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Sir Julius Chan GCL, GCMG, KBE (陳仲民 Pinyin: Chén Zhòngmín) (born 29 August 1939) was Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea in 19801982 and 19941997. He is currently Member of Parliament for New Ireland Province, having won the seat in the 2007 national election. The Papua New Guinea honours system is the main system of honouring citizens of Papua New Guinea for their services to that country. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), commonly called Pinyin, is the most common variant of Standard Mandarin romanization system in use. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea is the unicameral national legislature in Papua New Guinea. ... Location of New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea New Ireland Province, formerly New Mecklenburg (German: ) is the most northeastern province of Papua New Guinea. ... General elections were held in Papua New Guinea from 30 June 2007 to 14 July 2007. ...


Born on Tanga Islands, New Ireland Province to Chin Pak (陳柏), a trader from Taishan, China, Julius Chan was educated at Marist College Ashgrove in Australia and first became actively involved in politics in the 1960s. He was elected to represent the Namatanai district of New Ireland province in the pre-independence National Assembly in 1972 and was re-elected in 1977, 1982, 1987, and 1992. He was Deputy Prime Minister four times (1976, 1985, 1986, 1992-1994), and Minister of Finance twice (19721977, 19921994). He also held the portfolios of Primary Industry (1976), and External Affairs and Trade (1994). Chan became leader of the People's Progress Party in 1970. He was knighted as Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in 1981, and appointed a Privy Counsellor the next year. Tanga Islands is an island group in Papua New Guinea, located northeast of New Ireland, at . ... Location of New Ireland Province in Papua New Guinea New Ireland Province, formerly New Mecklenburg (German: ) is the most northeastern province of Papua New Guinea. ... Taishan (台山; Mandarin: Táishān; Cantonese: Toisan; Taishanese: Hoisan, Other: Toishan, Toisaan) is a coastal county-level city in Guangdong Province, China. ... Marist College Ashgrove is a Catholic boys college located in Ashgrove, a northern suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... New Ireland is an island in the Pacific, and the most northeastern province of Papua New Guinea. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... The Peoples Progress Party is a political party in Papua New Guinea. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Her Majestys Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. ...


He ousted Prime Minister Paias Wingti in August 1994 and took office on the dual platform of national security and appropriate economic management. In 1997, the Chan government's multi-million-dollar contract with Sandline International, a mercenary organization, to counter separatist guerrilla on Bougainville caused the Sandline affair, with immense public protests and a 10-day mutiny by the underpaid national army. On 20 April 1997, during an inquiry that started on 21 March that caused five ministers to resign, the Parliament defeated a motion calling on Chan to resign (59-38). However, the next day, Chan and two ministers chose to step down. Chan was defeated in the national election in June 1997 and remained out of Parliament until his re-election in 2007. Paias Wingti (born 1951) is a Papua New Guinea political figure. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Sandline International was a private security (military) company based in London, established in the early 1990s. ... A mercenary is a person who takes part in an armed conflict who is not a national of a Party to the conflict and is motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a... Political separatism is a movement to obtain sovereignty and split a territory or group of people (usually a people with a distinctive national consciousness) from one another (or one nation from another; a colony from the metropolis). ... Guerrilla warfare (also guerilla) is the unconventional warfare and combat with which small group combatants (usually civilians) use mobile tactics (ambushes, raids, etc) to combat a larger, less mobile formal army. ... Bougainville and neighbouring islands Bougainville is part of Papua New Guinea and is the largest island of the Solomon Islands group. ... The Sandline affair was a political scandal that became one of the defining moments in the history of Papua New Guinea, and particularly that of the conflict in Bougainville. ... Mutiny is the act of conspiring to disobey an order that a group of similarly-situated individuals (typically members of the military; or the crew of any ship, even if they are civilians) is legally obliged to obey. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...


Chan married Stella, Lady Chan in 1966 and has four children: Vanessa Andrea, Byron James, Mark Gavin, and Toea Julius. His son Byron Chan has been Member of Parliament for Namatanai Open electorate, covering the south of New Ireland, since 2002. [1] Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Preceded by
Sir Michael Somare
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
1980–1982
Succeeded by
Sir Michael Somare
Preceded by
Paias Wingti
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
1994–1997
Succeeded by
Bill Skate

Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... List of Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea Sir Michael Somare (1975-1980) Sir Julius Chan (1980-1982) Sir Michael Somare (1982-1985) Paias Wingti (1985-1988) Sir Rabbie Namaliu (1988-1992) Paias Wingti (1992-1994) Sir Julius Chan (1994-1997) Bill Skate (1997-1999) Sir Mekere Morauta (1999-2002... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Paias Wingti (born 1951) is a Papua New Guinea political figure. ... List of Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea Sir Michael Somare (1975-1980) Sir Julius Chan (1980-1982) Sir Michael Somare (1982-1985) Paias Wingti (1985-1988) Sir Rabbie Namaliu (1988-1992) Paias Wingti (1992-1994) Sir Julius Chan (1994-1997) Bill Skate (1997-1999) Sir Mekere Morauta (1999-2002... The Hon. ... List of Prime Ministers of Papua New Guinea Sir Michael Somare (1975-1980) Sir Julius Chan (1980-1982) Sir Michael Somare (1982-1985) Paias Wingti (1985-1988) Sir Rabbie Namaliu (1988-1992) Paias Wingti (1992-1994) Sir Julius Chan (1994-1997) Bill Skate (1997-1999) Sir Mekere Morauta (1999-2002... Image File history File links Flag_of_Papua_New_Guinea. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Paias Wingti (born 1951) is a Papua New Guinea political figure. ... The Right Honourable Rabbie Namaliu (born 1948) is the current foreign minister of Papua New Guinea. ... The Hon. ... Sir Mekere Morauta (b. ...

References

  1. ^ http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/news/profiles/sirjuliuschan.htm

  Results from FactBites:
 
Chan, Sir Julius - MSN Encarta (370 words)
Sir Julius Chan, born in 1939, prime minister (1980-1982; 1994-1997) of Papua New Guinea.
Born on Tanga Island, Chan was educated at Marist Brothers College in Queensland, Australia; he later received a degree in agricultural science from the University of Queensland.
Chan was first elected to parliament as a representative of the island of New Ireland in 1968.
Cafe Pacific: Asia-Pacific Network: Giheno (619 words)
Sir Julius Chan claims he has been cleared by the Sandline inquiry and resumes national leadership amid bitter condemnation.
Chan has also been lambasted over the promotion of Colonel Leo Nuia to brigadier-general and his appointment as commander of the PNG Defence Force.
In a media statement, ousted military commander Brigadier-General Jerry Singirok said Chan had demeaned the office of prime minister and this was a "silly and stupid" decision.
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