Yohana Yembise | |
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 Yembise in 2017 | |
| 9th Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection | |
| In office 26 October 2014 – 22 October 2019 | |
| President | Joko Widodo |
| Preceded by | Linda Amalia Sari |
| Succeeded by | I Gusti Ayu Bintang Darmawati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yohana Susana Yembise (1958-10-01)1 October 1958 (age 66) Manokwari,Netherlands New Guinea |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Leo Danuwira |
| Alma mater | Cendrawasih University(dra.) Simon Fraser University(M.Sc.) University of Newcastle(Ph.D.) |
Yohana Susana Yembise (born 1 October 1958) is an Indonesian academic and politician who served asMinister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection inJoko Widodo'sWorking Cabinet from 2014 to 2019.
Yembise was born in the city ofManokwari, then part ofNetherlands New Guinea, on 1 October 1958.[1] The second child of eleven siblings, Yembise's father was a civil servant forNabire Regency. Yembise was first educated inJayapura and later studied in public high schools inNabire, and was involved in a student exchange to Canada as a senior high schooler.[2]
After completing high school, Yembise went toCenderawasih University and studied English education, earning her bachelor's degree in 1985. She later went toSingapore and earned a diploma from the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization - Regional English Language Center (SEAMEO RELC). Further on, she studied atCanada'sSimon Fraser University for her education masters, graduating in 1994 and later a PhD fromAustralia'sUniversity of Newcastle in 2007.[2]
She became a lecturer atCenderawasih University's faculty of education. She was awarded a doctoral professorship in syllabus design and material development as the first female Papuan to become a professor in Indonesia in November 2012.[1][3]
In 2011, she was selected as a member of a committee awarding the Australian Development Scholarship for Indonesia. Yembise noted that her team at Cenderawasih was "mapping out the number of highly educated women in Papua and designing positions for them".[1]
Yembise ran as the regent ofBiak Numfor Regency in 2013 as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. In an interview, Yembise remarked that many voters liked her but had already committed to candidates who provided funds for construction of houses of worship and others, and added that she was "failed by money".[1][4]
On 26 October 2014, newly elected presidentJoko Widodo appointed and swore in Yembise as the Minister of Women's Empowerment and Child Protection, replacing Linda Amalia Sari. Yembise became the first female minister originating fromPapua in the Indonesian government.[1][3]
Yembise dubbed her program "Three Ends" - which included ending domestic violence and human trafficking in addition to ending inequality of economic access to women.[5]
Yembise is married to Leo Danuwira. The couple has three children, including two daughters who studied abroad.[1][6] She is a Christian.[7]
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