| The Right Honourable Sir Paulias Nguna Matane GCL GCMG OBE KStJ |
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| Prime Minister | Michael Somare |
| Preceded by | Jeffrey Nape (Acting) |
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Grand Chief Sir Paulias Nguna Matane GCL, GCMG, OBE, KStJ (born 1931), formerly a career civil servant, became Governor-General of Papua New Guinea from June 29, 2004. The Right Honourable (abbreviated as The Rt Hon) is an Honorific prefix that is traditionally applied to certain The Papua New Guinea honours system is the main system of honouring citizens of Papua New Guinea for their services to that country The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George Prince Regent (later George The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem or Order of St John is a British -based royal order of Chivalry, and is The Governor-General of Papua New Guinea is the representative of Queen Elizabeth II, known in Tok Pisin as 'Missis Kwin' Papua New Guinea 's Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Sir Michael Thomas Somare, GCL, GCMG, CH, CF (born 9 April 1936) has been Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Jeffrey Nape (born 1951 is the Speaker of the National Parliament and former acting Governor-General of Papua New Guinea. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Papua New Guinea honours system is the main system of honouring citizens of Papua New Guinea for their services to that country The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George Prince Regent (later George The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem or Order of St John is a British -based royal order of Chivalry, and is Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The term governor general or governor-general refers to a vice-regal representative of a Monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
He was elected by Parliament on May 27, 2004, receiving 50 votes, while his opponent, Sir Pato Kakeraya received 46 votes. The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the unicameral national legislature in Papua New Guinea. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Sir Pato Kakeraya KBE, is a Papua New Guinea politician and Cabinet Minister Attempts to elect a governor-general had failed repeatedly for six months before Grand Chief the Right Honourable Sir Paulias Matane's election because of constitutional flaws in the nomination process, and though Matane was sworn in, controversy continued, as Kakaraya brought a petition to the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea to attempt to invalidate the election. The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea has been the highest court of Papua New Guinea since 16 September 1975, replacing the pre-Independence Supreme Court (corresponding
Matane is a Tolai, from East New Britain Province, a native speaker of Kuanua and a staunch United Churchman. The Tolai are the indigenous people of the Gazelle Peninsula and the Duke of York Islands of East New Britain in the New Guinea Islands region East New Britain is a province of Papua New Guinea, on the island of New Britain. Template talkLanguage) --> Kuanua is spoken by the Tolai people of Papua New Guinea, who live on The United Church in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands is a merged denomination dating from 1968 consisting of the former London Missionary Society (operating exclusively He has written many books in deliberately extremely simple English, focusing in part on his own overseas travels, intended to persuade Papua New Guineans that books are a useful source of information and that they should not regard them as something only for foreigners. Grand Chief the Right Honourable Sir Paulias Matane takes a firm line on expatriates, especially those of European descent.
For many years Matane wrote a column in the Malaysian-owned newspaper The National, containing the advice of an elder to the younger generation. He also founded United News Agency of Melanesia. He, together with Michael Somare, makes a point of wearing a laplap (a type of skirt) rather than trousers. Sir Michael Thomas Somare, GCL, GCMG, CH, CF (born 9 April 1936) has been Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea His wife, now Lady Matane, is invariably referred to in accordance with Papua New Guinea practice as Lady Kanudia, her given name.
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| Preceded by Jeffrey Nape Acting |
Governor General of Papua New Guinea 2004 – present |
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| NAME | Matane, Paulias |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Paulias Nguna Matane |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Governor-General of Papua New Guinea |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1931 |
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