Carol Kidu

Dame Carol Kidu AO retired from the Papua New Guinea Parliament in 2012 after fifteen years in politics. Dame Carol was the Minister for Community Development for nine years and finished her political career as Leader of the Opposition. She focused on legislative and policy reform for social development.

Dame Carol is a director of MiBank PNG; a member of the UNSG's Independent Accountability Panel (IAP) on Women, Children and Adolescents Health, SDGs.2030; and the founder & patron of the Business and Professional Women's Club, the Sir Buri Kidu Heart Institute, and the Ginigoada Foundation.

Since retirement from politics, Dame Carol has developed the Tutu Beach Retreat and the Sir Buri Kidu Library/Learning Centre as ongoing social enterprises.

In 2023, Dame Carol was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to human rights, to community development, and to international relations.