momei Pangial. He served as Chairman of the Southern Highlands Area Authority.[1]

He defeated Pangial in the 1977 elections and was elected to the National Parliament.[2] A member of the People's Progress Party, following the elections, he was appointed Secretary to the Minister for Health as the PPP joined the coalition government.[3] When PPP leader Julius Chan took over as Prime Minister, Ank became government whip.[4]

He died in a car accident in 1982,[4] shortly before nominations closed for the general elections that year. His brother William stood as the PPP candidate in his place and was elected.[5] A primary school in Mendi was named after him.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-333667334/view?sectionId=nla.obj-348112747&partId=nla.obj-333690673#page/n13/mode/1up "Twisted" clergymen in Papua
  2. http://devpolicy.org/pngelections/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/PNG-Election-Results-Book-27-3-17.pdf Papua New Guinea Election Results 1972 – 2012
  3. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-919215107/view?sectionId=nla.obj-921127099&partId=nla.obj-919238450#page/n23/mode/1up Elections in Papua New Guinea
  4. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-340144383/view?partId=nla.obj-340175148#page/n72/mode/1up Posu Ank
  5. Peter King (1989) Pangu Returns to Power: The 1982 Elections in Papua New Guinea p151
  6. http://www.education.gov.pg/quicklinks/wms/wheres-my-school/1528.html Posu Ank Memorial Primary School