Sir Christopher Seseve HaivetaKCMG (born 20 September 1959) is aPapua New Guinean politician.[1]
He was the head of thePangu Party ofPapua New Guinea[2] and a member of National Parliament. In 1993 he was named Deputy Prime Minister ofPapua New Guinea.[2] He was appointedLeader of the Opposition from August 1993 to September 1994.[3]
Haiveta served asMinister of Finance in the government ofJulius Chan from 1994 to 1997.[4] They both resigned in 1997 during theSandline Affair. Soon after that, Haiveta briefly becameforeign minister but had left that post by the end of 1997. He became governor of Gulf Province for the first time in 1997, lost that post in 1998 and became governor again in 2002. He lost the election July 2007, and left the governorship later that year after the parliamentary elections. He worked for the Prime Minister's department following his election loss in 2007.
He also served as thegovernor ofGulf Province twice. In 2017 he was elected as Governor of Gulf Province for the 3rd time. He was appointedKnight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) in the2023 King's Birthday Honours for "Political and Public Service".[5]
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| Preceded by | Deputy Prime Minister ofPapua New Guinea 1994–1997 | Succeeded by |
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