Kinza Clodumar

Infobox Officeholder
name = Kinza Clodumar


imagesize =
small

caption =
order = President of Nauru
term_start = February 13, 1997
term_end = June 18, 1998
predecessor = Ruben Kun
successor = Bernard Dowiyogo
birth_date = birth date and age|1937|02|08
birth_place = Boe
death_date =
death_place =
constituency =
party = Centre Party
spouse =
children =
profession =
education =
religion =


footnotes = HE Kinza Godfrey Clodumar (born February 8 1945) is a political figure from Nauru who was President of Nauru from 1997 to 1998.

Background

Clodumar was born in Boe. He is a member of the indigenous population of Nauru, and he is concerned with environmental issues. He was a Member of Parliament for many years and served as Minister of Finance from 2003 until October 2004.

President of Nauru

Clodumar was President of Nauru from February 12 1997 until June 18 1998, when he was deposed in a no confidence vote.

Post-Presidency and political role

Clodumar has given and withdrawn support from several other Nauruan politicians, including Bernard Dowiyogo, René Harris and Ludwig Scotty. For presidents, withdrawal of support by Clodumar often meant that a President will lose a no confidence vote.

In 2003, Clodumar himself tried to regain the presidency of Nauru twice, but narrowly lost the parliamentary vote both times. He lost his seat in Parliament in the October 2004 election.

Clodumar is also noted for having founded and led the Centre Party.

References

* Article re. support of Clodumar for Scotty Administration: 'Nauru's new government begins work today', "Radio New Zealand International", June 22, 2004 http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=10635