Clinton Denton Benjamin (1951 or 195213 March 2005) was a

Nauru Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru, formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies within the Micronesia subregion of Oceania, with its nearest neighbour being Banaba (part of ...

an politician.

Biography

Clinton Benjamin was born in either 1951 or 1952. He was of the Eamwitmwit tribe. Benjamin became engaged to Maree Elizabeth Mwaredaga of the

Meneng District Meneng (or Menen) is a district located in the Meneng Constituency in the country of Nauru. The constituency elects 2 members to the Parliament of Nauru in Yaren. Geography The district is located in the southeast of the island, covering an are ...

on 21 January 1991. The couple married on 26 April 1991. Benjamin unsuccessfully ran for the

Parliament of Nauru The Parliament of Nauru has 19 members, elected for a three-year term in multi-seat constituencies. The President of Nauru is elected by the members of the Parliament.

, in the

Boe Constituency Boe is one of the constituencies of Nauru. It returns two members from Boe to the Parliament of Nauru The Parliament of Nauru has 19 members, elected for a three-year term in multi-seat constituencies. The President of Nauru is elected by the ...

in a

by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...

in March 1991. He ran unsuccessfully again in a

in August 1992. Benjamin was elected to parliament in the 1992 general election. He was re-elected in

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

. On 22 November 1995, Benjamin was appointed as minister for health by President

Lagumot Harris Lagumot Gagiemem Nimidere Harris (23 December 1938 – 8 September 1999) was a political figure from the Pacific nation of the Republic of Nauru, and served as its President. He was a cousin of René Harris, who also became Nauru president subs ...

. He served in President Harris's government, which lasted a year. He was appointed as minister for health again on 27 November 1996 by President

Kennan Adeang Kennan Ranibok Adeang (23 December 1942 – 26 December 2011) was a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru for three separate very brief periods during the late 20th century. Born in Nauru, and educated in Australia, including at the ...

. Benjmain was re-elected to parliament in

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

. In early 1998, Benjamin was dismissed parliamentary seat, along with four other MPs, by Speaker Adeang following criticism against the speaker. Benjamin was defeated for re-election in the resultant February 1998 by-election. He unsuccessfully ran for parliament in

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

, and

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

. Benjamin died on 13 March 2005.

References

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