Posu Ank

Posu Ank (died April 1982) was a Papua New Guinean politician. He served as a member of the National Parliament between 1977 and 1982.

Posu Ank
Member of the National Parliament
In office
1977–1982
Preceded byMomei Pangial
Succeeded byWilliam Ank
ConstituencyMendi Open
Personal details
DiedApril 1982 (aged 35)
Political partyPeople's Progress Party

Biography

A pastor in the United Church,[1] Ank contested the Mendi Open constituency in the 1972 elections, but finished as runner-up to Momei Pangial. He served as Chairman of the Southern Highlands Area Authority.[2]

He defeated Pangial in the 1977 elections and was elected to the National Parliament.[3] A member of the People's Progress Party, following the elections, he was appointed Secretary to the Minister for Health as the PPP joined the coalition government.[4] When PPP leader Julius Chan took over as Prime Minister, Ank became government whip.[5]

He died in a car accident in 1982,[5] shortly before nominations closed for the general elections that year. His brother William stood as the PPP candidate in his place and was elected.[1] A primary school in Mendi was named after him.[6]

References
  1. Peter King (1989) Pangu Returns to Power: The 1982 Elections in Papua New Guinea p151
  2. "Twisted" clergymen in Papua Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1975
  3. Papua New Guinea Election Results 1972 – 2012 Development Policy Centre
  4. Elections in Papua New Guinea Australian Foreign Affairs Record, August 1977, p410
  5. Posu Ank Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1982
  6. Posu Ank Memorial Primary School Department of Education
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