Carolyn Poli

Carolyn Poli is a Papua New Guinean politician who was elected to the Bougainville House of Representatives (BHOR) in 2022. She is vice-chair of the BHOR Gender Equality and Human Rights Committee.

Biography Poli was elected to Fourth Parliament (2020–2025) of the Bougainville House of Representatives (BHOR), the legislature of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville in Papa New Guinea, during a by-election for an Open Seat in 2022. She is the fifth woman to be elected to the House of Representatives. She is vice-chair of the BHOR Gender Equality and Human Rights Committee.

In 2024, Poli was among the politicians at the Second Joint Parliamentary Women’s Caucus which launched a strategic plan to get more women elected to parliament in Papa New Guinea. The meeting was facilitated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).