The vice-president of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville is the second highest office in the province, which is an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea. The current vice-president is Ezekiel Massat, who was sworn in on 21 October 2025 after his appointment by President Ishmael Toroama.
The vice-president is appointed by the president from among the members of the House of Representatives from one region other than the region from which the president comes from.
List of vice-presidents of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville Vice-President Took office Left office Tenure Party Election President 1 Joseph Watawi 15 June 2005 15 May 2007 Bougainville People's Congress 2005 Joseph Kabui 2 John TabinamanTabinaman sworn-in as vice-president (Post-Courier Online, 16 May 2007) 15 May 2007 19 January 2009 Unknown – – Mathias Salas 7 June 2008 19 January 2009 Bougainville People's Congress – John Tabinaman 3 Ezekiel Massat 19 January 2009 10 June 2010 Independent 2008 James Tanis 4 Patrick Nisira 10 June 2010 22 February 2017 Independent 2010 John Momis 2015 5 Raymond Masono 22 February 2017 25 September 2020 Unknown – Patrick Nisira 25 September 2020 21 October 2025 Independent 2020 Ishmael Toroama Ezekiel Massat 21 October 2025 Incumbent Independent 2025
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