Francis Awesa

Francis Awesa is a Papua New Guinean politician. A former Premier of the Southern Highlands under the old provincial government system, he has been a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since 2007, representing the electorate of Imbongu Open. A Papua New Guinea Party member in his first term, he subsequently switched to the People's National Congress after PNC leader Peter O'Neill became Prime Minister in 2011. He has been Minister for Works and Implementation in the O'Neill government since 2012, and was previously Minister for Transport, Works and Civil Aviation (2011) and Minister for Transport and Works (2011-2012).