Autonomous Bougainville Government
- Autonomous Bougainville Government
The Autonomous Bougainville Government (ABG) is the government of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea.
The government was established in 2000 following a peace agreement between the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Bougainville Revolutionary Army (BRA) a guerrilla movement.
The Constitution of Bougainville specifies that the Autonomous Bougainville Government shall consist of three branches: [http://directory.cpahq.org/directory/default.aspx?orgid=242] , [http://www.paclii.org/pg/legis/consol_act/cotarob2004558/] , [http://www.governance.usp.ac.fj/index.php?id=195]
* Executive - the Bougainville Executive Council led by a President.
* Legislative - the Bougainville House of Representatives (39 elected members and 2 ex officio members).
* Judicial - the Bougainville Courts including a Supreme Court and High Court.
Elections for the first Autonomous Government were held in May and June 2005, Joseph Kabui was elected President with Joseph Watawi selected by the House of Representatives as Vice-President.
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