Hon. Jotham Napat


    Hon. Jotham Napat

    Vanuatu Leaders Party

    Contact Address:
    Parliament of Vanuatu
    PMB 9052
    Port Vila
    Vanuatu
    Phone: +67833060 / +67822229
     
    Basic Information Consituency: Tanna Parliamentary Appointment:
    Re-elected to the Parliament of Vanuatu for Tanna Constituency in 2020
    Elected to the Parliament of Vanuatu for Tanna Constituency in 2016
    Parliamentary Committee:
    None
    Ministerial Appointments:
    Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Toursm, Commerce, Trades and Ni Vanuatu Business, Appointed on 18 June 2019 to 20 April 2020
    Minister of Infrastructure & Public Utilities, Appointed on 11 February 2016 - 10 November 2018
    Education:
    Statement of completion Result Oriented Leadership Program Onesua Port Vila, 27th to 31st August 2007
    Aeronautical Meteorology seminar (ICAO) Fiji, 13-14th September 2005
    Masters of Business Administration (MBA) with Distinction Revans University UK, 26th November 2005
    Diploma in Business (Frontline Management) NEXT Vanuatu, 18th December 2002
    Certificate in Polar Satellite Tele-training Australia, 2nd October 2002
    Certificate IV in assessment and workplace training NEXT Vanuatu, 16th June 2001
    WMO Class III Bureau of Meteorology and Victoria University NZ, 1997
    WMO class II (Equivalent to Diploma in Meteorology) Bureau of Meteorology and RMIT Australia, 1998
    International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGSC) Malapoa College, 1989 – 1990
    Year 10 certificate Epi High School, 1985 – 1988
    Primary School Ienaula Tanna, 1979 – 1984
    Occupation before entering Parliament:
    Chair, National Disaster Committee (Cyclone Pam and El Nino, 2015
    Chair, National Advisory Board (NAB), 2011 - 2015
    Director General, Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteo & Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and National Disaster Management Office, 2013 – Dec 2015
    Director, Vanuatu Meteorology & Geo-Hazards Department, 2011 - 2013
    Acting Director General, Ministry of Infrastructure & Public Utilities, June 2010 – 2011
    Citizenship board member, 2010
    Chairman for committee to construct convention centre for ACPU Meeting in 2012, 2010
    Acting Director Ports and Harbour (6 months), 2010
    Designated National Authority (DNA) Issues related to Carbon Credit, 2010
    Board of Directors Airport Vanuatu Limited, June 2010 – 2011
    Chairman Air Vanuatu Limited, June 2010 – 2011
    Chairman Vanuatu Post Limited, 19th March 2007 – 2011
    E – Government Project Manager, 2008 – 2011
    Board of Directors of Ifira Ports Development Services (Government Rep), 2005 – 2016
    Chairman of Negotiating team to end the Telecom monopoly, 2005 – 2008
    Chairman National Advisory on Climate Change (NACCC), 14th October 2002
    Focal point of Vanuatu with United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 14th October 2002
    Permanent Representative (PR) of Vanuatu with World Meteorological Organisation, 14th October 2002
    Permanent appointment Director Meteorology Department, 14th October 2002
    Acting Director Meteorology, 18th June 200
    Operation and Finance Manager, 2001
    Public and Severe Weather Forecaster , 2000
    Joined the Meteo Department as a Weather Observer, 8th of March 1993
    Year of birth:7th August 1972 Home island: Tanna