Wiwa Korowi

Wiwa Korowi
6th Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
In office
18 November 1991 – 20 November 1997
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime Minister
Preceded byDennis Young (acting)
Succeeded bySilas 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]

  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, retrieved 5 February 2025
  3. ^ a b "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, retrieved 5 February 2025

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