12 Facts About Charles Abel

Charles Abel was born on 24 September 1967 and is a politician in Papua New Guinea.

Charles Abel competed for the regional seat in Milne Bay Province -of which Alotau is the capital- in 2022 but he lost.

Charles Abel is active in policy making for natural resources.

The Abel lineage brought church, health and education to many parts of Milne Bay province.

Charles Abel thereafter completed a Bachelor of Economics at the University of Queensland in 1989.

Charles Abel made name as vocalist in a band Wabo Knights.

Charles Abel was elected to the National Parliament as an independent at the 2007 election, but joined the governing National Alliance Party upon his election, stating that he and other Milne Bay politicians had been "promised a better share of the cake".

On 2 August 2011, Charles Abel supported a no-confidence motion in Acting Prime Minister Abal and voted to elect Peter O'Neill as the new Prime Minister.

Charles Abel stated that he had advised Abal on numerous occasions of "dissatisfactions within the government" but that Abal had been "slow in executing his powers".

Charles Abel was appointed Minister for Commerce, Industry and Trade in the O'Neill government.

Charles Abel subsequently joined O'Neill's People's National Congress party, and was later re-elected under that banner at the 2012 election.

Charles Abel was the Minister for Finance and Rural Development from 7 June 2019 to 8 November 2019.