{{short description|Papua New Guinea politician}} '''Koni Iguan''' (born 6 June 1969) is a Papua New Guinea politician. He has been a Pangu Party member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since 2017, representing the Markham Open electorate. He formerly held the same seat from 2007 to 2012.
He was first elected in the 2007 general election.<ref name="pc20070724-1">{{cite news|website=www.postcourier.com.pg|url=http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20070724/news01.htm |title=NA ahead on 8 |date=2007-07-24 |access-date=2007-07-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927064828/http://www.postcourier.com.pg/20070724/news01.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pngec.gov.pg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/nominations.pdf?sfvrsn=0 | title=Nominations By Electorate | publisher=PNG Electoral Commission | access-date=15 June 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712121652/http://www.pngec.gov.pg/docs/default-source/default-document-library/nominations.pdf?sfvrsn=0 | archive-date=12 July 2017 | url-status=live }}</ref>
In January 2010, he called the 2010 Papua New Guinea bus crash "the most horrific accident" ever witnessed and described it as "This is the nastiest and bloodiest of accidents on the highway".<ref name="straitstimes">{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_477242.html|title=40 dead in PNG bus crash|date=2010-01-14|access-date=2010-01-14|newspaper=The Straits Times}}</ref>
He was defeated at the 2012 election, but won back his old seat as a Pangu Party candidate at the 2017 election.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.looppng.com/elections/pangu-candidate-takes-markham-open-seat-62967 | title=Pangu candidate takes Markham Open seat | work=Loop PNG | date=16 July 2016 | access-date=16 July 2017}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}} *{{cite news|url=https://warakambpng.blogspot.com/2009/03/52-sdas-face-being-sacked.html|title=52 SDAs face being sacked|date= March 18, 2009 |work=Warakamb Papua New Guinea|access-date=17 January 2010}}
{{s-start}} {{s-par|png}} {{s-bef|before=Andrew Baing}} {{s-ttl|title=Member for Markham Open|years=2007-2012}} {{s-aft|after=Paul Isikiel}} {{s-bef|before=Paul Isikiel}} {{s-ttl|title=Member for Markham Open|years=2017-present}} {{s-inc}} {{s-end}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Iguan, Koni}} Category:Living people Category:Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea Category:1969 births
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