David Arore

The Right Honourable David Arore MP
Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science & Technology
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 August 2011
Prime Minister	Peter O'Neill
Preceded by	Paru Aihi
Member of Parliament for Ijivitari Open
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 August 2007
Preceded by	Cecilking Doruba
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Political party	Independent, then National Alliance Party

David Arore is a Papua New Guinean politician.

He was first elected to the National Parliament in the 2007 general election, as MP for the Ijivitari Open constituency in Oro Province. Elected as an independent, he then joined the National Alliance Party and was appointed deputy Minister for Education by Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare. When a cyclone and floods hit Oro, he was reportedly "on the ground with the people", "carrying a bag of rice, making tea for people". A petitioner having challenged the legitimacy of his election, filing claims against the Electoral Commission, the Court of Disputed Returns in 2008 suspended Arore from Parliament, pending a recount of the ballots, but he ultimately retained his seat.^[1][2][3]

In July 2010, he and five other party members defected briefly to the Opposition, in a failed attempt to bring down the government. Within a few days, they pledged their support for the government once more, and were accepted back.^[4]

At the start of August 2011, he was again among several government MPs to join the Opposition. This time, a successful parliamentary motion of no confidence brought down the government of Acting Prime Minister Sam Abal (standing in for Somare while the latter was hospitalised for a serious heart condition), and Peter O'Neill became Prime Minister.^[5] O'Neill appointed Arore as his Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science & Technology.^[3][6]

References

1. ^ "Arore’s funds ‘held’ till after re-count", Post-Courier, 29 April 2008
2. ^ "MPs’ performance has been on par", Post-Courier, 29 April 2008
3. ^ ^{a b} "16 first time MPs get into Cabinet", Post-Courier, 9 August 2011
4. ^ "Rebellious six back with ruling National Alliance Party in PNG", Pacific Islands News Association, 27 July 2011
5. ^ "O'Neill is PM", The National, 3 August 2011
6. ^ Cabinet of Papua New Guinea, CIA Factbook, 18 August 2011

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Name	Arore, David
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Short description	Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science & Technology
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