Pila Niningi
{{short description|Papua New Guinea politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| honorific-suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CMG}} MP
| name = Pila Niningi
| image = File:Pila Niningi 2018.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Niningi in 2018
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| party = Pangu Pati
| otherparty = Independent
| nationality = Papua New Guinean
| alma_mater = University of Papua New Guinea
| website =
| years_active =
| office = Minister for Inter-Government Relations
| predecessor =
| primeminister = James Marape
| term_start = 7 June 2019
| office2 = Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology
| primeminister2 = Peter O'Neill
| successor2 = Pila Niningi
| term_start2 = 9 August 2017
| term_end2 = 31 May 2019
| office3 = Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
| constituency3 = Imbonggu Open
| term_start3 = 2017
| office4 = Minister for Public Services
| primeminister4 = Bill Skate
| term_start4 = 21 October 1998
| term_end4 = 28 October 1998
| office5 = Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
| predecessor5 = Peter Peipul
| constituency5 = Imbonggu Open
| term_start5 = 1997
| successor5 = Peter Peipul
| term_end5 = 28 October 1998
}}
Pila Kole Niningi is a Papua New Guinea politician. He is a Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea, and represented the seat of Imbonggu Open from 1997 to 1998 and was re-elected to the seat in 2017.
Early life
Niningi graduated from the University of Papua New Guinea with a Bachelor of Laws.{{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.pg/index.php/tenth-parliament/bio/view/imbonggu-district|title=Hon. Pila Kole Niningi, MP - Tenth Parliament of Papua New Guinea|website=www.parliament.gov.pg|access-date=2019-06-08}}
Political career
He was first elected to the National Parliament in the 1997 general election. He was declared the winner of the seat on 14 August 1998 following a recount which was ordered by the Court of Disputed Returns. He was appointed as Minister for Public Services in October 1998 under Bill Skate, but was disqualified from Parliament by a Supreme Court decision on 28 October 1998.
He was later re-elected to the National Parliament in the 2017 general election as an Independent. He was appointed as Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology in the O'Neill-Abel Cabinet. He was then appointed as Minister for Inter-Government Relations on 7 June 2019 as part of the First Marape Cabinet.
Honours
Niningi was appointed as a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 2025 New Year Honours for his political service and for his service to the legal profession in Papua New Guinea.{{londongazette|date=31 December 2024|supp=5|issue=64611|page=N57}}
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Category:Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
Category:University of Papua New Guinea alumni
Category:People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea) politicians
Category:Government ministers of Papua New Guinea
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Category:Justice ministers of Papua New Guinea
Category:Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George