Member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea
In office 1997–2012
Preceded by
Albert Karo
Succeeded by
Justin Tkatchenko
Constituency
Moresby South Open
Personal details
Born
Carol Anne Millwater
(1948-10-10) 10 October 1948 (age 75) Shorncliffe, Queensland, Australia
Political party
Melanesian Alliance Party
Spouse
Buri Kidu
Profession
School teacher
Dame Carol Anne KiduDBEAO (néeMillwater ;[1] born 10 October 1948), also known as Carol, Lady Kidu,[2] is an Australian-born Papua New Guinean politician.
Kidu was the only female Member of Parliament in the 2002–2007 and 2007–2012 National Parliaments, and served as Minister for Community Development under Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare from 2002 until 2 August 2011, and as Leader of the Opposition from 15 February 2012 until her retirement from politics in July 2012.[3] She was the leader of the Melanesian Alliance Party until her retirement.[4]
Born in Shorncliffe, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, she relocated to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea after marrying Buri Kidu, who was knighted in 1980 upon his appointment as the first indigenous Chief Justice of Papua New Guinea. Lady Kidu became a teacher and wrote school textbooks.[5] In 1994 her husband died of a heart attack.[1][4]
^ ab"Lady Carol Kidu in conversation". ABC Queensland. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 February 2005. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
^"Pan's Script - Birthdays". Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
^"PNG senators 'thrilled' by Kompaon Paralympics silver". Radio Australia. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 September 2008.
^ abForbes, Mark (15 July 2002). "How a Brisbane girl became PNG's first white female MP". The Age.
^Pareti, Samisoni. "A FIGHTER WITH A DIFFERENCE: Dame Carol Kidu: Our 2007 Person of the Year". Islands Business. Archived from the original on 11 December 2007.
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