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'''Mathias Roman Salas''' is a [[Autonomous Region of Bougainville|Bougainvillean]] politician and former Cabinet minister. Salas is a former banker.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/2005/06/24/kabui-names-cabinet-bougainville |title=KABUI NAMES CABINET IN BOUGAINVILLE |publisher=Pacific Islands Report |date=24 June 2005 |accessdate=6 October 2020}}</ref>
'''Mathias Roman Salas''' is a [[Autonomous Region of Bougainville|Bougainvillean]] politician and former Cabinet minister. Salas is a former banker.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/2005/06/24/kabui-names-cabinet-bougainville |title=KABUI NAMES CABINET IN BOUGAINVILLE |publisher=Pacific Islands Report |date=24 June 2005 |accessdate=6 October 2020}}</ref>


In the [[2005 Bougainvillean general election]] Salas was elected to the first Bougainville parliament as a member of the [[Bougainville People's Congress]]. On 23 June 2005 he was appointed Minister of Finance and Minerals, Gas and Petroleum Exploration in the cabinet of President [[Joseph Kabui]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/155853/bougainville%27s-autonomous-government%27s-ten-person-cabinet-sworn-in |title=Bougainville's autonomous government's ten person Cabinet sworn in |publisher=RNZ |date=23 June 2005 |accessdate=6 October 2020}}</ref> In 2008 he served as acting vice-President.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/180755/top-public-servants-in-bougainville-face-sack-over-financial-irregularities |title=Top public servants in Bougainville face sack over financial irregularities |publisher=RNZ |date=4 December 2008 |accessdate=6 October 2020}}</ref> He subsequently lost his seat in the [[2010 Bougainvillean general election|2010 election]].
In the [[2005 Bougainvillean general election]] Salas was elected to the first Bougainville parliament as a member of the [[Bougainville People's Congress]]. On 23 June 2005 he was appointed Minister of Finance and Minerals, Gas and Petroleum Exploration in the cabinet of President [[Joseph Kabui]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/155853/bougainville%27s-autonomous-government%27s-ten-person-cabinet-sworn-in |title=Bougainville's autonomous government's ten person Cabinet sworn in |publisher=[[RNZ]] |date=23 June 2005 |accessdate=6 October 2020}}</ref> In 2008 he served as acting vice-President.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/180755/top-public-servants-in-bougainville-face-sack-over-financial-irregularities |title=Top public servants in Bougainville face sack over financial irregularities |publisher=[[RNZ]] |date=4 December 2008 |accessdate=6 October 2020}}</ref> He subsequently lost his seat in the [[2010 Bougainvillean general election|2010 election]].


Salas was re-elected to parliament in the [[2020 Bougainvillean general election]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://postcourier.com.pg/png-government-delegation-flies-into-buka/ |title=PNG Government Delegation Flies Into Buka |publisher=PNG Post-Courier |date=28 September 2020 |accessdate=1 October 2020}}</ref> On 2 October 2020 he was appointed Minister of Finance and Treasury in the cabinet of [[Ishmael Toroama]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/427465/bougainville-s-toroama-forms-a-14-member-cabinet |title=Bougainville's Toroama forms a 14 member Cabinet |publisher=RNZ |date=2 October 2020 |accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref> Salas delivered three annual budgets for the Autonomous Bougainville Government, focusing on regional development. In 2022, Salas questioned the National Government of Papua New Guinea over a discrepancy between the amount of money budgeted for Bougainville and the amount that had been appropriated.<ref>{{cite news |title=Parliament Passes ABG 2022 Budget |url=https://abg.gov.pg/uploads/bulletin/BB_Edition_19_10th_May_2022.pdf |access-date=11 September 2024 |work=Bougainville Bulletin |date=10 May 2022}}</ref> In September 2023, Salas was removed from this post in a Cabinet reshuffle, and replaced by Robin Wilson, the member from Terra constituency.<ref>{{cite news |title=ABG Cabinet Reshuffle |url=https://insidepng.com/tag/autonomous-bougainville-government/ |access-date=11 September 2024 |work=Inside PNG |date=19 September 2023}}</ref>
Salas was re-elected to parliament in the [[2020 Bougainvillean general election]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://postcourier.com.pg/png-government-delegation-flies-into-buka/ |title=PNG Government Delegation Flies Into Buka |publisher=PNG Post-Courier |date=28 September 2020 |accessdate=1 October 2020}}</ref> On 2 October 2020 he was appointed Minister of Finance and Treasury in the cabinet of [[Ishmael Toroama]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/427465/bougainville-s-toroama-forms-a-14-member-cabinet |title=Bougainville's Toroama forms a 14 member Cabinet |publisher=[[RNZ]] |date=2 October 2020 |accessdate=2 October 2020}}</ref> Salas delivered three annual budgets for the Autonomous Bougainville Government, focusing on regional development. In 2022, Salas questioned the National Government of Papua New Guinea over a discrepancy between the amount of money budgeted for Bougainville and the amount that had been appropriated.<ref>{{cite news |title=Parliament Passes ABG 2022 Budget |url=https://abg.gov.pg/uploads/bulletin/BB_Edition_19_10th_May_2022.pdf |access-date=11 September 2024 |work=Bougainville Bulletin |date=10 May 2022}}</ref> In September 2023, Salas was removed from this post in a Cabinet reshuffle, and replaced by Robin Wilson, the member from Terra constituency.<ref>{{cite news |title=ABG Cabinet Reshuffle |url=https://insidepng.com/tag/autonomous-bougainville-government/ |access-date=11 September 2024 |work=Inside PNG |date=19 September 2023}}</ref>


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Mathias Salas
Minister of Finance
In office
2 October 2020 – 19 September 2023
PresidentIshmael Toroama
Minister of Finance
In office
23 June 2005 – 2010
PresidentJoseph Kabui
Minister of Minerals, Gas and Petroleum Exploration
In office
23 June 2005 – 2010
Member of the Bougainville House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byNicholas Daku
ConstituencyNorth Nasioi
In office
2005–2010
Preceded bynone (constituency created)
Succeeded byNicholas Daku
Personal details
NationalityPapua New Guinean
Political partyBougainville People's Congress

Mathias Roman Salas is a Bougainvillean politician and former Cabinet minister. Salas is a former banker.[1]

In the 2005 Bougainvillean general election Salas was elected to the first Bougainville parliament as a member of the Bougainville People's Congress. On 23 June 2005 he was appointed Minister of Finance and Minerals, Gas and Petroleum Exploration in the cabinet of President Joseph Kabui.[2] In 2008 he served as acting vice-President.[3] He subsequently lost his seat in the 2010 election.

Salas was re-elected to parliament in the 2020 Bougainvillean general election.[4] On 2 October 2020 he was appointed Minister of Finance and Treasury in the cabinet of Ishmael Toroama.[5] Salas delivered three annual budgets for the Autonomous Bougainville Government, focusing on regional development. In 2022, Salas questioned the National Government of Papua New Guinea over a discrepancy between the amount of money budgeted for Bougainville and the amount that had been appropriated.[6] In September 2023, Salas was removed from this post in a Cabinet reshuffle, and replaced by Robin Wilson, the member from Terra constituency.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "KABUI NAMES CABINET IN BOUGAINVILLE". Pacific Islands Report. 24 June 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Bougainville's autonomous government's ten person Cabinet sworn in". RNZ. 23 June 2005. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Top public servants in Bougainville face sack over financial irregularities". RNZ. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. ^ "PNG Government Delegation Flies Into Buka". PNG Post-Courier. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Bougainville's Toroama forms a 14 member Cabinet". RNZ. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Parliament Passes ABG 2022 Budget" (PDF). Bougainville Bulletin. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  7. ^ "ABG Cabinet Reshuffle". Inside PNG. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2024.


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