Parliament of Papua New Guinea

Key Facts

Head of State: HM King Charles III

Joined the Commonwealth: 1975

Capital City (location of Parliament): Port Moresby

Unicameral/Bicameral: Unicameral - National Parliament (111)

Further Information:

• Parliament of Papua New Guinea
• IPU - National Parliament
• CPA Country Directory
• Commonwealth Secretariat
• UN Data
• BBC Country Profile
• British High Commission Port Moresby
• Papua New Guinea High Commission London

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CPA UK & Papua New Guinea

CPA UK maintains a positive bilateral relationship with Papua New Guinea. With support from the British High Commission Port Moresby, CPA UK have welcomed a number of parliamentarians from Papua New Guinea and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville (ARB) to Westminster.

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Examples of our Past Programmes

Women in Trade Workshop, 20-22 June 2023

Members of Parliament from across the Commonwealth participated in CPA UK's Women in Trade Workshop, held on 20 - 22 June 2023 in the UK Parliament. CPA UK's first all-women in-person multilateral programme, brought together women parliamentarians from across the Commonwealth, for a three-day Workshop designed to strengthen their knowledge of international trade and to discuss specific impact of trade agreements on gender equality, poverty alleviation, and the economic empowerment of women in the Commonwealth.

To read the Women in Trade Workshop Final Report, click here.

CAPAC Pacific Workshop, 19-21 February 2019

CPA UK delivered the first in a series of CAPAC workshops in Suva, Fiji from 19 -21 February.

The workshop was attended by Chairs, Members and Clerks from 11 Pacific Island Public Accounts Committees. The workshop formed part of CPA UK's work as part of the Commonwealth Partnership for Democracy (CP4D).

Pacific Islands Westminster Seminar – 9-11 March 2017

In partnership with the Queensland Parliament, CPA UK organised the Pacific Islands Westminster Seminar in Brisbane. Based on CPA UK’s flagship Westminster Seminar the Pacific Seminar invited parliamentarians and clerks from all CPA branches in the Pacific Region to exchange views and good practice on parliamentary practice and procedure. The Seminar focused on the role of MPs in their community, good practice for parliamentary oversight of the executive, and shared experiences of climate change mitigation.