Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership
Female Leaders of Bougainville 
Declared independence from Papua New Guinea in 1989 and was granted internal autonomy 1999 after a long civil war and in 2005 a new autonomous government was elected in the first democratic elections

Also see Bougainville Parliament

1998-2005 Member of the People's Congress (executive) Theresa Jaintong
A prominent Women's Leader and Co-Chair of the peace-negotiations.

1998-2005 Member of the People's Congress (executive) Elizabeth Buran

1998-2005 Member of the People's Congress (executive) Doreas Awasi

2005 Member of the Caretaker Cabinet Magdalen Toroansi
2005-08 Minister responsible for Women’s Issues, Religion, Traditional Authority, Local Level Government and Non-governmental Organisations
She is a former Papua New Guinean diplomat, Vice-Leader of the Peoples Congress Party and Woman's Leader.

Last updated 02.06.08