Yohana Yembise

Yohana Susana Yembise (born 1 October 1958) is an Indonesian academic and politician who served as Minister of Women Empowerment and Child Protection in Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet from 2014 to 2019.

Early life and education Yembise was born in the city of Manokwari, then part of Netherlands New Guinea, on 1 October 1958.

After completing high school, Yembise went to Cenderawasih University and studied English education, earning her bachelor's degree in 1985. She later went to Singapore and earned a diploma from the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization - Regional English Language Center (SEAMEO RELC). Further on, she studied at Canada's Simon Fraser University for her education masters, graduating in 1994 and later a PhD from Australia's University of Newcastle in 2007.

On 26 October 2014, newly elected president Joko 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 from Papua in the Indonesian government.

Yembise dubbed her program "Three Ends" - which included ending domestic violence and human trafficking in addition to ending inequality of economic access to women.

Personal life Yembise is married to Leo Danuwira. The couple has three children, including two daughters who studied abroad. She is a Christian.