Sir Bob Dadae was officially sworn in as the 11th Governor General of Papua New Guinea (PNG) this morning in Port Moresby, marking his second term in office as the representative of King Charles in the country. The ceremony took place at the National Parliament House Chamber at Waigani in front of members of parliament and dignitaries. He first took the Oath of Allegiance and the Declaration of Office and following that, he was officially sworn in by the Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea Sir Gibs Salika on the floor of parliament. Sir Dadae was re-elected as the country’s governor general on the 19th of January 2023 by secret ballot on the floor of parliament. Initially, three candidates stood for the vice regal job, Sir Dadae, female diplomat Winnie Kiap and Steven Pokawin. Pokawin later fell out of the race during the eliminations after receiving only three votes to Sir Dadae 69 and Winnie Kiap 31. In the final vote, the Speaker of Parliament Job Pomat then read the final vote where he announced that Sir Dadae received 69 votes to Kiap’s 31 votes.