Theonila Roka Matbob

Theonila Roka Matbob (born 1990)[1] is a Bougainvillian politician and Cabinet Minister. She was the second woman in Bougainville to win an open electorate seat in the Bougainville House of Representatives.[2]

Theonila Roka Matbob
Minister of Education
Assumed office
2 October 2020
PresidentIshmael Toroama
Member of the Bougainville House of Representatives
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byMichael Lapolela
ConstituencyIoro
Personal details
Born1990
NationalityPapua New Guinean

Roka Matbob is from Ioro in Central Bougainville,[3] and grew up during the Bougainville Civil War.[1] She was educated at Divine Word University and the University of Goroka,[1] and subsequently established a counselling and learning centre in Iora.[3]

At the 2020 Bougainvillean general election she contested the seat of Ioro, beating 15 men to win the seat.[2]

In September 2020 she was one of a group of Boungainville villagers who filed a human rights complaint against Rio Tinto over environmental degradation caused by the Panguna mine.[4][5]

On 2 October 2020 Roka Matbob was appointed Minister of Education in the cabinet of Ishmael Toroama.[6]

References
  1. Roka-Matbob, Theonila; Hill, Christina. "FROM CRISIS TO OPTIMISM: BUILDING BOUGAINVILLE'S FUTURE". Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. "Victorious woman always confident of winning Bougainville Open Seat". RNZ. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. Romulus Masiu (5 March 2020). "Young Mother To Contest Ioro Seat". PNG Post-Courier. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. "Human rights complaint urges Rio Tinto fix environmental 'disaster' at Bougainville mine site". SBS. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  5. Livia Albeck-Ripka (30 September 2020). "Abandoned Rio Tinto Mine Is Blamed for Poisoned Bougainville Rivers". New York Times. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  6. "Bougainville's Toroama forms a 14 member Cabinet". RNZ. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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