Francesca Rianna Semoso OBE
Francesca Rianna Semoso OBE
Party: Independent
Term: N/A
Electorate: Tsitalto Open
Province: AROB
Political Status: ARB Deputy Speaker; Candidate
Summary Biography
- Former Deputy Speaker and Women Representative, North Bougainville, 2005-2010
- Artist – actress, dancer 1982-1987
- Radio Journalist 1987-2001
- Commissioner – Bougainville Constitution Commission 2002-2004
- Director – Board of the National Cultural Commission 2003-2006
- Advocate on gender issues, HIV/AIDS, violence against women
- Chairperson – Parliamentary Committee on HIV/AIDS 2005-2010
- Recipient: “Order of the British Empire” for Service to the “People of Bougainville & the Arts”
Key Achievements
- Policy on HIV/AIDS A.B.6
- Recipient of Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Commissioner – Bougainville Constitutional Commission