William Skate
Sir William "Bill" Jack Skate (born September 26, 1953 in Port Moresby , † January 3, 2006 in Brisbane , Australia ) was a Papua New Guinean politician and statesman .
Life
He was Prime Minister from 1997 to 1999 and Speaker of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea. His party, the People's National Congress (PNC) was a coalition partner in the government of Michael Somare .
In 2005, Skate was ennobled. He was a member of the United Church in Papua New Guinea .
He died of a stroke .
literature
- Bill Skate , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 18/2006 from May 6, 2006, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of the article freely available)
Web links
- AP (January 3, 2006) Papua New Guinea's former Prime Minister William Skate died Khaleej Times (Eng.)
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SURNAME | Skate, William |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Skate, bill; Skate, Sir William Jack |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Papua New Guinean politician and statesman |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1953 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Port Moresby |
DATE OF DEATH | January 3, 2006 |
Place of death | Brisbane , Australia |