Rufina Peter
Rufina Peter | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Central Province | |
| Assumed office August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Agarobe |
| Member of the National Parliament | |
| Assumed office August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Agarobe |
| Constituency | Central Province Regional |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Goilala District, Territory of Papua |
| Political party | PNC |
| Education | Master of Economics (Agricultural economics) |
| Alma mater | Papua New Guinea University of Technology; University of New England (Australia) |
| Profession | Economist |
Rufina Peter is a Papua New Guinean agricultural economist and politician. Until her election to the National Parliament on 5 August 2022, Papua New Guinea (PNG) was one of only three countries without a woman in parliament. She was also elected as Governor of Central Province in the 2022 general election, becoming the province's first female governor.