Wake Goi Explained

Wake Goi (born 6 October 1968) is a Papua New Guinea politician. He was a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 2007 to 2012, representing the electorate of Jimi Open.^{[1] [2]}

In 2007, he defeated Francis Kunai, who had been the member for the seat since 2002.^[3]

In August 2011, Peter O'Neill became Prime Minister in the wake of a parliamentary motion of no confidence in the government of Acting Prime Minister Sam Abal (standing in for Sir Michael Somare while the latter was hospitalised for a heart condition). O'Neill appointed Goi as his Minister Assisting the Prime Minister on Constitutional Matters.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Masiu, Romulus. "Small parties fared well in elections". Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, August 2, 2007.
2. Web site: Nominations By Electorate . PNG Electoral Commission . 15 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170712121652/http://www.pngec.gov.pg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/nominations.pdf?sfvrsn=0 . dead . 12 July 2017.
3. Lari, Elias. "NA's Rambi deposes PDM man Kingal". The National, July 31, 2007.
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20070612234353/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/world-leaders-p/papua-new-guinea.html Cabinet of Papua New Guinea