Soroi Eoe
The Honourable Soroi Eoe MP | |
|---|---|
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| Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
| In office 20 December 2020 – 23 August 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | James Marape |
| Preceded by | Patrick Pruaitch |
| Succeeded by | Justin Tkatchenko |
| In office 7 June 2019 – 8 November 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | James Marape |
| Preceded by | Rimbink Pato |
| Succeeded by | Patrick Pruaitch |
| Minister for Community Development, Youth and Religion | |
| In office 9 August 2017 – 31 May 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Peter O'Neill |
| Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea | |
| Assumed office 2017 | |
| Constituency | Kikori Open |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 December 1954 |
| Nationality | Papua New Guinean |
| Political party | People's National Congress (2017) |
| Other political affiliations | PNG National Party (2017) |
| Alma mater | University of Papua New Guinea |
Soroi Eoe (born 24 December 1954) is a Papua New Guinea politician. He has been a Member of the Papua New Guinea National Parliament since 2017, representing Kikori Open. On 7 June 2019, he was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and held the position for five months, and later returned to the same position on December 20, 2020.[1]
Early life
[edit]Eoe completed his primary education at Apehava Private School, Menyama Lutheran School, and Lablab Private School. He completed his secondary education at Bumayong Lutheran High School. In 1978, he obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Papua New Guinea.[1]
Prior to being elected to the National Parliament, he was a subsistence farmer.[1]
Political career
[edit]He was first elected to the National Parliament in the 2017 general elections for Kikori Open as a member of the PNG National Party. Following his election, he joined People's National Congress. He was then appointed Minister for Community Development, Youth and Religion in the O'Neill-Abel Cabinet.[1]
During APEC 2018, Eoe hosted a Public Private Dialogue on Women and the Economy.[2]
On 7 June 2019, he was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the First Marape Cabinet. Patrick Pruaitch replaced him in the Second Marape Cabinet on 8 November 2019, before being replaced again by Eoe in the same position on December 20, 2020.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Hon. Soroi Eoe, MP - Tenth Parliament of Papua New Guinea". www.parliament.gov.pg. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
- ^ Secretariat, APEC (2018-09-05). "Happening now: Public Private Dialogue on Women and the Economy. PNG' Minister for Community Development, Youth and Religion Hon. Soroi EOE opens the PPD today. The discussion will focus on empowering #women & girls to thrive in the #digital #economy.pic.twitter.com/XHdiISnyWX". @apec. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
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