Philemon Embel

Who is Philemon Embel?

Hon. Philemon Embel OBE is a Member of Parliament for Nipa-Kutubu, Papua New Guinea. He has held several positions within the government in PNG, including in the Ministry of Health, Mining, Transport and Civil Aviation. He was awarded an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 2000.

Most recently, Embel acted as Minister for Sports and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in former Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare’s cabinet, until Prime Minister Peter O’Neill took control of the government in late 2011. In September 2010, Embel was physically attacked in his electorate of Poroma, in the Southern Highlands Province during Independence Day celebrations. He was on crutches for three months as a result of injuries sustained during the attack.