Jotham Napat

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Jotham Napat (born 7 August 1972) is a Vanuatu politician and a member of the Parliament of Vanuatu from Tanna Constituency as a member of the Leaders Party of Vanuatu.^[1] In February 2025 he was elected Prime Minister of Vanuatu following the 2025 Vanuatuan general election.^[2]

Key Information

The Honourable Jotham Napat MP
Napat in 2019
Prime Minister of Vanuatu
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 February 2025
President	Nikenike Vurobaravu
Preceded by	Charlot Salwai
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
In office 4 November 2022 – 8 April 2023
Prime Minister	Ishmael Kalsakau
Preceded by	Marc Ati
Succeeded by	Matai Seremaiah
MP for Tanna Constituency
In office 2016–2022
Personal details
Born	(1972-08-07) 7 August 1972 (age 53) Tanna, New Hebrides
Political party	Leaders Party of Vanuatu
Spouse	Lettis Napat
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Napat previously worked as a meteorologist^[2] and served as chair of the National Disaster Committee following Cyclone Pam in 2015. He has been a member of the Parliament of Vanuatu since 2016.^[3]

1. ^ Isno, Vira. "Hon. Jotham Napat". parliament.gov.vu. Archived from the original on 2023-07-22. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
2. ^ ^{a b} Dingwall, Doug; Lowonbu, Leah (11 February 2025). "Vanuatu's new parliament elects Jotham Napat as PM as nation begins post-earthquake reconstruction". ABC News. Archived from the original on 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
3. ^ "Vanuatu parliament elects Jotham Napat as new prime minister". Radio New Zealand. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.

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