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Josephine Getsi is a politician in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. She has been a member of the
Josephine Getsi is a politician in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville. She has been a member of the Bougainville House of Representatives
The Bougainville House of Representatives is the legislature of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, an autonomous entity within Papua New Guinea. It was established in 2005 under Part 5 of the region's constitution, which specifies that the Ho ...
since 2015, representing the constituency of Peit. She nominated as an independent, but had "extensive support" from the governing New Bougainville Party New Bougainville Party (NBP) is a political party in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea.
It was founded on 22 April 2005 by John Momis, Governor of Bougainville Province from 1999 to 2005, with former Premier Alexis Sarei amo ...
. She was the first woman to win an open seat in the House and was the Minister for Community Development in the government of John Momis
John Momis (born 3 March 1942) is a Bougainvillean politician who served as the President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea between 2010 and 2020.
Momis served as a Catholic priest from 1970 until 1993, becoming active ...
.
Getsi is from Hapan Village, Solos in Buka. She had a long career as a teacher in Peit before entering politics. She was also the president of the Catholic Women's Association in Peit and the Peit representative for the Bougainville Women's Federation. Getsi's successful candidacy for Peit at the 2015 election marked the first time a woman had contested the constituency, and she faced resistance in her campaign from men who felt that women should only contest the seats reserved for them. She had also campaigned against perceived local corruption and the records of former members, having labelled Peit "the most corrupt constituency" during her campaign.
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