Sir Michael Ogio (7 July 1942 – 18 February 2017) was a Papua New Guinean politician who led

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party. He served as the ninth

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Biography

He became acting governor-general on 20 December 2010 when

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resigned after one week without explanation. He was elected as Governor-General in his own right on 14 January 2011 when he defeated Pato Kakeraya 65-23. He was sworn in on 25 February 2011. On 26 April 2011, Queen

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conferred the honour of knighthood and invested him as Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished

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on his appointment as Governor-General of Papua New Guinea at

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Death

Ogio died on 18 February 2017, in

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, at the age of 74.

References

1942 births 2017 deaths Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Deputy prime ministers of Papua New Guinea Governors-general of Papua New Guinea Grand Companions of the Order of Logohu Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George People from Bougainville Island {{PapuaNewGuinea-politician-stub