Paul Lapun

Sir Paul Lapun
Minister of Mines and Energy
In office 1972–1977
Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
In office 1972–1977
Member of the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea
In office 1964–1972
Personal details
Born	1923 Buin, Territory of New Guinea
Died	26 October 2003 (Aged 79 or 80)
Spouse	Lady Sarah Lapun
Children	3 daughters; two sons

Sir Paul Lapun KBE (1923 – 26 October 2003) was a Papua New Guinean politician. Both a supporter of independence for Papua New Guinea (PNG) and of the secessionist movement on Bougainville, Lapun served in the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea and in the first National Parliament of Papua New Guinea between 1972 and 1975, when he was Minister for Mines and Energy. He was instrumental in obtaining royalties for the people of Bougainville for the copper mine on their island. He was the first Papua New Guinean to receive a knighthood.