Ezekiel Anisi
Papua New Guinean politician (1988-2017)
Ezekiel Anisi (1 September 1988 – 24 May 2017) was a Papua New Guinean politician. He was a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from August until October 2012, when he was unseated by the National Court, and from a December 2013 by-election until his death, representing the electorate of Ambunti-Dreikikir Open in East Sepik Province. He was the youngest MP in Papua New Guinea.
Early life and education
Anisi was the son of former East Sepik Premier Alex Anisi. There are conflicting sources as to his education: his official parliamentary profile stated that he was educated at Dreikikir Primary School and Dreikikir High School, while media reports on his funeral stated that he had attended Wewak Hill International School, Kaindi Demonstration School, Bishop Leo Secondary School and Don Bosco Technical Secondary School, where he studied vehicle mechanics. Anisi listed his occupation prior to his election as having been "student".
Political career
He was initially elected for the People's Progress Party at the July 2012 general election, defeating National Alliance Party MP and former minister Tony Aimo. In August 2012, Aimo challenged the result in the National Court (sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns), claiming that Anisi was under the constitutionally required age of 25 and that he was not on the electoral roll at the time of the election. The editor of newspaper The National was charged with contempt of court for their coverage of the case while it was pending judgment. The court ruled in Aimo's favour on 24 October, upholding both arguments and finding that Anisi had doctored his birth certificate.
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