State or region
Governor
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- The Governor is the member of the National Parliament for the province's provincial electorate (elected by limited preferential voting at the national general election) and heads the provincial government. Same person as the holder of the provincial seat in the National Parliament.
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- James Byron Chan since February 2026 Report Source: thenational.com.pg, checked
Previous holders
- Julius Chan PPP until January 2025
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked English Wikipedia members list (rev 1379464698), read 2026-10-12: 22 provincial members who are also governors. For: Governor
- thenational.com.pg · checked The National (PNG), "Chan declared as governor", 31 August 2026, read 2026-10-12: Byron Chan declared New Ireland provincial member 10 Feb 2026, sworn in 20 Feb 2026, National Court ruled he is the Governor. For: James Byron Chan, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked English Wikipedia, Julius Chan, read 2026-10-12: died in Huris, New Ireland, 30 January 2025 (state funeral 2 February 2025). Fallback: Wikipedia, because no official parliament member list is reachable (members API empty). For: Julius Chan, past term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked English Wikipedia members list (rev 1379464698), read 2026-10-12: sitting provincial member and governor. Fallback: Wikipedia, because the official governors list returns empty. For: Julius Chan, past term
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