Papua New Guinea

Nov 1884 Britain takes over southeastern, Germany

northeastern
New Guinea
1906 British New Guinea passed to Australia as
Territory of
Papua
Nov 1914 Australian occupation of German New Guinea
17 Dec 1920 German New Guinea becomes League of Nations
mandate
21 Jan 1942 - 1944 Japanese occupation of New Guinea and part of
Papua
1945 Territory of Papua and New Guinea
1 Jul 1971 Territory of Papua New Guinea
16 Sep 1975 independence

New Guinea

Governors
26 Mar 1899 - 19 Jun 1902 Rudolf von Bennigsen (b. 1860 -
d. 1912)
10 Nov 1902 - Apr 1914 Albert Hahl (b. 1868 -
d. 1945)
Apr 1914 - Nov 1914 Eduard Haber (acting) (b. 1866 -
d. 1930)
Administrators
Nov 1914 - 8 Jan 1915 William Holmes (b. 1862 -
d. 1917)
8 Jan 1915 - 21 Oct 1917 Samuel Augustus Pethbridge (b. 1862 -
d. 1918)
21 Oct 1917 - 21 Apr 1918 Seaforth Simpson Mackenzie (b. 1883 -
d. 1955)
(acting)
21 Apr 1918 - 1 May 1920 George Jameson Johnston (b. 1869 -
d. 1949)
1 May 1920 - 21 Mar 1921 Thomas Griffith (1st time) (b. 1865 -
d. 1947)
21 Mar 1921 - 13 Jun 1933 Evan Alexander Wisdom (b. 1869 -
d. 1945)
13 Jun 1933 - 12 Sep 1934 Thomas Griffith (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
12 Sep 1934 - Dec 1942 Walter Ramsay McNicoll (b. 1877 -
d. 1947)

Papua

Administrators
1898 - 1903 George Ruthven Le Hunte (b. 1852 -
d. 1925)
Jun 1903 - 1904 Christopher Stansfield Robinson (b. 1871 -
d. 1904)
(acting)
 1904 - 1907 Francis Rickman Barton (acting) (b. 1865 -
d. 1947)
1908 - 1940 John Hubert Plankett Murray (b. 1861 -
d. 1940)
1940 - 1942 Hubert Leonard Murray (acting) (b. 1886 -
d. 1964)
12 Feb 1942 - 1945 Basil Moorhouse Morris (b. 1888)

Papua New Guinea

Administrators
31 Oct 1945 - 1952 Jack Keith Murray (b. 1889)
1952 - 1966 (Sir) Donald Mackinnon Cleland (b. 1901)
23 Dec 1966 - 1970 David Osborne Hay (b. 1916)
1970 - 1975 Leslie Wilson Jonson (b. 1916)
Governors-general
16 Sep 1975 - 1 Mar 1977 Sir John Guise (b. 1914 -
d. 1991)
1 Mar 1977 - 1 Mar 1983 Sir Tore Lokoloko (b. 1930)
1 Mar 1983 - 1 Mar 1989 Sir Kingsford Dibela (b. 1930)
1 Mar 1989 - 31 Dec 1989 Sir Ignatius Kilage (b. 1941 -
d. 1989)
27 Feb 1990 - 4 Oct 1991 Sir Serei Eri (b. 1936 -
d. 1993)
4 Oct 1991 - 11 Nov 1991 Dennis Young (acting)
11 Nov 1991 - 20 Nov 1997 (Sir) Wiwa Korowi (b. 1948)
20 Nov 1997 - (Sir) Silas Atopare (b. 1951?)

Chief minister
1972 - 16 Sep 1975 Michael Somare (b. 1936)
Prime ministers
16 Sep 1975 - 11 Mar 1980 Michael Somare (1st time) (s.a.)
11 Mar 1980 - 2 Aug 1982 Sir Julius Chan (1st time) (b. 1939)
2 Aug 1982 - 21 Nov 1985 Michael Somare (2nd time) (s.a.)
21 Nov 1985 - 4 Jul 1988 Paias Wingti (1st time) (b. 1951)
4 Jul 1988 - 17 Jul 1992 Rabbie Namaliu (b. 1947)
17 Jul 1992 - 30 Aug 1994 Paias Wingti (2nd time) (s.a.)
30 Aug 1994 - 27 Mar 1997 Sir Julius Chan (2nd time) (s.a.)
27 Mar 1997 - 2 Jun 1997 John Giheno (acting) (b. 1950)
2 Jun 1997 - 22 Jul 1997 Sir Julius Chan (3rd time) (s.a.)
22 Jul 1997 - 14 Jul 1999 Bill Skate (from Jan 1998,
Sir Bill Skate) (b. 1953)
14 Jul 1999 - Sir Mekere Morauta (b. 1946)