Wiwa Korowi
Sir Wiwa Korowi GCMG | |
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6th Governor-General of Papua New Guinea | |
In office 18 November 1991 – 20 November 1997 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Sir Rabbie Namaliu Paias Wingti Sir Julius Chan John Giheno Sir Bill Skate |
Preceded by | Sir Vincent Eri |
Succeeded by | Sir Silas Atopare |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 July 1948 |
Sir Wiwa Korowi, GCMG (born 7 July 1948) is a Papua New Guinean politician who served as the sixth Governor-General of Papua New Guinea from November 1991 until November 1997.
Sir Wiwa is from the Southern Highlands. He was a member of the Nationalist Party and was voted by the Parliament to the position of Governor-General on November 18, 1991, to fill the position after Serei Eri had vacated roughly one and a half months earlier.
References[]
- Lentz, Harris M., III. Heads of States and Governments. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 1994. ISBN 0-89950-926-6.
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- 1948 births
- Living people
- Governors-General of Papua New Guinea
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- People from the Southern Highlands Province
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