▁and ▁Ext ension ▁Services . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Bro k am ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Lok on ▁in ▁New ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁attended ▁Catholic ▁mission ▁schools ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁mission ary ▁teacher . ▁He ▁later ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁stor eman ▁for ▁a ▁co - oper ative , ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁far mer . ▁ ▁Bro k am ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁of ▁Pap ua ▁and ▁New ▁Guinea ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁Guinea ▁Islands ▁constitu ency ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁elections . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁mission ▁school ▁teacher ▁and ▁co - oper ative ▁stor eman ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁far mer ▁by ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly , ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Ireland ▁constitu ency . ▁Following ▁the ▁elections ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Under - Secret ary ▁for ▁Econom ic ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Information . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁he ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁become ▁Under - Secret ary ▁for ▁Information ▁and ▁Ext ension ▁Services ▁after ▁the ▁previous ▁inc umb ent ▁John ▁Gu ise ▁was ▁elected ▁Le ader ▁of ▁Elect ed ▁M embers . ▁ ▁Bro k am ▁joined ▁the ▁P angu ▁Party ▁at ▁its ▁establishment ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁contest ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁elections . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : P ap ua ▁New ▁Gu ine an ▁educ ators ▁Category : P ap ua ▁New