Ruby Zarriga

Ruby Zarriga is a retired civil servant from Papua New Guinea.[1]

She was born in New Hanover, in the New Ireland Province. She completed a bachelor of arts degree in social work from the University of Papua New Guinea in 1987, and on graduating joined the public service.[1] She worked in a variety of government agencies covering welfare, community planning and training.[2] In 2004 she received an Australian Development Scholarship and in 2005 and 2006 she studied at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. She completed a master's degree in management and returned to Papua New Guinea to the Department of National Planning and Monitoring. She was appointed First Assistant Secretary, Sectoral Planning and Programming Division.[1]

In September 2011, Zarriga was arrested and charged with conspiracy to defraud the State.[3] The arrest was in relation to a K10 million grant that was paid by the Department of National Planning to Kokopo businessman, Eremas Wartoto, to set up an airline, at the time that Zarriga was acting secretary.[4]

Zarriga retired in 2021 after working in the Department of National Planning and Monitoring for 32 years.[2]

Personal life

Zarriga was married to Reverend Megghen Zarriga, who was shot and killed in 2002. The couple had two daughters together.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ruby Zarriga". Papua New Guinea Australia Alumni Association. 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  2. ^ a b c "Zarriga, a civil servant for 42 years but never an 8am to 4pm worker – The National". www.thenational.com.pg. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  3. ^ "ANOTHER ARREST IN WIDENING PROBE OF PNG FRAUD | Pacific Islands Report". www.pireport.org. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
  4. ^ "Zarriga faces fraud charges – The National". www.thenational.com.pg. Retrieved 2021-10-20.

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