Michael Ogio

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Sir Michael Ogio GCMG CBE KStJ (* July 7, 1942 - † February 18, 2017 in Port Moresby ) was a Papua New Guinean politician . He was Governor General of Papua New Guinea from February 25, 2011 until his death .

Michael Ogio was Minister of Forestry in the Mekere Morauta government in 2000 and Deputy Prime Minister since May 2001. In Michael Somare's government , he was Minister for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology from 2007 to 2011. He was party leader of the People's Democratic Movement Party and representative of Bougainville in the parliament of Papua New Guinea .

Ogio became acting Governor General after his predecessor Jeffrey Nape resigned on December 20, 2010 after a week in office. On January 14, 2011, he was elected Governor General by the Parliament of Papua New Guinea with 65 votes. His opponent, Pato Kakeraya, received 23 votes. Michael Ogio was sworn in on February 25, 2011. On February 1, 2017, Robert Dadae was elected as his successor. On February 18, 2017 - one week before the end of his term in office - he passed away after a long illness.

Awards

country	Abbreviation	medal	year	Fig.
United Kingdom	KStJ	Knight of Justice of the Order of Saint John	23 August 2011
United Kingdom	GCMG	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George	April 26, 2011
United Kingdom	CMG	Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George	June 16, 2001
United Kingdom	CBE	Commander of the Order of the British Empire	June 11, 1994

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Simon Eroro: (February 17, 2011) Parliament recalled  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Post-Courier (accessed March 28, 2011)  
2. ↑ Rulers.org - January 2011
3. ^ AAP (February 25, 2011) PNG's new governor general sworn in. Herald Sun, Melbourne (accessed March 28, 2011)
4. ↑ Rulers.org - January 2011
5. ↑ The passing of the Late Sir Michael Ogio ( Memento of the original from February 20, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ London Gazette August 23, 2011 [1]
7. ^ Court Circular April 26, 2011
8. ↑ London Gazette June 16, 2001  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ London Gazette June 10, 1994  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.