Sir Barry Blyth Holloway, KBE was an Australian-born Papua New Guinean politician.
16 Facts About Barry Holloway
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Barry Holloway spent most of his life in Port Moresby and in the Eastern Highlands.
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Barry Holloway's first posting, or one of his early postings was over in Bougainville, where he experienced some of the sort of the challenges and the rigours of being a Kiap, being combination of policeman, judge, jury, social worker and development official.
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In 1960, Sir Barry Holloway worked as a Patrol Officer with Graham Pople as well as the District Officer at Kainantu.
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Barry Holloway became the first Speaker of the National Parliament, until the 1977 general election, in which he retained his seat in Parliament but was appointed Minister of Finance by Prime Minister Michael Somare.
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Barry Holloway retained the position in Cabinet under Prime Minister Julius Chan from 1980 to 1982.
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Barry Holloway was still active in politics shortly before his death, standing unsuccessfully for the position of Governor of the Eastern Highlands Province in the 2012 general election, losing to Julie Soso.
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Barry Holloway died of prostate cancer in hospital in Brisbane on 16 January 2013.
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Sir Barry Holloway assisted establish the Farmers' and Settlers' Co-operative and promoted communal ownership of business with government involvement resulting in people from Kainantu and Obura-Wonenara contributing to 'Komuniti Kaunsil Bisnis' and acquired various plantations.
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Barry Holloway married Ikini Yaboyang, a feisty young journalist, in 1974.
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Barry Holloway is survived by his last wife, Dr Fua Uyassi.
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Lady Fua Holloway had six children to Sir Barry and named them all starting with the letter 'B' - like Barry's name.
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Unlike many Australians who stayed after independence - and many more of the Papua New Guineans who succeeded them in positions of power - Barry Holloway did not set out to enrich himself.
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Barry Holloway was appalled by those who did and, ultimately, it probably hastened his death.
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Barry Holloway was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1975 Birthday Honours.
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Barry Holloway was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1984 New Year Honours.