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Sam Abal | |
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.jpg) Abal in 2009 | |
| Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Acting | |
| In office 4 April 2011 – 2 August 2011 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Michael Ogio |
| Preceded by | Michael Somare |
| Succeeded by | Peter O'Neill |
| In office 13 December 2010 – 17 January 2011 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | Jeffrey Nape (acting) Michael Ogio |
| Preceded by | Michael Somare |
| Succeeded by | Michael Somare |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea | |
| In office 7 December 2010 – 13 December 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Michael Somare |
| Preceded by | Don Polye |
| Succeeded by | Belden Namah |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office August 2007 – December 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Michael Somare |
| Succeeded by | Don Polye |
| Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea for Wabag Open | |
| In office December 2004 – 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Robert Ganim |
| In office 2002 – 21 March 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Daniel Kapi |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1958 |
| Political party | National Alliance Party |
Samuel Tei Abal (born 26 June 1958) is a Papua New Guinean politician.[1] Abal, who previously served as Foreign Minister from August 2007 to December 2010, became the Deputy Prime Minister of the country in a cabinet reshuffle by Michael Somare on 7 December 2010.[2] He further became acting Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea on 13 December 2010, when Prime Minister Somare stepped down from office to face a tribunal regarding allegations of financial mismanagement.[3][4] His tenure as acting Prime Minister ended on 2 August 2011, when Peter O'Neill won a parliamentary vote to be appointed as Prime Minister. Since October 2021, he is the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Papua New Guinea to Japan.
- ^ "Nominations By Electorate" (PDF). PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "New PNG Deputy PM Sam Abal sworn-in". Radio Australia. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
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rnwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Nicholas, Isaac (9 December 2010). "Somare Picks Successor Carefully Amid Crisis". The National (Papua New Guinea). Pacific Islands Report. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.