John Saunana

John Selwyn Saunana was born in 1945 at Arosi, on the island of Makira. A pupil at King George VI School, in Honiara, he obtained a degree from the University of Papua New Guinea in 1971 and worked in several jobs, including radio. Elected in 1977 to the Legislative Assembly for West Makira, he became Minister of Education and Training in 1978, then served in the senior civil service. He also published poems and songs from his mother tongue rendered into English. He died on 30 April 2013.

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