Wiwa Korowi

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Sir Wiwa Korowi GCMG
6th Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
In office 18 November 1991 –20 November 1997
Preceded by	Dennis Young (acting)
Succeeded by	Silas Atopare
Personal details
Born	(1948-07-07) 7 July 1948 (age 76)

Sir Wiwa Korowi GCMG (born 7 July 1948) is a Papua New Guinean politician who served as the governor-general of Papua New Guinea ^{[1] [2]} from November 1991 until November 1997. ^[3]

Sir Wiwa is from the Southern Highlands. ^[4] He was a member of the Nationalist Party and was voted by the Parliament to the position of governor-general on 18 November 1991, to fill the position after Vincent Eri had vacated roughly one and a half months earlier. ^[3]

References

1. "ParlInfo - Papua New Guinea 1999: crises of governance". parlinfo.aph.gov.au. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
2. Eves, Richard (2013), May, R.J.; Anere, Ray; Haley, Nicole; Wheen, Katherine (eds.), "Religion, Politics and the Election in the Southern Highlands", Election 2007, The Shift to Limited Preferential Voting in Papua New Guinea, ANU Press, pp. 305–326, ISBN   978-1-922144-29-4, JSTOR   j.ctt4cg5t3.23 , retrieved 5 February 2025
3. "Papua New Guinea: Governors-General: 1975-2025 - Archontology". www.archontology.org. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
4. Kanekane, Joe R. (2007), Haley, Nicole; May, Ronald J. (eds.), "The Southern Highlands: A hasty transition from unknown to riches and chaos", Conflict and Resource Development, In The Southern Highlands of Papua New Guinea, vol. 3, ANU Press, pp. 47–56, ISBN   978-1-921313-45-5, JSTOR   j.ctt24h8k4.10 , retrieved 5 February 2025

Sources

• Lentz, Harris M., III. Heads of States and Governments. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 1994. ISBN   0-89950-926-6.

Government offices
Preceded by Dennis Young (acting)	Governor-General of Papua New Guinea 1991-1997	Succeeded by Silas Atopare