Ezekiel Anisi

Ezekiel Anisi (1 September 1988 – 24 May 2017) was a Papua New Guinean politician.[1] He was a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from August until October 2012, when he was unseated by the National Court, and from a December 2013 by-election until his death, representing the electorate of Ambunti-Dreikikir Open in East Sepik Province. He was the youngest MP in Papua New Guinea.[2]

Hon.

Ezekiel Anisi

Member of National Parliament for Ambunti-Dreikikir Open
In office
6 January 2014 – 24 May 2017
Preceded byTony Aimo
Member of National Parliament for Ambunti-Dreikikir Open
In office
3 August 2012 – 28 November 2012
Preceded byTony Aimo
Succeeded byTony Aimo
Personal details
Born(1988-09-01)1 September 1988
Died24 May 2017(2017-05-24) (aged 28)
Port Moresby
Political partyPeople's National Congress (2013–2017)
People's Progress Party
(2012–2013)
ParentsAlex Anisi (father)
EducationDrekikir High School
Drekikir Primary School
OccupationPolitician

Anisi died on 24 May 2017 from possible cardiac arrest at a guesthouse in Port Moresby only weeks before the 2017 general election, aged 28.[3]

References

  1. "Former MP falsified birth papers". PNG Post-Courier. 14 August 2013. 
  2. "Death of PNG's youngest-ever MP puts politicians' health in the spotlight". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 August 2017. http://www.abc.net.au/news/programs/pacific-beat/2017-05-25/death-of-pngs-youngest-ever-mp-puts-politicians/8559162. Retrieved 25 May 2017. 
  3. "East Sepik MP collapses and dies". Loop PNG. Archived from the original on 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2017-05-25.