Loujaya Kouza

The Honourable
Loujaya Kouza
Minister for Community Development, Religion and Family Affairs
In office
9 August 2012 – 10 August 2014
Prime MinisterPeter O'Neill
Succeeded byDelilah Gore
Member of Parliament
for Lae Open
Assumed office
13 July 2012
Preceded byBart Philemon
Personal details
Political partyTriumph Heritage Empowerment Party

Loujaya Kouza (born 20 July 1966) is a Papua New Guinean politician, poet and singer. She was known under her married name of Loujaya Toni when elected, but reverted to her maiden name in 2013 after divorcing her husband.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Poet and firebrand finds herself in good company", Sydney Morning Herald, 1 September 2012
  2. ^ "Nominations By Electorate" (PDF). PNG Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Kouza refuses to vote after name not updated on common roll". The National. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.