{{Short description|Governor-General of Papua New Guinea since 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = [[Excellency|His Excellency]] [[Awards system of Papua New Guinea|Grand Chief]] | name = Sir Bob Dadae | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|GCL|GCMG|KStJ}} | image = Sir Bob Dadae (cropped).jpg | caption = Dadae in 2019 | order = 10th | office = Governor-General of Papua New Guinea | monarch = {{plainlist| *[[Elizabeth II]] *[[Charles III]] }} | prime_minister = {{plainlist| * [[Peter O'Neill]] * [[James Marape]] }} | term_start = 28 February 2017 | term_end = | predecessor = [[Theo Zurenuoc]] (acting) | successor = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1961|3|8|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Morobe Province]], [[Territory of Papua and New Guinea]] | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = {{ubl|{{marriage|Hannah Dadae|1989|2018|reason=died}}|{{marriage|Emeline Tufi Folau|2020}}}} | party = [[United Party (Papua New Guinea)|United Party]] (until 2012)<br />[[People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea)|People's National Congress]] (2012–present) | alma_mater = {{plainlist| * [[University of Papua New Guinea]] ([[Bachelor of Commerce|BCom]]) * [[Griffith University]] ([[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]) }} }}
'''Sir Bob Bofeng Dadae''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|GCL|GCMG|KStJ}} (born 8 March 1961)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rulers.org/indexd1.html|title=Index Da|website=www.rulers.org}}</ref> is a [[Papua New Guinea]]n politician currently serving as the tenth [[governor-general of Papua New Guinea]] since 2017.
==Education and early career==
Dadae was educated at the Ombo Lutheran Agency in Derim and the Bugandi High School, before completing a [[Bachelor of Commerce]] degree from the [[University of Papua New Guinea]] (1988) and [[Master of Business Administration]] degree from [[Griffith University]] (1995). Prior to his election to parliament, he was an accountant for the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea]] and a board member of the [[Christian Press]] publishing house.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.pg/index.php/member-of-parliament/bio/view/kabwum-district|title=Hon. Bob Dadae, MP|publisher=[[Parliament of Papua New Guinea]]|accessdate=3 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203184325/http://www.parliament.gov.pg/index.php/member-of-parliament/bio/view/kabwum-district|archive-date=3 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Political career==
Dadae was elected to the [[National Parliament of Papua New Guinea]] at the [[2002 Papua New Guinean general election|2002 election]] as the [[United Party (Papua New Guinea)|United Party]] member for [[Kabwum District|Kabwum Open]], becoming the party's deputy leader after the election. He became Deputy Speaker in 2004. He was then re-elected at the [[2007 Papua New Guinean general election|2007 election]], and served as Minister for Defence under [[Michael Somare]] from 2007 to 2011. He crossed to the [[People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea)|People's National Congress]] after Somare's 2011 ouster, and was re-elected under that banner at the [[2012 Papua New Guinean general election|2012 election]].<ref name="auto"/>
==Governor-General of Papua New Guinea== Dadae assumed office as the tenth [[governor-general of Papua New Guinea]] on 28 February 2017, succeeding [[Michael Ogio]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-01/bob-dadae-named-next-governor-general-of-papua-new-guinea/8230686|title=Bob Dadae named next Governor-General of Papua New Guinea|last=Kisselpar|first=Joy|work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|date=1 February 2017|accessdate=3 February 2017}}</ref>
He was appointed to the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] on 5 May 2017.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=61920 |page=9404 |date=5 May 2017}}</ref> He was appointed to the [[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)|Order of St John]] on 18 August 2017.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=62028 |page= |date=18 August 2017}} https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/2849611</ref>
Dadae was nominated to run for a second term as Governor-General in December 2022 alongside [[Winnie Kiap]] and [[Stephen Pokawin]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Race for head of state |url=https://postcourier.com.pg/race-for-head-of-state/ |access-date=2022-12-23 |website=Papua New Guinea Post-Courier |date=20 December 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref> Dadae won the election and retained his viceregal position and was sworn in on 16 March 2023.<ref>[https://emtv.com.pg/governor-general-sworn-in/ Governor-General Sworn In]</ref>
==Personal life==
[[File:Platinum Jubilee- Dame Cindy with the Governor-General of Papua New Guinea.jpg|thumb|left|Sir Bob and Lady Emeline Dadae with [[Dame Cindy Kiro]], [[Governor-General of New Zealand]] and [[Richard Davies (doctor)|Richard Davies]], in London, 2022]]
Dadae married Hannah Dadae on 14 January 1989, and they had five children. Lady Hannah Dadae died from a short illness on 4 December 2018 in Brisbane, Australia.<ref>[https://www.postcourier.com.pg/mrs-dadae-pledges-to-support-husband/ Mrs Dadae pledges to support husband]</ref><ref>[https://www.looppng.com/png-news/lady-hannah-dadae-succumbs-illness-81105 Lady Hannah Dadae succumbs to illness]</ref>
Bob Dadae married Emeline Tufi Folau, a Tongan woman, on 11 January 2020.<ref>[https://www.kanivatonga.co.nz/2020/01/png-governor-general-marries-young-tongan-woman/ PNG governor general marries young Tongan woman]</ref><ref>[https://www.looppng.com/png-news/new-wife-gg-officially-welcomed-90023 New wife of GG officially welcomed]</ref>
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