rejoined the government in May 2021 and was no longer the alternative prime minister of the opposition. Namah welcomed the move but insisted to continue with the court cases resulting from the attempted Vote of No Confidence and declared to name a new alternative prime minister to renew the attempt: The dire state of the economy demanded this. The name proposed as alternative Prime Minister was O'Neill. The court cases of Namah as well as of O'Neill had been cleared and therefore the way was open. The combination of Namah and O'Neill is remarkable as they had been on very bad terms when O'Neill ignored his former deputy Prime Minister after the 2012 election. Nobody voted for O'Neill in the 2022 election of Prime Minister and he declared no longer to be a contender for the post. Personal life O'Neill has been married to Lynda May Babao since 1999. They have five children: Brian, Travis, Joanne, Loris, and Patrick. It is his second marriage. He was appointed to the Order of St Michael and St George as a Companion in 2007 Birthday Honours List. References External links People's National Congress Party, PNG-Integrity of Political Parties & Candidates Commission The Australian: Highlander with big shoes to fill |- 1965 births Living people Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea Ministers of Finance of Papua New Guinea 2011–2012 Papua New Guinean constitutional crisis Members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea Government ministers of Papua New Guinea Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Papua New Guinean accountants Papua New Guinean businesspeople Papua New Guinean people of Australian descent Papua New Guinean people of Irish descent People from the Southern Highlands Province People's National Congress (Papua New Guinea) politicians University of Papua New Guinea alumni Heads of government who were later imprisoned 21st-century Papua New Guinean politicians