Maxime Carlot Korman | |
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Acting President of Vanuatu | |
In office 16 August 2009 – 2 September 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Edward Natapei |
Preceded by | Kalkot Mataskelekele |
Succeeded by | Iolu Abil |
Prime Minister of Vanuatu | |
In office 23 February 1996 – 30 September 1996 | |
President | Jean Marie Leye Lenelgau |
Preceded by | Serge Vohor |
Succeeded by | Serge Vohor |
In office 16 December 1991 – 21 December 1995 | |
President | Frederick Karlomuana Timakata Alfred Maseng (Acting) Jean Marie Leye Lenelgau |
Preceded by | Donald Kalpokas |
Succeeded by | Serge Vohor |
Speaker of the Parliament | |
In office July 1980 – November 1983 | |
Preceded by | New Office |
Succeeded by | Fred Timakata |
In office December 1995 – February 1996 | |
Preceded by | Alfred Maseng |
Succeeded by | Edward Natapei |
In office June 2009 – January 2010 | |
Preceded by | George Wells |
Succeeded by | George Wells |
In office December 2010 – September 2011 | |
Preceded by | George Wells |
Succeeded by | Dunstan Hilton |
Personal details | |
Born | Erakor, Efate, New Hebrides | 26 April 1941
Political party | Republican 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]