Sir Ignatius Kilage (12 July 1941 – 31 December 1989) was a

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

n politician who served as the fourth

governor-general of Papua New Guinea The governor-general of Papua New Guinea () is the vice-regal representative of the Monarchy of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinean monarch, currently Charles III, in Papua New Guinea. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch after their ...

from March to December 1989, when he died suddenly in office. Prior to the vice regal post, Kilage was chief ombudsman of Papua New Guinea and author of the book ''My Mother Calls Me Yaltep''. After his death, a

stadium A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...

was named in his honour in 1991.

References

1941 births 1989 deaths Governors-General of Papua New Guinea Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Chief Ombudsmen of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinean writers {{PapuaNewGuinea-politician-stub