He became acting governor-general on 20 December 2010 when Jeffrey Nape resigned after one week without explanation. He was elected as Governor-General in his own right on 14 January 2011 when he defeated Pato Kakeraya 65-23.[1] He was sworn in on 25 February 2011.[2]
On 26 April 2011, Queen Elizabeth II conferred the honour of knighthood and invested him as Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George on his appointment as Governor-General of Papua New Guinea at Windsor Castle.[3]
^"PNG's new governor general sworn in". Archived from the original on 13 March 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), The Herald Sun, Melbourne, 25 February 2011