PNC originated from the National Capital District where former leader (late Bill Skate) was the Governor of NCD and the Parliamentary Member.

Following that on August 2, 2011, nine years after holding the position of prime minister, the National Alliance coalition government led by Michael Somare was superseded by the PNC Party led Peter O'Neill coalition alongside PNG Party Leader Belden Namah, and Parliament Speaker Jeffery Nape, who was responsible for determining that the office of the Prime Minister was vacant in the Papua New Guinean Constitutional Crisis.

Peter O'Neill was thereafter elected prime minister, resulting in a political impasse between the O'Neill-Namah led coalition majority and the Somare led-minority.

[5] PNC Pre-Election Part Officials and Executives Simon Korua (President), Garret Kising (Vice President), and Jonathan O'ata (Secretary General), were all elected in the PNC National Congress held in Goroka in late February 2012 and early April 2012, which was attended by many public participants and registered members numbering close to 5,000 people.

[citation needed] The current Registrar of Political Parties, Dr Gelu, was present and accompanied by Dr David Kavanamur (Advisor and former chairman of Government Task Force) among the many dignitaries that accompanied the Party Leader Peter O'Neill, who was then widely recognised as the prime minister of Papua New Guinea.