by info@innovahub.org | Aug 18, 2025 | National Women MPs, Papua New Guinea
Bio Kessy Sawang, a former senior civil servant, emerged as a Papua New Guinean (PNG) politician in August 2022. Prior to her elections, PNG was among three countries worldwide without female representation in parliament. In the year 2017 national elections, Sawang...
by info@innovahub.org | Aug 18, 2025 | National Women MPs, Papua New Guinea
Bio Rufina Peter is an agricultural economist and politician from Papua New Guinea (PNG). Her election to the National Parliament on August 5, 2022, marked a historic moment as PNG was previously one of three countries without a woman in parliament. Additionally, she...
by info@innovahub.org | Aug 18, 2025 | National Women MPs, Palau
Bio Rukebai Inabo (born 1958) is a Palauan politician who has served in the Palauan Senate since 2016. Before entering politics, Inabo worked as a businesswoman at various organizations, including the Office of the Public Auditor, the Philippine Prudential Life...
by info@innovahub.org | Aug 18, 2025 | National Women MPs, Palau
Bio Senator Konman made history as the first woman elected to the FSM National Congress. Her victory came in a bye-election held in November 2021, where she garnered 2,532 votes. Her closest competitors, Myron I. Hashiguchi and Inson I. Namper, received 1,962 and...
by info@innovahub.org | Aug 18, 2025 | National Women MPs, Niue
Bio Sinahemana Hekau is a Niuean lawyer and politician. In 2004, she won the Miss South Pacific pageant. She is the daughter of former MP Makamau Hekau.Hekau studied law at the University of the South Pacific and later earned a master’s degree in Laws from...
by info@innovahub.org | Aug 18, 2025 | National Women MPs, Niue
Bio Hon. Esa Sharon Mona Ainu’u, also known as Hon. Mona Ainu’u, is the sole female parliamentarian among the current Cabinet Ministers of the Government of Niue.Hon. Mona Ainu’u represents the village of Tuapa Uhomotu in Parliament for her second...
