Job Pomat

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Job Pomat, CMG (born 1960) is a Papua New Guinean politician. He has represented the electorate of Manus Open in the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea on two separate occasions since 2007 and has been Speaker of the National Parliament since 2017.

Early life

Job Pomat was born to Peter Pomat, a village chief, Seventh-day Adventist missionary and politician.^[1]

Political career

Pomat was first elected to the National Parliament at the 2007 general election in the seat of Manus Open, representing People’s National Congress.^[2] He lost his seat at the 2012 general election after one term to then-New Generation Party member Ronny Knight.^[3]

He regained the seat at the 2017 general election and was subsequently elected as Speaker of the tenth National Parliament. In 2018, he became the deputy leader of People’s National Congress.^[4]

In 2019, the Australian Financial Review reported that Paladin Solutions PNG, which was awarded government security contracts worth A$423 million on Manus Island, entered into an agreement in 2018 with Peren Investment, a company majority controlled by Pomat’s brothers Kepo, Allan and Polosong Pomat.^[5] Job Pomat denied any wrongdoing and that he would have indirectly benefited from the agreement.^[6]

He resigned from the People's National Congress on 22 June 2020 and became an independent to protect his neutrality as speaker and following allegations of fraud.^[7]

In 2021, opposition leader Belden Namah filed an application to the Supreme Court against Pomat which alleged that he had breached the Constitution in his role as Speaker.^[8] The accusations relate to Pomat’s forced adjournment of Parliament in December 2020 and passing of the 2021 national budget without debate.^[9]

Pomat won his seat at the 2022 general election as a candidate for the Pangu Party and was re-elected as Speaker of the eleventh National Parliament. As of 2022, he is also the Chairman of Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings, Legislation and National Parliament Committees.^[10]

Personal life

Pomat is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.^[11]

References

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