John Tabinaman (born
circa 1952) was the Acting President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, from June 2008 to January 2009.
Tabinaman is a member of the regional House of Representatives for Mahari constituency, elected in 2005 with 42.9 percent of the vote in a five-way race. Tabinaman was sworn in as Vice President of Bougainville on May 15, 2007 and also holds the ministerial portfolios for Public Service, Planning and Implementation, and Peace and Autonomy.
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John Tabinaman (born
circa 1952) was the Acting President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, in
Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, from June 2008 to January 2009.
As Vice President
Tabinaman is a member of the regional House of Representatives for Mahari constituency, elected in 2005 with 42.9 percent of the vote in a five-way race. Tabinaman was sworn in as Vice President of Bougainville on May 15, 2007 and also holds the ministerial portfolios for Public Service, Planning and Implementation, and Peace and Autonomy. He succeeded Joseph Watawi, who was demoted after an incident of public
drunkennessAlcohol intoxication is a physiological state occurring when an organism has a high level of ethyl alcohol in its bloodstream, or when ethyl alcohol otherwise causes a physiological effect...
at Amun village caused a major scandal.
As Acting President
Following the death of Bougainville President
Joseph KabuiJoseph C. Kabui was a secessionist leader and the first President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, off the coast of Papua New Guinea, from 2005 to 2008. He was also the leader of the Bougainville People's Congress....
on June 7 2008, Tabinaman took over as Acting President until a new election was held. Tabinaman said that the existing procedure of holding a new popular election would probably be followed, while also noting the possibility of a constitutional amendment that would instead allow Parliament to elect one of its members as President. Planning for a new popular election subsequently began; it
was heldPresidential elections were held in Bougainville from November 30 to December 18, 2008. Voters elected the new President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, following the death of President Joseph Kabui while in office, on June 7.The potential resumption of controversial mining activities,...
in December 2008, with
James TanisJames Tanis, born in 1965, raised in Panam Village in Lamane, on the border of South and Central Bougainville , Papua New Guinea, is the current President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville...
emerging as the winner.