Ebia Olewale

Sir Ebia Olewale
Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
In office
1977–1980
Preceded byJulius Chan
Succeeded byIambakey Okuk
Minister of Justice of Papua New Guinea
In office
1975–1977
Minister of Education of Papua New Guinea
In office
1972–1973
Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
In office
1972–1982
Member of the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea
In office
1968–1972
Personal details
Born21 February 1940
Western Province, Territory of Papua (now Papua New Guinea)
Died23 January 2009 (Aged 68)
SpouseTwo wives
ChildrenNine children

Sir Ebia Olewale (1940–2009) was a politician in Papua New Guinea (PNG). He was elected as a member of the House of Assembly of Papua and New Guinea in 1968 and went on to hold several ministerial positions during the period of self-governance and after PNG's independence in 1975, including that of deputy prime minister. He was knighted in 1983 and served as chancellor of the University of Goroka from 2000 to 2006. From 2002 until his death, he was a director of the Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program.