Jaden Clint Bruno Dogireiy (born 3 July 1977) is a former opposition member of 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.

Career

In the 2016 parliamentary election, Dogireiy was elected to represent the

Anabar Constituency Anabar is one of the constituencies of Nauru and is made up of three districts: Anabar, Anibare, and Ijuw. It covers an area of 5.1 km², and has a population of 1,240. It returns two members to the Parliament of Nauru The Parliament of ...

. Dogireiy served on the following committees: Constitutional Review, Privileges, Public Accounts, and Standing Orders. On 20 July 2016, Dogireiy was sworn in as assistant minister for Home Affairs, National Emergency Services, and the Nauru Utilities Corporation under President

Baron Waqa Baron Divavesi Waqa (; born 31 December 1959) is a Nauruan politician who currently serves as the Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum. He was the President of Nauru from 11 Ju ...

. Dogireiy was a member of the opposition. On 3 February 2017, President Waqa stripped Dogireiy of the assistant home affairs ministership. On 30 March 2017, President Waqa revoked as well his positions as assistant minister for National Emergency Services and the Nauru Utilities Corporation. Dogireiy was charged with assault. He was acquitted in the Magistrate's Court, but on appeal to the

Supreme Court of Nauru The Supreme Court of Nauru was the highest court in the judicial system of the Republic of Nauru until the establishment of the Nauruan Court of Appeal in 2018. Constitutional establishment It was established by part V of the Constitution, ...

, he was convicted by Judge Mohammed Khan, on 27 April 2019. He was sentenced to 13 months in prison, a sentence length which automatically disqualified him from holding a seat in parliament. On 30 May 2019, there was 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 ...

to fill the vacancy left by Dogireiy's disqualification, which was won by

Ludwig Scotty Ludwig Derangadage Scotty (born 20 June 1948) is a Nauruan politician who twice served as President of Nauru and was Speaker of Parliament five times between 2000 and 2016. He served as president from 29 May 2003 to 8 August 2003 and again from ...

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