Pauline Tallen OFR (born 8 January 1959[2]) is a Nigerian politician who served as the Minister for Women Affairs and Social Development from 2019 to 2023.

[3] She was appointed in 2019 by President Muhammadu Buhari after turning down an ambassadorial nomination in 2015 on the grounds that she was not consulted prior to the announcement of the appointment and that she would not accept the offer for equal distribution of power among the three senatorial districts of her native state of plateau because she is from same local government as Governor Simon Lalong.

She is presently a member, board of trustees of the All Progressive Congress, and was honoured as woman of the year for her contribution to Nigeria at the 10th African Icon of Our Generation Award.

[citation needed] Before the 2015 general elections, she decamped from PDP to APC, a move she believed angered some people in her state.

[8] In 2015, she rejected an ambassadorial nomination by President Buhari, citing federal character and zoning in her state as reasons.