Ezekiel Massat

Who is Ezekiel Massat?

Ezekiel Massat is a Bougainvillean lawyer and politician. Massat was appointed the Vice President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville by President James Tanis on January 19, 2009. Bougainville is an autonomous region within Papua New Guinea.

Massat is a lawyer who has previously served as Bougainville's police minister. He represents the Tonu constituency on Buka Island in North Bougainville.

President James Tanis appointed Massat as Vice President following pressure by the Central and North Bougainville regions for more inclusion in the Bougainvillaen government. Massat was sworn in as Vice President in a ceremony at the Bougainville House of Representatives on the afternoon of January 19, 2009, by senior magistrate Bruce Tasikul. He assumed the Vice Presidency on the same day as his appointment by Tanis. Massat succeeded John Tabinaman, the former vice president and who had served as the acting president of Bougainville following the death of Joseph Kabui in June 2008.

Massat will also be responsible for justice and law within the Tanis government.