Martin Porky Hunt is a Nauruan politician. Hunt has been a member of

Nauruan Parliament 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.

and

Minister Assisting the President of Nauru The Minister Assisting the President of Nauru is a senior position in the Cabinet of Nauru, and responsible for acting as the Vice-President of Nauru. The President appoints the person holding this position among the members of the cabinet. ...

and

Minister of Finance of Nauru Ministry of Finance of Nauru is a ministry in Nauru responsible for overseeing and coordinating effective management of public finance and resources in Nauru. One of the divisions of the ministry is responsible for preparing annual budget. The mi ...

since 29 August 2019. He still holds these positions as of August 2022. Hunt studied economics, history and politics at the

University of the South Pacific The University of the South Pacific (USP) is a public university, public research university with locations spread throughout a dozen countries in Oceania. Established in 1968, the university is organised as an intergovernmental organisation and ...

between 1989 and 1991 and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree. In March 2008, Hunt was replaced by Clarissa Jeremiah as Nauruan Consul General based in Brisbane, Australia. Hunt then worked, as Chief Executive Officer of the state-owned Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation (2012 to 2014) and as Secretary for Finance at the Nauruan government (2013 to 2019). Hunt ran for the first time as an MP 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 ...

in the

Boe Constituency Boe Constituency 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 e ...

and came first out of five candidates, ahead of incumbent MPs

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and

Baron Waqa Baron Divavesi Waqa (; born 31 December 1959) is a Nauruan politician who was the 14th President of Nauru from 11 June 2013 until 27 August 2019. He previously served as Minister of Education from 2004 to 2007. Political role Waqa was elected in ...

and former MP

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. A few days later, Hunt was appointed Minister Assisting the President,

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and Sustainability, Minister for Transport and Minister for Eigigu Holdings Corporation by the new President

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

. In his capacity as Minister Assisting the President, Hunt has temporarily assumed the office of President of Nauru when Aingimea is abroad.Government Gazette, Number 181 of 20 September 2019
online
; Government Gazette, Number 53 of 2 March 2020
online
.

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