Philip Boedoro (born 21 May 1958) is a

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an politician. He was first elected to the

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in 2002 as a representative of

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. He returned to the legislature in 2008, and was reelected in 2012. From April 2013 to June 2015, Boedoro served as speaker of the Parliament of Vanuatu. He was acting

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in September 2014. In his capacity as speaker, Boedoro dismissed sixteen parliamentarians, all of whom filed a lawsuit against him. Boedoro's appeal of the case was dismissed in May 2015.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boedoro, Philip 1958 births Living people Presidents of Vanuatu Speakers of the Parliament of Vanuatu Vanua'aku Pati politicians Members of the Parliament of Vanuatu