Philemon Embel
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Hon. Philemon Embel OBE (born 10 October 1962) is a Papua New Guinean politician.[1] He was a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 1987 to 2002 and from 2007 to 2012, representing the electorate of Nipa-Kutubu. He has held several positions within the government in PNG, including in the Ministry of Health, Mining, Transport and Civil Aviation.[2] He was awarded an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2000.[2]
Embel acted as Minister for Sports and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister in former Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare's cabinet,[3] until Prime Minister Peter O'Neill took control of the government in late 2011.[4] In September 2010, Embel was physically attacked in his electorate of Poroma, in the Southern Highlands Province during Independence Day celebrations. He was on crutches for three months as a result of injuries sustained during the attack.[5]