Hon Francesca Rianna Semoso OBE

Summary Biography

1. Former Deputy Speaker and Women Representative, North Bougainville, 2005-2010 and 2015-2020
2. Artist – actress, dancer 1982-1987
3. Radio Journalist 1987-2001
4. Commissioner – Bougainville Constitution Commission 2002-2004
5. Director – Board of the National Cultural Commission 2003-2006
6. Advocate on gender issues, HIV/AIDS, violence against women
7. Chairperson – Parliamentary Committee on HIV/AIDS 2005-2010
8. 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