Chief  Secretary  to  Government  Ivan  Pomaleu  in  the  presence  of  the  Head  of  State,  the Governor General, His Excellency Sir. Bob Dadae, signed a  4-year-term contract of employment renewal that was endorsed by the National Executive Council on the 20th of August 2025.

This contract signing ceremony was officiated at the Government House on Thursday   29th January 2026 in Port Moresby.

Mr Pomaleu was reappointed by the National Executive Council as Chief Secretary for a second term in Office after his contract expired on December 31st 2024.

It marks a renewed commitment by the Chief Secretary to serve as the Head of Public Service and other Government Institutions in the country.

Mr Pomaleu was among other signing parties including; Jerry Ubase – Secretary for Department of Community Development Youth and Religion, Alan Aku – Managing Director Kokonas Indastri Koporesan,  Dr.  Nime  Kotran  Kapo  –  National  Agriculture  Quarantine  Inspection  Authority (NAQIA) and Elizabeth Ramatlap – Assistant Legislative Counsel who were reappointed/appointed by the National Executive Council in their respective roles as Heads of Departments and Government Institutions.

In his closing remarks, Chief Secretary Pomaleu said the signing of their employment contract is a finalization of their relationship with government pertaining to their respective duties and the responsibilities that they represent.

“We do have an important task and that we need to fulfil the requirements of our contracts based on our performance, meaning we have agreed to make sure that we deliver on important outcomes that are required of us by the government,” he said.

On behalf of the signing parties Mr. Pomaleu thanked the government for the recognition given to each person for the opportunity to serve the country.

“I want to thank the government for the opportunity to serve our great nation in various capacities that we serve in, ” he said.

Mr Pomaleu reaffirmed that there are a number of reappointments and this demonstrates the government’s intention to have consistency of trial age for these top jobs.

“We do not take our reappointment for granted, we have a job to do and we must continue to place our best foot forward in terms of leading to the requirements that are required by the country,” he concluded.