Background
Chan, Julius was born on August 29, 1939 in Tanga, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinean government official
Chan, Julius was born on August 29, 1939 in Tanga, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.
Student, Marist Brothers College, Ashgrove, Queensland. Graduate, University Queensland, Australia. D. of Economic (honorary), Dankook University, Seoul, 1978.
D. of Technology (honorary), University of Technology, Papua New Guinea, 1983.
Cooperative office, Papua New Guinea Administration, 1960-1962; managing director, Coastal Shipping Company Proprietary Ltd., 1963-1970; elected Member of Parliament, 1968, 77, 87, 92; deputy speaker, vice chairman public accounts committee, House of Assembly, Papua New Guinea, 1968-1972; minister finance, Government of Papua New Guinea, 1975; deputy prime minister, minister primary industry,, Government of Papua New Guinea, 1977; prime minister, Government of Papua New Guinea, 1980-1982; deputy prime minister, minister trade and industry, Government of Papua New Guinea, 1986; deputy prime minister, minister finance and planning, Government of Papua New Guinea, 1992-1994; prime minister, minister foreign affairs and trade, Government of Papua New Guinea, 1994-1996; now prime minister, Government of Papua New Guinea parliamentary leader, People's Progress Party, Papua New Guinea, 1970; governor, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/IMI, since 1992. Governor Papua New Guinea, vice chair Asian Devt. Bank 1975-1977.
Fellow International Banker's Association (United States).
Married Stella Ahmat, 1966. 4 children.