Bill Skate becomes Prime Minister after the 1997 national election
Historical person
Bill Skate Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Bill Skate, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Papua New Guinea.
3 records1997–20033 events1 places
Chronological biography
1997
Prime Minister Takes Office22 July 1997
1999
Premiership Ends14 July 1999
Skate resigns before a no-confidence vote
2003
Acting Governor-General Takes Office20 November 2003
Bill Skate serves as acting Governor-General after Silas Atopare
Titles and roles
Acting Governor-General of Papua New Guinea · Former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea · 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.