Nicholas Brokam (born ) was a

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n politician. He was a member of the

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and

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between 1961 and 1968, also serving as Under-Secretary for Economic Affairs and Information and Extension Services.

Biography

Brokam was born in the village of Lokon in New Ireland. He attended Catholic mission schools and became a missionary teacher.''The Members of the House of Assembly 1964'', p9 He later worked as a storeman for a co-operative, before becoming a farmer. He was a mission school teacher and co-operative storeman before becoming a farmer by the early 1960s. Brokam was elected to the

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from the New Guinea Islands constituency in the 1961 elections. His election was viewed a surprise as he was not thought to be well-known, though he was said to have campaigned effectively at the Electoral Conference and had strong support from the local Catholic priest. In the 1964 elections for the new

, he was re-elected in the New Ireland constituency. Following the elections he was appointed Under-Secretary for Economic Affairs and Information. In December 1964 he was moved to become Under-Secretary for Information and Extension Services after the previous incumbent John Guise was elected Leader of Elected Members. Brokam joined the

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at its establishment in 1967. He did not contest the 1968 elections.

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