Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
In office 1972–1977
Member of the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea
In office 1964–1972
Personal details
Born
1923 Buin, Territory of New Guinea
Died
26 October 2003 (Aged 79 or 80)
Spouse
Lady Sarah Lapun
Children
3 daughters; two sons
Sir Paul LapunKBE (1923 – 26 October 2003) was a Papua New Guinean politician. Both a supporter of independence for Papua New Guinea (PNG) and of the secessionist movement on Bougainville, Lapun served in the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea and in the first National Parliament of Papua New Guinea between 1972 and 1975, when he was Minister for Mines and Energy. He was instrumental in obtaining royalties for the people of Bougainville for the copper mine on their island. He was the first Papua New Guinean to receive a knighthood.
Sir PaulLapun KBE (1923 – 26 October 2003) was a Papua New Guinean politician. Both a supporter of independence for Papua New Guinea (PNG) and of the...
outspoken politician Sir Albert Maori Kiki Allan Marat, MP for Rabaul Sir PaulLapun, first Papua New Guinean to receive a knighthood Sir Paulias Matane, former...
Following a meeting in Port Moresby between the two Bougainville MHAs (PaulLapun and Donatus Mola) and around 25 Bougainvilleans, a proposal was put forward...
Gerald Lodi 239 Asina Papau 144 Invalid votes 368 South Bougainville Open PaulLapun 4,464 Elected Andrew Komoro Ukevi 2,117 Aloysius Noga 1,125 Pinoko Sipisong...
Frederick Woolland, Senior Training Captain Trident 3, British Airways. PaulLapun, MHA, Minister for Mines. For long and distinguished services to politics...
twelve MLCs elected in 1961 ran for re-election, with only John Chipper and Paul Mason not standing. Three of the candidates for the general constituencies...
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profits, mostly as dividends." Members from the island communities affected, Lapun, Momis, and Kaputin, repeatedly kept the issue before the Assembly. In one...
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