- Frederick Pitcher
Frederick Pitcher is a
Nauru an political figure. In December2007 , Pitcher was appointed Finance Minister ofNauru , to serve in the Administration of PresidentMarcus Stephen .Background and earlier career
Educated in
Australia , where Pitcher also has many family connections, he was viewed as a young reformist during the preceding Administration of PresidentLudwig Scotty , and was perceived as close toKieren Keke , who joined the Stephen Administration as Foreign Minister. Pitcher was elected to theParliament of Nauru in2004 , and served in the second Administration of PresidentLudwig Scotty .Finance Minister, 2007
On coming to office, as Finance Minister, Pitcher inherited the burden of the austerity measures associated with the outgoing Scotty Administration.
In
March 2008 , the speaker of theParliament of Nauru ,David Adeang , attempted to have Pitcher expelled from Parliament, by summoning a Parliamentary session, allegedly without informing members of the government, which resulted in the passing of a law forbidding Members of Parliament to hold dual citizenship. President Stephen argued that the law was unconstitutional; Adeang said it was not. [ [http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=38778 "Nauru government rejects citizenship ruling"] , Radio New Zealand International, march 26, 2008] OnMarch 28 , Adeang ordered Pitcher and another minister,Kieren Keke , to vacate their seats in Parliament, since they both hold dual Nauruan and Australian citizenship. [ [http://www.abc.net.au/ra/news/stories/200803/s2203109.htm?tab=latest "Nauru braces for more political uncertainty"] , ABC Radio Australia, March 31, 2008] The two ministers refused to do so, and Adeang suspended the sitting. [ [http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=38840 "Nauru Speaker fails to stop two ministers from entering Parliament"] , Radio New Zealand International, March 29, 2008]ee also
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Nauruan parliamentary election, 2008 *
Politics in Nauru References
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