Maxime Carlot Korman

Maxime Carlot Korman
Acting President of Vanuatu
In office
16 August 2009 – 2 September 2009
Prime MinisterEdward Natapei
Preceded byKalkot Mataskelekele
Succeeded byIolu Abil
Prime Minister of Vanuatu
In office
23 February 1996 – 30 September 1996
PresidentJean Marie Leye Lenelgau
Preceded bySerge Vohor
Succeeded bySerge Vohor
In office
16 December 1991 – 21 December 1995
PresidentFrederick Karlomuana Timakata
Alfred Maseng (Acting)
Jean Marie Leye Lenelgau
Preceded byDonald Kalpokas
Succeeded bySerge Vohor
Speaker of the Parliament
In office
July 1980 – November 1983
Preceded byNew Office
Succeeded byFred Timakata
In office
December 1995 – February 1996
Preceded byAlfred Maseng
Succeeded byEdward Natapei
In office
June 2009 – January 2010
Preceded byGeorge Wells
Succeeded byGeorge Wells
In office
December 2010 – September 2011
Preceded byGeorge Wells
Succeeded byDunstan Hilton
Personal details
Born (1941-04-26) 26 April 1941 (age 83)
Erakor, Efate, New Hebrides
Political partyRepublican Party (1998–present)
Other political
affiliations
Union of Moderate Parties (Before 1998)

Maxime Carlot Korman (born 26 April 1941) is a Vanuatuan politician, formerly serving as the speaker of the Parliament and formerly as acting president. He served as the prime minister of Vanuatu for nearly five years, first from 16 December 1991 to 21 December 1995 and again from 23 February 1996 to 30 September 1996. He was a member of the Union of Moderate Parties during his terms as prime minister, but now leads the Vanuatu Republican Party. He was the first Speaker of Parliament after independence, from July 1980 to November 1983, and also served in that capacity just before independence.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Veteran Speaker removed", Vanuatu Daily Post, 7 September 2011
  2. ^ "Vanuatu parliament elects Korman as new speaker". Radio New Zealand International. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2011.

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