Arnold Amet, Date of Birth

    

Arnold Amet

Papua New Guinea Politician

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1952

Profession: judge, jurist

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Arnold Amet

  • Sir Arnold Amet (born 30 October 1952) is a Papua New Guinean politician and judge.
  • Educated at The Armidale School in northern NSW Australia, he was a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 2007 to 2012, representing the Madang Provincial seat.
  • He was Governor of Madang Province from 2010 and Minister for Justice and Attorney-General from 2010 to 2011.
  • Prior to entering politics, he was Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea. He is a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, having been elected for the Madang Provincial Seat in the 2007 general election.He was the Governor of Madang Province from November 2007 to December 2010, whereupon he resigned the position to be appointed Minister for Justice and Attorney General in Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare's Cabinet.
  • He held these positions until the government was brought down by a parliamentary motion of no confidence in August 2011, whereupon he was relegated to the Opposition benches.Sir Arnold has also been Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea, Chairman of the Manam Humanitarian Committee, chair of the Commonwealth Observer Group for Solomon Islands' elections, and a member of the international Eminent Persons Group tasked with assessing the political and human rights situation in Fiji following its 2006 military coup.Pacific Magazine in 2008 described Sir Arnold as "the likely successor of Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare when 'The Chief' steps down as head of the governing National Alliance Party."He was defeated by Jim Kas at the 2012 election.

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