Julius Chan

The Right Honourable Sir Julius Chan GCL GCMG KBE PC
Chan in 2021
4th Governor of New Ireland
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 August 2007
Monarchs	Elizabeth II Charles III
Preceded by	Ian Ling-Stuckey
2nd Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
In office 2 June 1997 – 22 July 1997
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	John Giheno
Succeeded by	Bill Skate
In office 30 August 1994 – 27 March 1997
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Paias Wingti
Succeeded by	John Giheno
In office 11 March 1980 – 2 August 1982
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Michael Somare
Succeeded by	Michael Somare
Personal details
Born	(1939-08-29) 29 August 1939 (age 84) Tanga Islands, Territory of New Guinea
Nationality	Papua New Guinean
Political party	People's Progress Party
Spouse	Lady Stella Chan
Children	4

Sir Julius Chan GCL GCMG KBE PC (born 29 August 1939) is a Papua New Guinean politician who served as Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 1980 to 1982 and from 1994 to 1997. He is Member of Parliament for New Ireland Province, having won the seat in the 2007 national election. He is also the current Governor of New Ireland Province, since 2007. On 26 May 2019, Prime Minister Peter O'Neill announced he would soon resign and that he wished for Sir Julius to succeed him. An outgoing Prime Minister does not, however, have the power to appoint his successor, and the following day O'Neill delayed his own formal resignation.^[1] He was also a leading figure in his country during the years-long Bougainville conflict.^[2]