Delvin Oneil Thoma (born 8 February 1983) is a Nauruan politician.

Career

In the

2019 Nauruan parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 24 August 2019. President Baron Waqa lost his seat in Boe Constituency, making him ineligible for a third term. Following the elections, Lionel Aingimea was elected President, winning a parliamentary ...

, Thoma unsuccessfully ran for the

Aiwo Constituency Aiwo is one of the constituencies of Nauru. It returns two members from Aiwo 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 th ...

. Out of eight candidates, Thoma came in fourth. In the 2022 parliamentary election, Thoma was successfully elected 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 members of the Parliament.

, alongside Rennier Gadabu, who won re-election. Thoma unseated Milton Dube. On 29 September, Thoma was appointed to President

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's cabinet, as Deputy Minister for the Republic of Nauru Phosphate Corporation (RONPHOS). On 21 March 2023, Thoma was again re-appointed as Deputy Minister of RONPHOS by President Kun, additionally being appointed Deputy Minister for Multicultural Affairs. On 15 November 2022, Thoma was part of the Nauruan delegation during President Kun's first

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. On 30 October 2023, after a no-confidence vote against President Kun, there was a vote for president among the Parliament.

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nominated Thoma. After the first secret ballot, MP

David Adeang David Ranibok Waiau Adeang (born 24 November 1969) is a Nauruan politician, currently serving as President of Nauru. Adeang is the former Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru, and Nauru's Minister of Finance and Justice, as well as the Minist ...

and Thoma were tied at nine votes. In the second vote, Thoma received only eight votes to Adeang's ten, resulting in the election of Adeang as president. On 30 October, President Adeang replaced Thoma as RONPhos deputy minister with Isabella Dageago. On 31 October, President Adeang replaced Thoma as multicultural affairs deputy minister with

Maverick Eoe Maverick Eoe (born 26 March 1987) is a Nauruan politician. Career Before entering politics, Eoe competed in powerlifting. In 2007, Eoe represented Nauru at the South Pacific Games. As of 2019, he was the Nauru Powerlifting Federation Secretary-G ...

References

Living people 1983 births Members of the Parliament of Nauru People from Aiwo District 21st-century Nauruan politicians {{Nauru-bio-stub