John Guise (governor-general), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1914
Place of Birth: Papua New Guinea
Date of Death: 07-Feb-1991
Profession: politician
Nationality: Papua New Guinea
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About John Guise (governor-general)
- Sir John Guise (29 August 1914 – 7 February 1991) was a Papua New Guinean politician who served as the first Governor-General of Papua New Guinea after the country's independence from Australia in 1975.
- Prior to the independence itself, Guise was a vocal advocate for a peaceful secession from Australia. He was born in Gedulalara village, near Dogura,and was educated there at the mission school of a church[Milne Bay Province|Milne Bay District]].
- His grandfather was Reginald Guise, an English adventurer who reached Papua in the 1880s, settled as a trader and married locally.He served in the Department of Native Affairs during the 1950s, and became the president of the Port Moresby Mixed Race Association in 1958.
- In the 1961 elections for the Legislative Council, he was elected in the Eastern Papua constituency.
- In 1964 he was elected to the new House of Assembly, and went on to serve as Speaker from 1968 to 1972.Guise served as Governor-General of Papua New Guinea for two years.
- He resigned as Governor-General to contest the 1977 election against Michael Somare, where he was defeated.
- He remained politically active and considered as a potential leader during the civil unrest after his term in office.
- Guise died on 7 February 1991.
- After his death, a sports stadium was named in his honour. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1972, made a Knight Commander of the order (KBE) on 6 June 1975, and appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) on 16 September 1975.
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