PNG: Dame Carol Kidu confirms mid-year retirement #egender

Papua New Guinea’s only woman member of parliament and the driver of a scheme to create reserved seats for women has confirmed her mid-year retirement.

Dame Carol Kidu said the future of the Melanesian Alliance Party lies in young people’s hands and urged party executives to recruit them to bring back a vision for the future.

Dame Carol, who will have served in parliament for 15 years when she retires in July, said she was leaving politics satisfied that she had made significant contributions to the nation, including her recent bill to create 22 reserved seats for women in parliament.

To read the full article, please visit the Radio New Zealand International website.

To listen to an interview with Dame Carol Kidu, please visit the ABC Radio Australia website.

According to The National website, the Parliament did not vote for the 22 reserved seats bill and suspended all business to allow the Prime Minister to present the National Anti-Corruption Strategy 2010-2012. JF

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This entry was posted on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 under E-gender.