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Paulias Matane was born on 21 September, 1931 in East New Britain, New Guinea, is a 8th governor-general of Papua New Guinea (1931–2021). Discover Paulias Matane's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

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Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Virgo
Born 21 September, 1931
Birthday 21 September
Birthplace East New Britain, New Guinea
Date of death 12 December, 2021
Died Place East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Nationality Guinea

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1931

Sir Paulias Nguna Matane (21 September 1931 – 12 December 2021) was a Papua New Guinean politician who served as the eighth Governor-General of Papua New Guinea from 29 June 2004 to 13 December 2010.

Matane was born on 21 September 1931 in Viviran village, Vunadidir-Toma Rural LLG, East New Britain Province.

He was a Tolai, a native speaker of Kuanua, and a staunch United Churchman.

He wrote 44 books which deliberately use extremely simple English, focusing in part on his own overseas travels, including three on the State of Israel.

His writing is 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.

For many years Matane wrote a column in the Malaysian Chinese-owned newspaper The National, containing advice for the younger generation.

He also founded the United News Agency of Melanesia.

He, together with Grand Chief the Right Honourable Michael Somare, made a point of wearing a lap-lap (skirt) rather than trousers.

1956

Beginning in 1956 he studied at Sogeri Teachers' College and from 1963 he attended Port Moresby Teachers' College and Mendi for Inspector’s Theoretical and Practical Training.

At the end of his training he worked as an inspector of schools.

1970

His memoir My Childhood in New Guinea has been on the school curriculum since the 1970s.

He was a long-time contributor and columnist for The National.

1975

Matane served as the first Papua New Guinean Ambassador to the United States in the years 1975–76 following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

He was also PNG's Ambassador to the United Nations from 1975 and in 1979 was elected as a vice-president of the General Assembly.

1980

In the mid-1980s he was Secretary of Papua New Guinea's Foreign Affairs Department and led delegations to Australia to discuss that country's foreign aid to PNG and negotiated with Indonesia regarding border incursions and refugee problems.

2004

Matane was elected Governor-General by Parliament on 27 May 2004, receiving 50 votes, while his opponent, Sir Pato Kakaraya received 46 votes.

Attempts to elect a Governor-General had failed repeatedly for six months before Matane's election because of constitutional flaws in the nomination process.

Following Matane's election, Kakaraya brought a petition to the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea, seeking to invalidate the election.

Matane was sworn in on 29 June 2004, although the legal challenge to his election was still ongoing.

He was officially invested as Governor-General by Queen Elizabeth II on 13 October 2004.

2010

He was reappointed for a second term in June 2010, under what The National called "very controversial circumstances [...], in an act likely to be challenged in court".

Specifically, The National reported that there was "conflicting advice from the speaker and the prime minister" regarding the proper procedure for the appointment, and that the government had Matane reappointed by "using section 87(5) of the Constitution, arguing that the absolute majority secured for Sir Paulias meant that the exhaustive secret ballot vote was not required".

The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea ruled Matane's reelection unconstitutional in December 2010.

Matane died on 12 December 2021, in his native village of Viviran.

2016

He was married to Lady Kaludia Matane who served her country with "great distinction" and died on 20 December 2016.

Matane attended Toma Village Higher (later Tauran Primary) School and then Keravat High School.