About NSO
Management team & organisational structure
The people and structure behind Papua New Guinea’s official statistics.
The National Statistical Office is led by the National Statistician, supported by Deputy National Statisticians and the heads of the four functional divisions: Corporate Services, Economic Statistics, Population & Social Statistics and Statistical Field Services.
Executive
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Alfred Mokae
National Statistician
Office of the National Statistician
Biography
Alfred Mokae was appointed National Statistician by the National Executive Council in January 2026 for a three-year term. An economist with a Master of Arts in Economics from the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Papua New Guinea, he joined the Department of Treasury in 2001 and rose to Principal Economist before serving as First Assistant Secretary of the Macro Planning Division at the Department of National Planning and Monitoring. He later worked as a strategic advisor to NSO and as Macroeconomic Policy Advisor to Treasury.
His priorities are a modern statistical law, data quality and integrity in line with the UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, digital modernisation of collection and dissemination, stronger partnerships across the National Statistical System, and the 2030 National Population and Housing Census.
Deputy National Statisticians
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Josiah Joseph
Deputy National Statistician
Statistical Field Services Division
Biography
Josiah Joseph leads the Statistical Field Services Division, which is responsible for field operations, ICT infrastructure and the regional offices. He served as Deputy Census Director for the 2024 National Population Census and previously headed Field Operations and the Mapping & GIS section.
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Hajily Kele
Deputy National Statistician
Population & Social Statistics Division
Biography
Hajily Kele leads the Population & Social Statistics Division, which conducts the National Population and Housing Census, the Demographic and Health Survey and the Household Income and Expenditure Survey. He was Director of the 2024 National Population Census.
Senior management
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Benjamin Haichim
Manager, ICT Infrastructure Branch
Statistical Field Services Division
Biography
Benjamin Haichim manages the ICT Infrastructure Branch, which supports NSO’s digital data collection, systems and this website.
Organisational structure
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Corporate Services Division
- Finance & Accounts
- Administration
- Human Resources
- Publication & Library Services
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Economic Statistics Division
- National Accounts
- Business Statistics
- International Trade Statistics
- Household Price Statistics
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Population & Social Statistics Division
- Research & Development
- Social Statistics
- Migration (International)
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Statistical Field Services Division
- Field Operations
- ICT Infrastructure
- Regional Offices
Last updated 17 October 2026