Soroi Eoe

Soroi Eoe
The Honourable; Soroi Eoe; MP
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
	In office; 7 June 2019 – 8 November 2019
Prime Minister	James Marape
Preceded by	Rimbink Pato
Succeeded by	Patrick Pruaitch
Minister for Community Development, Youth and Religion
	In office; 9 August 2017 – 31 May 2019
Prime Minister	Peter O'Neill
Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2017
Constituency	Kikori Open
Personal details
Born	24 December 1954
Nationality	Papua New Guinean
Political party	People's National Congress (2017)
Other political; affiliations	PNG National Party (2017)
Alma mater	University of Papua New Guinea

Soroi Eoe (born 24 December 1954) is a Papua New Guinea politician. He has been a Member of the Papua New Guinea National Parliament since 2017, representing Kikori Open. On 7 June 2019, he was appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade and held the position for five months.

Early life

Eoe completed his primary education at Apehava Private School, Menyama Lutheran School, and Lablab Private School. He completed his secondary education at Bumayong Lutheran High School. In 1978, he obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Social Anthropology from the University of Papua New Guinea.[1]

Prior to being elected to the National Parliament, he was a subsistence farmer.[1]

Political career

He was first elected to the National Parliament in the 2017 general elections for Kikori Open as a member of the PNG National Party. Following his election, he joined People's National Congress. He was then appointed as Minister for Community Development, Youth and Religion in the O'Neill-Abel Cabinet.[1]

During APEC 2018, Eoe hosted a Public Private Dialogue on Women and the Economy.[2]

On 7 June 2019, he was appointed as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade in the First Marape Cabinet. Patrick Pruaitch replaced him in the Second Marape Cabinet on 8 November 2019.

References

"Hon. Soroi Eoe, MP - Tenth Parliament of Papua New Guinea". www.parliament.gov.pg. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
Secretariat, APEC (2018-09-05). "Happening now: Public Private Dialogue on Women and the Economy. PNG' Minister for Community Development, Youth and Religion Hon. Soroi EOE opens the PPD today. The discussion will focus on empowering #women & girls to thrive in the #digital #economy.pic.twitter.com/XHdiISnyWX". @apec. Retrieved 2019-06-07.

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[:0-1] "Hon. Soroi Eoe, MP - Tenth Parliament of Papua New Guinea". www.parliament.gov.pg. Retrieved 2019-06-07.

[2] Secretariat, APEC (2018-09-05). "Happening now: Public Private Dialogue on Women and the Economy. PNG' Minister for Community Development, Youth and Religion Hon. Soroi EOE opens the PPD today. The discussion will focus on empowering #women & girls to thrive in the #digital #economy.pic.twitter.com/XHdiISnyWX". @apec. Retrieved 2019-06-07.