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441:, the People's Progress Party was in Opposition, as part of the Alliance bloc. In March 2009, Kilman was named leader of the Opposition, because the Alliance bloc had the largest number of seats of any Opposition party or alliance. In November 2009, in a major cabinet reshuffle, Kilman was brought into Natapei's government as deputy prime minister.
551:. Kilman told fellow MPs his top concern would be to "review foreign policy so that it benefitted Vanuatu more", also seeking "new export markets". The prime minister election came as a result of a political crisis, leading to former PM Kalsakau's ousting "for actions including signing a security pact with Australia".
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on four previous occasions, most recently from 4 September to 6 October 2023. he was previously prime minister from
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430:. In December 2004, Kilman filed the no confidence motion which deposed Vohor and made Lini prime minister. In the new cabinet established on 13 December 2004, Kilman was rewarded by becoming Lini's deputy, as well as taking the position of foreign minister.
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Natapei, contesting the constitutionality of Kilman's initial election in December 2010. Lunabek ruled that Kilman's election to office had indeed been unconstitutional, as "he speaker of Parliament
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in 1986. He was promoted to police commissioner in 1992, but was dismissed the following year and controversially replaced with a political appointee who had a criminal record. He subsequently pursued business interests in the logging industry.
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