Ephraim Jubilee
Nominated Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1961–1964
Personal details
Died24 October 1979 (aged 54)
Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

Ephraim Jubilee (died 24 October 1979) was a Papua New Guinean educator, magistrate and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Council from 1961 until 1964.

Biography

A Tolai from Ratavul village, Jubilee attended Nodup school and subsequently trained to be a teacher at Kerevat Education Centre.[1] He started work as a teacher in 1941 and remained in the profession for 27 years.[2][3] He was appointed to the Legislative Council following the 1961 elections, serving until 1964. Shortly after his election, he was made a member of the Australian delegation to the United Nations Trusteeship Council.[4]

In 1968 Jubilee was appointed a magistrate in Rabaul.[2] Following independence, he contested the Rabaul Open seat in the 1977 elections, but finished third behind John Kaputin and Albert Burua.[5] In January 1978 he was appointed a District Supervising Magistrate of the village courts in East Britain.[2]

Married with seven children,[2] he died in Rabaul in October 1979 following a long illness.[3][6]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Representation Current Notes on International Affairs, May 1961
  2. 1 2 3 4 Courts posting Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 12 January 1978, p12
  3. 1 2 Jubilee's last wish unity for Tolai people Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 30 October 1979, p19
  4. ↑ Trusteeship Council: Australian Delegation Current Notes on International Affairs, May 1961
  5. ↑ Papua New Guinea Election Results 1972–2012 Development Policy Centre
  6. ↑ Ephraim Jubilee Pacific Islands Monthly, March 1980
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