Patrick Nisira is a Bougainvillean politician. He was appointed as the current Vice President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville

Vice President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville

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...

 by President John Momis

John Momis

John Momis is the current President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Momis was sworn in as President of Bougainville on June 10, 2010, after defeating his predecessor, President James Tanis, and five other challengers by a landslide in the 2010 presidential election.Momis, who served as a...

 on June 10, 2010.

Nisira represents the Halia constituency in North Bougainville as an independent. He previously served as the Works Minister in the government of former President James Tanis

James Tanis

James Tanis is a politician in in Papua New Guinea who was President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville from 2009 to 2010. He was previously the Vice President of the Bougainville People's Congress....

. Tanis was defeated for re-election by John Momis in the 2010 presidential election

Bougainvillean presidential election, 2010

The Bougainnvillean presidential election of 2010 was held in Bougainville, an autonomous region of Papua New Guinea. The presidential contest was part of the overall general election on the island. Voting began on May 7, 2010, and ended May 24, 2010...

. Nisira was one of the few members of Tanis' cabinet to win re-election in the simultaneous general election

Bougainvillean general election, 2010

Presidential and parliamentary elections were held in Bougainville from 6 May to 21 May 2010. Results were expected on 9 June 2010.-Presidential election:...

, defeating challenger Damian Kora with 1,764 votes to Kora's 512 votes.

Newly elected President John Momis

John Momis

John Momis is the current President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. Momis was sworn in as President of Bougainville on June 10, 2010, after defeating his predecessor, President James Tanis, and five other challengers by a landslide in the 2010 presidential election.Momis, who served as a...

 appointed Nisira as his Vice President on June 10, 2010 - the same date as his presidential inauguration

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. Nisira will serve a five-year term as Vice President.
Nisira was also appointed as Health Minister

Health minister

A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services....

within Momis' cabinet on June 23, 2010.