Jesse Jeremiah 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 ...

, Jeremiah unsuccessfully ran for the

Meneng Constituency Meneng is one of the constituencies of Nauru. It returns three members to the Parliament of Nauru in Yaren. Previously, the Meneng Constituency returned two members of parliament, but in June 2013, the Electoral Act was amended to add an addition ...

. Out of nine candidates, Jeremiah came in fourth. In the 2022 parliamentary election, Jeremiah 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

Lionel Aingimea Lionel Rouwen Aingimea (born 2 September 1965) is a Nauruan lawyer and politician. He served as President of Nauru from 2019 to 2022. He currently serves as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru. Early life Aingimea was born in September 19 ...

and Khyde Menke, who both won re-election. Jeremiah unseated Tawaki Lyn-Wannan Kam. On 29 September, Jeremiah was appointed to President

Russ Kun Russ Joseph Kun (born 8 September 1975) is a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru from being elected in the 2022 presidential election to October 2023. He has served as a member of parliament for Ubenide since 2013. Biography ...

's cabinet, as Deputy Minister of National Emergency Services. On 4 October, he was appointed Deputy Minister for Sports. On 15 November 2022, Jeremiah was part of the Nauruan delegation during President Kun's first

state visit A state visit is a formal visit by the head of state, head of a sovereign state, sovereign country (or Governor-general, representative of the head of a sovereign country) to another sovereign country, at the invitation of the head of state (or ...

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...

. In November 2022, Jeremiah competed in the Oceania Powerlifting Championships. After President

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 ...

was sworn in on 31 October 2023, Jeremiah was made Minister for Infrastructure, Commerce, Industry and Environment (CIE), National Emergency Services, and Sports and Sports Development Inc.

References

Living people Members of the Parliament of Nauru People from Meneng District Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Nauruan politicians {{Nauru-bio-stub