Peter Barter

Sir Peter Barter
GCL, OBE
Personal details
Born 26 March 1940
Sydney, Australia
Spouse(s) Janet

Sir Peter Leslie Charles Barter, GCL, OBE (born 26 March 1940 (age 75)) was Minister for Health and Bougainville Affairs in the Papua New Guinean Government and is active in the reconciliation movement in Bougainville. He established the Melanesian Foundation in 1980, a not-for-profit organisation that invests in remote communities that have been hospitable to tourists. He was born in Sydney and attended Newington College (1952-1955) [1] before training as a commercial fixed wing and helicopter pilot and flying for Qantas.

References

  1. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863-1998 (Syd, 1999) pp10

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