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Grand Chief Sir Paulias Nguna Matane GCL, GCMG, OBE, KStJ (born 1931), formerly a career civil servant, became Governor-General of Papua New Guinea from June 29 2004.
   He was elected by Parliament on May 27, 2004, receiving 50 votes, while his opponent, Sir Pato Kakeraya received 46 votes. Attempts to elect a governor-general had failed repeatedly for six months before Grand Chief the Right Honourable Sir Paulias Matane's election because of constitutional flaws in the nomination process, and though Matane has been sworn in, controversy continues, as Kakaraya has brought a petition to the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea to attempt to invalidate the election.
   Matane is a Tolai, from East New Britain Province, a native speaker of Kuanua and a staunch United Churchman. He has written many books in deliberately extremely simple English, focusing in part on his own overseas travels, intended to persuade Papua New Guineans that books are a useful source of information and that they shouldn't regard them as something only for foreigners. Grand Chief the Right Honourable Sir Paulias Matane takes a firm line on expatriates, especially those of European descent.
   For many years Matane wrote a column in the Malaysian-owned newspaper The National, containing the advice of an elder to the younger generation. He also founded United News Agency of Melanesia. He, together with Michael Somare, makes a point of wearing a laplap (a type of skirt) rather than trousers. His wife, now Lady Matane, is invariably referred to in accordance with Papua New Guinea practice as Lady Kanudia, her given name.

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