James Byron Chan (born 13 June 1969) is a Papua New Guinean politician and the son of the former Prime Minister Sir Julius Chan. He was a People's Progress Party member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea from 2002 until 2017, representing the electorate of Namatanai Open. The son of former Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Julius Chan, he defeated the late Ephraim Apelis at the 2002 election, and was twice re-elected before being defeated by Walter Schnaubelt at the 2017 election. Prior to his defeat, he served as Minister for Mining in the government of Peter O'Neill.
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- "Hon. James Byron Chan, MP - National Parliament of Papua New Guinea". Archived from the original on 2017-07-09.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - "Nominations By Electorate" (PDF). PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
- "Chan out, Schnaubelt in". Loop PNG. 15 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
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| Preceded byEphraim Apelis | Member for Namatanai Open 2002–2017 |
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