Ignatius Kilage

Sir Ignatius Kilage GCMG CBE (12 July 1941 – 31 December 1989) was a Papua New Guinean politician who served as the fourth Governor-General of Papua New Guinea from March to December 1989, when he died suddenly in office.^[1]

Sir Ignatius Kilage GCMG CBE
4th Governor-General of Papua New Guinea
In office 1 March 1989 – 31 December 1989
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Rabbie Namaliu
Preceded by	Kingsford Dibela
Succeeded by	Vincent Eri
Personal details
Born	(1941-06-12)12 June 1941
Died	31 December 1989(1989-12-31) (aged 48)

Prior to the vice regal post, Kilage was chief ombudsman of Papua New Guinea and author of the book My Mother Calls Me Yaltep.^[2]

After his death, a stadium was named in his honour in 1991.

References

1. Ethnology. University of Pittsburgh. 1990. p. 110.
2. Kilage, Ignatius (1980). My mother calls me Yaltep. Melbourne, Vic.: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0195546296.

Government offices
Preceded by Sir Kingsford Dibela	Governor-General of Papua New Guinea 1989	Succeeded by Sir Serei Eri