Julius Chan Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Julius Chan, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Papua New Guinea.

5 records1980–19975 events1 places

Chronological biography

1980

Prime Minister Takes Office11 March 1980

Government / Government of Papua New Guinea · Sir · Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea · Port Moresby

Julius Chan becomes Prime Minister after Somare loses parliamentary support

1982

First Premiership Ends2 August 1982

Government / Government of Papua New Guinea · Sir · Former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea · Port Moresby

Chan leaves office after the 1982 election

1994

Second Premiership Begins30 August 1994

Government / Government of Papua New Guinea · Sir · Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea · Port Moresby

Julius Chan returns as Prime Minister after Wingti leaves office

1997

Second Premiership Suspended27 March 1997

Government / Government of Papua New Guinea · Sir · Former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea · Port Moresby

Chan steps aside during the Sandline affair and political crisis

Prime Minister Restored2 June 1997

Government / Government of Papua New Guinea · Sir · Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea · Port Moresby

Chan resumes office briefly before the 1997 election transition

Titles and roles

Sir · Former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea · Sir · Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.