Isabella Dageago | |
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| Member of the Nauruan Parliament for Yaren District | |
| Assumed office 25 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kieren Keke |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality |  Nauruan |
Isabella Dageago is a Nauruan nurse and politician who currently serves as the Minister Health and Home Affairs in the Parliament of Nauru.
Prior to entering politics,Dageago trained and qualified as a nurse.
In the 2019 Nauruan parliamentary election,Dageago was elected as one of two Members of Parliament for Yaren District,alongside incumbent Charmaine Scotty;she unseated former Minister of Foreign Affairs Kieren Keke. [1] Dageago ran as an independent. Dageago and Scotty were the only female MPs elected. [2]
In that election,President Baron Waqa lost his seat,and was succeeded by Lionel Aingimea. Aingimea named Dageago as a member of his Cabinet,giving her the portfolios for Health and Home Affairs. [3]
During Dageago's tenure as Minister Health,she has led Nauru's response to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic,including declaring a national emergency in March 2020. [4] In April 2021,Dageago personally issued the country's first vaccine to Aingimea;by May,she announced that the entire adult population of Nauru - accounting for 63% of the total population - had been vaccinated against coronavirus,and estimated second doses would be completed by July 2021 following a donation of 10,000 vaccinations from the government of India. [5] [6] As of August 2021,no cases of coronavirus had been reported in Nauru. [7]
After President David Adeang was sworn in on 31 October 2023,Dageago took an oath of office for a deputy minister position. [8]