List of speakers of the Parliament of Nauru

Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru
Incumbent Marcus Stephen since 27 August 2019
Parliament of Nauru
Appointer	Parliament of Nauru
Inaugural holder	Itubwa Amram
Formation	Constitution of Nauru
Salary	$89,315 (AUD) annually [1]
Website	naurugov.nr

The Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru is the presiding officer of that legislature in the Republic of Nauru. The Speaker is elected by the members in the Parliament of Nauru. ^[2]

A list of the office holders follows. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

List

Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
Itubwa Amram	1968	January 1971
Kenas Aroi	January 1971	January 1977	[ citation needed ]
Samuel Tsitsi	January 1977	April 1977	[ citation needed ]
David Peter Gadaraoa	April 1977	August 1981
Ruben Kun	August 1981	12 December 1986	[6]
René Harris	December 1986	December 1986	[7]
Kinza Clodumar	December 1986	December 1986	[7]
Pres Nimes Ekwona	22 December 1986	18 September 1987	[8]
Derog Gioura	18 September 1987	17 November 1992	[9]
Paul Denebaua Jeremiah	18 November 1992	21 November 1995	[10]
Maein Deireragea	21 November 1995	12 February 1997	[11]
Kennan Adeang	12 February 1997	12 December 1998	[12]
Ludwig Keke	12 December 1998	12 April 2000	[13]
Ludwig Scotty	13 April 2000	29 March 2001	[14]
Aloysius Amwano	29 March 2001	30 March 2001	[15]
Ludwig Scotty	25 May 2001	19 December 2002	[14]
Vassal Gadoengin	December 2002	20 January 2003	[16]
Ross Cain	13 March 2003	6 May 2003	[17]
Godfrey Thoma	6 May 2003	7 May 2003
Fabian Ribauw	29 May 2003	8 August 2003	[18]
Nimrod Botelanga	8 August 2003	24 February 2004	[18] [19]
Ludwig Scotty	24 February 2004	6 April 2004	[14]
Terangi Adam	6 April 2004	29 April 2004 - ?	acting [20]
David Adeang	May 2004	22 June 2004	[21]
Riddell Akua	June 2004	15 July 2004	[22] [23]
Russell Kun	15 July 2004	26 October 2004	Unseated in 2004 election. [24] [25]
Vassal Gadoengin	26 October 2004	15 December 2004	Died in office. [26] [27]
Valdon Dowiyogo	27 December 2004	December 2007
Riddell Akua	December 2007	18 March 2008	resigned [28]
David Adeang	20 March 2008	18 April 2008	removed from office [29]
Riddell Akua	29 April 2008	13 March 2010	resigned [30]
Dominic Tabuna	13 March 2010	27 April 2010	acting [30]
Shadlog Bernicke	27 April 2010	13 May 2010	[31]
Godfrey Thoma	13 May 2010	18 May 2010	resigned [32]
Dominic Tabuna	1 June 2010	4 June 2010	resigned
Aloysius Amwano	2 July 2010	July 2010	removed from office
Landon Deireragea	9 July 2010	1 November 2010	acting
Ludwig Scotty	1 November 2010	18 April 2013	resigned [14]
Landon Deireragea	18 April 2013	25 April 2013	acting
Godfrey Thoma	25 April 2013	28 May 2013	[33] lost seat after 2013 elections.
Ludwig Scotty	11 June 2013	July 2016	lost seat after 2016 elections.
Cyril Buraman	13 July 2016	August 2019	lost seat after 2019 elections
Marcus Stephen	27 August 2019	Incumbent	[34]

References

1. "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances (Amendment) Act 2016". Parliament of Nauru. 16 June 2018.
2. "Speaker - The Government of the Republic of Nauru". www.naurugov.nr.
3. "IPU PARLINE database: NAURU, election archives". archive.ipu.org.
4. "RONLAW - Nauru's Online Legal Database - Advanced search". ronlaw.gov.nr.
5. "Archive - The Government of the Republic of Nauru". www.naurugov.nr.
6. "Government Gazette: 22nd October 1986" (PDF). Ronlaw.gov.nr. Nauru Government Gazette.
7. "Nauru's new president goes for freshness in cabinet". RNZ . August 28, 2019.
8. "Government Gazette: 30th December 1986" (PDF). Ronlaw.gov.nr. Nauru Government Gazette.
9. "Nauru Police Force (Amendment) Act 1987". www.paclii.org.
10. "Republic of Nauru Finance Corporation (Amendment) Act 1995". www.paclii.org.
11. "Civil Aviation (Carriers' Liability) Act 1995". www.paclii.org.
12. "Fisheries Act 1997" (PDF). Ronlaw.gov.nr. Nauru Government Gazette.
13. "Act No. 1 of 1999" (PDF). Ronlaw.gov.nr. Nauru Government Gazette.
14. "Profile - The Government of the Republic of Nauru". August 24, 2019. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019.
15. "Profile - The Government of the Republic of Nauru". August 24, 2019. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019.
16. "Nauru Finds Speaker of Parliament | Pacific Islands Report". www.pireport.org. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
17. "Nauru Parliament breaks Speaker stalemate". ABC News. March 13, 2003.
18. "Votes & Proceedings of the Fifteenth Parliament No. 14" (PDF). August 24, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2019.
19. "Votes & Proceedings of the Fifteenth Parliament, No. 20" (PDF). August 24, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2019.
20. "Votes & Proceedings of the Fifteenth Parliament No. 22" (PDF). 6 April 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2022.
21. "Treasury Fund Protection Act 2004". www.paclii.org.
22. "Long Term Investment Fund (Sequesteration) Act 2004". www.paclii.org.
23. . August 24, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190824221855/http://www.naurugov.nr/media/31054/49-15.7.2004__v__first-tenth-fifteenth.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2019.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
24. "Votes & Proceedings of the Fifteenth Parliament No. 49" (PDF). Republic of Nauru. 15 July 2004. p. 2. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
25. "Nauru reformist victory". The Australian . ProQuest. 25 October 2004. p. 13. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
26. "Votes & Proceedings of the Sixteenth Parliament No. 1" (PDF). 26 October 2004. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2019.
27. "Nauru's parliament speaker dies of heart attack". Xinhua News Agency . ProQuest. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
28. "Nauru president broadens support following snap election". Radio New Zealand International . 29 April 2008. Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
29. http://ronlaw.gov.nr/nauru_lpms/files/gazettes/d378aca95876cbeb4dc04bef6868b92b.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
30. "Votes and Proceedings of the Eighteenth Parliament No. 31" (PDF). 13 March 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2019.
31. http://ronlaw.gov.nr/nauru_lpms/files/gazettes/c5ccbbd58602afae6d068863ea5d152a.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
32. . August 24, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190824224205/http://www.naurugov.nr/media/30744/no._6__v__sixth-first-nineteenth__13_may__2010_.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2019.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
33. "Hon Godfrey Thoma MP - Member for Aiwo - The Government of the Republic of Nauru". 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-04-04.
34. "Aingimea chosen as Waqa's successor in Nauru". RNZ . August 27, 2019.

External links

• President Russ Kun with the listing of the speakers of the Parliament of Nauru