John Giheno, CMG (1949 – 20 March 2017) was a Papua New Guinea politician and government minister.
[2] Prime Minister Julius Chan resigned on 27 March 1997, following a scandal regarding the hiring of foreign mercenaries to fight rebels on the island of Bougainville.
[2] The use of mercenaries by the Chan government resulted in a Papua New Guinea Defence Force mutiny codenamed 'Operasen Rausim Kwik' and riots in Bougainville.
[2] Chan stated that he resigned to preserve peace in Papua New Guinea.
[2][3] Giheno served as Prime Minister as a caretaker until new elections could be held in June 1997.