James Byron Chan
Member of the National Parliament for New Ireland Provincial, National Parliament
- In office since February 2026
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Source: wikidata.org, checked (+1 more)Current roles
- National Parliament · since February 20, 2026 · Won the New Ireland Provincial by-election after Sir Julius Chan's death (writ issued 4 December 2025; declared 10 February 2026); sworn in by the Speaker 20 February 2026. Endorsed by Pangu Pati and the People's Progress Party; party of candidacy not confirmed. Source: thenational.com.pg, checked
- Provincial Government of New Ireland · since February 20, 2026 · Governor by virtue of being the provincial member (Organic Law on Provincial Governments and Local-level Governments s 17(2)); the National Court (Dowa J) confirmed this against Walter Schnaubelt, who had acted as governor during the vacancy (The National, 31 August 2026). Source: thenational.com.pg, checked
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- wikidata.org · checked Wikidata Q28967737 (Byron Chan, PNG politician, b. 1969), read 2026-10-12: identifier. For: James Byron Chan
- 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, Member of the National Parliament, New Ireland Provincial, Governor