ain ville ▁is ▁an ▁autonom ous ▁region ▁within ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁ ▁Mass at ▁is ▁a ▁lawyer ▁who ▁has ▁previously ▁served ▁as ▁B oug ain ville ' s ▁police ▁minister . ▁He ▁represents ▁the ▁Ton u ▁constitu ency ▁on ▁Bu ka ▁Island ▁in ▁North ▁B oug ain ville . ▁ ▁President ▁James ▁Tan is ▁appointed ▁Mass at ▁as ▁Vice ▁President ▁following ▁pressure ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁and ▁North ▁B oug ain ville ▁regions ▁for ▁more ▁inclusion ▁in ▁the ▁B oug ain villa en ▁government . ▁Mass at ▁was ▁sw orn ▁in ▁as ▁Vice ▁President ▁in ▁a ▁ceremony ▁at ▁the ▁B oug ain ville ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁on ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁by ▁senior ▁magistr ate ▁Bruce ▁Tas ik ul . ▁He ▁assumed ▁the ▁Vice ▁Pres iden cy ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁as ▁his ▁appointment ▁by ▁Tan is . ▁Mass at ▁succeeded ▁John ▁Tab in aman , ▁the ▁ ▁former ▁vice ▁president ▁and ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁acting ▁president ▁of ▁B oug ain ville ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Kab ui ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Mass at ▁will ▁also ▁be ▁responsible ▁for ▁justice ▁and ▁law ▁within ▁the ▁Tan is ▁government . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : V ice - Pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁Aut onom ous ▁Region ▁of ▁B oug ain ville ▁Category : P ap ua ▁New ▁Gu ine an ▁law y ers ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁B oug