David Peter Gadaraoa | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru | |
| In office January 1977 –September 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Tsitsi |
| Succeeded by | Ruben Kun |
| Member of the Nauruan Parliament for Anabar | |
| In office 1968–1981 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Maein Deireragea |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 (age 80–81) |
David Peter Gadaraoa (born 1944) is a Nauruan politician.
David Peter Gadaraoa was born in 1944. [1]
In 1967,Gadaraoa was elected to serve on the Nauruan Constitutional Convention. [2] Gadaraoa was elected to the Parliament of Nauru representing the Anabar Constituency in the 1968 election. [3] He was re-elected unopposed in 1971. [4] He was again re-elected in 1973. [5] In December 1973,Gadaraoa was elected deputy speaker under Speaker Kenas Aroi. Gadaraoa defeated Lagumot Harris by one vote. [6]
Gadaraoa was re-elected in 1976. [7] Gadaraoa was elected speaker of Parliament in January 1977 following the resignation of Speaker Edwin Tsitsi in December 1976. [8] Gadaraoa was re-elected to parliament in 1977. [9] He was re-elected as speaker in November. [10] He was again re-elected unopposed to parliament in 1980. [11] He was re-elected as speaker as well. [12] Gadaraoa resigned his parliamentary seat in September 1981 for personal reasons. [3]
Gadaraoa ran unsuccessfully for parliament in the Anabar Constituency in the following elections:1983,1987,1992,1995,1997,2000,2003,2007,2008,April 2010,and June 2010. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]