Sumkar MP dies of heart attack

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Sumkar MP dies of heart attack

PORT MORESBY: Sumkar MP and United Labour Party (ULP) member Chris Nangoi has passed away while campaigning in Madang yesterday (June 9, 2022).

He suffered a heart attack and collapsed.

Madang Provincial Health Authority Chief Executive Officer Fidelis Waipma confirmed last night (June 9, 2022)  that Nangoi died of a heart attack in the hospital at 4.30pm.

Nangoi is the fourth ULP member to pass away due to natural causes in Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s General Election 2022 (GE22).

The others were Deputy Prime Minister Sam Basil (Bulolo), Willie Kama Kupo (Kundiawa-Gembogl – Chimbu) and Moses Namagileso (Eastern Highlands Regional).

Nangoi is also the seventh incumbent MP and the third minister to die in office in the 10th Parliament.

Others who passed away were Basil (ULP - Bulolo), Commerce and Industry Minister William Samb (Niugini Union Pati – Goilala), Sam Akoitai (Bougainville – National Congress Part), Jonny Aionk (United Resource Party - Middle Ramu), Roy Biyama (Middle Fly – Party Papua & Niugini Union Pati) and Richard Mendani (United Resource Party – Kerema).

The news break was published by The National:

Copied from the print version:

Nangoi passes on

SUMKAR MP and United Labour Party member Chris Nangoi has passed while on campaign in Madang.

Madang Provincial Health Authority Chief Executive Officer Fidelis Waipma confirmed last night that the MP died of a heart attack in the hospital at 4.30pm.

Nangoi was first elected to the 10th Parliament in 2017 as a member of the Pangu Pati and then joined the United Labour Party after the formation of the party in 2019.

Parliament records show that while in Parliament, he was appointed a member of the Public Accounts Committee between September 2017 and June 2019.

He served as Correctional Services Minister from July 7, 2019 to Nov 16, 2020.

Governor Peter Yama said it was such tragic news for the people of Madang to lose two incumbent MPs in this term of Parliament – Middle Ramu MP Jonny Alonk last November.

Nangoi was the ninth MP to die in office.


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