Komun Joe Koim (10 October 1966 – 12 September 2019) was a Papua New Guinean politician. He had been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since 2012, representing the electorate of Anglimp-South Waghi Open, first as an independent and later for the People's Democratic Movement.[1][2]
Koim was educated at Taragau Primary School, Mount Hagen Secondary School and the Papua New Guinea University of Technology in Lae. He was a businessman prior to entering politics.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2007 election, when he ran as an independent and lost to Jamie Maxtone-Graham.[3] He was elected to the National Parliament on his second attempt at the 2012 election, again as an independent.[4] Koim subsequently crossed to the People's Democratic Movement.[1] In September 2013, he was praised by a number of local leaders for having increased service provision, including new community halls and funding for schools and health centres.[5] In March 2014, he launched a microcredit scheme in his district.[6]
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edit- ^ a b c "Hon. Joe Koim Komun, MP". National Parliament of Papua New Guinea. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Nominations By Electorate" (PDF). PNG Electoral Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- ^ "ANGALIMP-SOUTH WAHGI OPEN". PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "William Tongamp declared inaugural governor of PNG's Jiwaka province". Radio New Zealand News International. 1 August 2012.
- ^ "MP praised for service delivery". PNG Post Courier. 19 September 2013.
- ^ "District launches credit scheme". PNG Post Courier. 12 March 2014.