Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force

The Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force is the highest-ranking military officer of in the Papua New Guinea Defence Force, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military.^[1] The current commander is Brigadier general Gilbert Toropo.^[2]

Commander of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force
Emblem of the Defence Force
Incumbent Major General Gilbert Toropo since 31 January 2014
Ministry of Defence
Status	Active
Member of	Papua New Guinea Defence Force
Reports to	The Honourable Fabian Pok, Minister of Defence
Appointer	Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
Formation	1975
First holder	Ted Diro

List of Commanders

No.	Portrait	Commander	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref.
1		Diro, TedBrigadier general Ted Diro (born 1943)	1975	1981	5–6 years	[3][4][5]
2		Mamae, GagoBrigadier general Gago Mamae	1981	1983	1–2 years	[6]
3		Noga, KenBrigadier general Ken Noga (?–2014)	1983	1985	1–2 years	[6]
4		Huai, TonyBrigadier general Tony Huai	1985	1987	1–2 years	[7]
5		Lokinap, RochusBrigadier general Rochus Lokinap	1987	November 1992	4–5 years	[8]
6		Dademo, RobertBrigadier general Robert Dademo	November 1992	?	?	[8]
(4)		Huai, TonyBrigadier general Tony Huai	?	1995	?	[7]
7		Singirok, JerryBrigadier general Jerry Singirok (born 1956)	1995	17 March 1997	1–2 years	[9]
-		Aikung, AlfredColonel Alfred Aikung Acting	17 March 1997	1997	0 years	[9]
8		Nuia, LeoBrigadier general Leo Nuia	1997	1998	0–1 years	[10]
(7)		Singirok, JerryBrigadier general Jerry Singirok (born 1956)	1998	1999	0–1 years	[11]
9		Malpo, CarlBrigadier general Carl Malpo (?–2009)	1999	?	?	[12]
10		Ilau, PeterCommodore Peter Ilau (born 1959)	2001	2009	8	[11]
-		Agwi, FrancisBrigadier general Francis Agwi (born 1963) Acting	2010	2010	0 years	[11]
11		Agwi, FrancisBrigadier general Francis Agwi (born 1963)	2010	December 2013	2–3 years	[13][14]
12		Toropo, GilbertMajor General Gilbert Toropo	31 January 2014	Incumbent	11 years	[2]

See also

• Papua New Guinea Defence Force