Sevese Morea, CMG | |
Office1: | Speaker of the National Parliament |
Term1: | 1980–1982 |
Predecessor1: | Kingsford Dibela |
Successor1: | Dennish Young |
Office2: | Member of the National Parliament |
Term2: | 1977–1982 |
Successor2: | Legu Vagi |
Constituency2: | Moresby South Open |
Birth Place: | Territory of Papua and New Guinea |
Death Date: | August 1982 (aged 38) |
Death Place: | Vabukori, Papua New Guinea |
Sevese Oipi Morea (died August 1982) was a Papua New Guinean radio broadcaster, businessman and politician. He served as a member of the National Parliament from 1977 to 1982, and as Speaker from 1980 until 1982.
Morea worked as a radio broadcaster for ten years, having been trained by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, taking over several roles previously carried out by Australians. He subsequently became a businessman in Port Moresby.
He contested the Central Regional constituency in the 1968 elections, but finished fifth in a field of six candidates.[1] In the 1972 elections he contested the Moresby Coastal Open seat, finishing second to Gavera Rea.[2]
He ran again in the Moresby South Open constituency in 1977 as a Papua Besena candidate and was elected to the National Parliament. In February 1979, he was elected Lord Mayor of Port Moresby.[3] However, he left office in July the same year after losing a vote of no confidence.[4] In 1980, he was elected Speaker after the resignation of Kingsford Dibela. He was subsequently made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1981 New Year Honours.
However, he lost his seat in the 1982 elections.[2] Following the elections, he submitted a petition against the result. However, he died of heart attack the following day aged 38, and was given a state funeral on 25 August.[5] Two schools in the Gabatu area of Port Moresby were named after him.