Chandler Kinchla, better known as Chan Kinchla, (born May 29, 1969) in (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada) is the guitarist for jam band Blues Traveler. May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... // Hamilton is the surname of a renowned family from the Scottish Lowlands that has given its name to the town of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, the Dukedom of Hamilton, and many people and places, the largest of which is the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status, and is an official language of Canada, but is not fully co-official at the provincial level) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton... Blues Traveler is an American jam band from Princeton, New Jersey. ...
Chan also promoted privatization and reformed local government, abolishing the provincial tier, in 1995.
Born on Tanga Island, New Ireland District, to the northeast of New Guinea, of mixed Melanesian and Chinese parentage, Chan studied agricultural science at the University of Queensland, Australia.
Between 1972 and 1977 Chan was finance minister, under Prime Minister Michael Somare of the Pangu Pati (PP), and from 1977 to 1978 was deputy prime minister and industry minister.