Richard Maru

Richard Maru, OBE is a Papua New Guinea politician. He is a Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea representing Yangoru Saussia Open, and is the leader of People’s First Party. He was appointed as Minister for International Trade and Investment in 2022.

The Honourable
Richard Maru
OBE MP
Minister for International Trade and Investment
Assumed office
24 August 2022
Prime MinisterJames Marape
Minister for Finance and Rural Development
In office
13 May 2019 – 7 June 2019
Prime MinisterPeter O'Neill
Preceded bySam Basil
Succeeded byCharles Abel
Minister for National Planning and Monitoring
In office
2017 – 13 May 2019
Prime MinisterPeter O'Neill
In office
7 June 2019 – 27 August 2019
Prime MinisterJames Marape
Minister for Trade, Commerce and Industry
In office
2012–2017
Prime MinisterPeter O'Neill
Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
Assumed office
2012
ConstituencyYangoru Saussia Open
Personal details
NationalityPapua New Guinean
Political partyPeople’s First Party (2020–)
Other political
affiliations		People's National Congress (2012–2020)
Independent (2012)
Alma materPapua New Guinea University of Technology
Websiterichardmaru.org

In 2011, he was appointed an OBE for services to development banking and rural development, and an active member of the Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific.[1]

Early life

Maru graduated from the Papua New Guinea University of Technology in 1983 with a Bachelor of Technology in Business Studies Degree. He completed an MBA from the University of Bath in 1999.

Political career

Maru was first elected to the National Parliament in the 2012 election as an independent candidate. He was then appointed as Minister for Trade, Commerce and Industry in the O'Neill-Dion cabinet.

He was re-elected in the 2017 election, representing People's National Congress. He was then appointed Minister for National Planning and Monitoring.

He was appointed as Minister for Finance and Rural Development on 13 May 2019 until 7 June 2019.[1]

As of 2022, he is the leader of the People’s First Party.[2]

References
  1. "Hon. Richard Maru, OBE, MP - Tenth Parliament of Papua New Guinea". www.parliament.gov.pg. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
  2. "Hon. Richard Maru, OBE, MP - Eleventh Parliament of Papua New Guinea". parliament.gov.pg. Retrieved 2022-12-22.


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