Shadlog Armait Bernicke (born 8 July 1966) is a
Nauru
Nauru ( or ; na, Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru ( na, Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Oceania, in the Central Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Ki ...
an politician.
Political role
Bernicke was elected to parliament in the 2007 general elections. He gained the former seat of
Terangi Adam.
He has been re-elected in the 2008 polls.
Parliamentary constituency
He represents the
Buada Constituency
Buada Constituency is one of the constituencies of Nauru. It returns two members from Buada 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 ...
in 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. .
He became acting
Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru on 27 April 2010 not long before elections were held.
Waqa Cabinet
Bernicke is currently serving as a minister in the Cabinet of Nauru. His positions are Minister for the
Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust
The Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust (NPRT) was a sovereign wealth fund developed by the government of the Republic of Nauru in which the government invested money from the state-owned mining company, Nauru Phosphate Corporation. This money was th ...
, Minister for the Nauru Utilities Corporation, and Minister of Telecommunications.
Family background
Bernicke is a grandson of former parliamentarian
Austin Bernicke, a member of the first Parliament in 1968.
See also
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Politics of Nauru
The politics of Nauru take place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Nauru is the head of government of the executive branch. Legislative power is vested in both the government and th ...
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Elections in Nauru
Nauru elects on a national level a head of state (the president) and a legislature. Parliament has 19 members (increased from 18 for the 2013 election), elected for a three-year term in multi-seat constituencies. The president is elected for a th ...
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2008 Nauruan parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on April 26, 2008, following the dissolving of Parliament by President Marcus Stephen on April 18. The decision came after what Stephen referred to as "months of political deadlock". Of the parliament's e ...
References
Members of the Parliament of Nauru
Speakers of the Parliament of Nauru
People from Buada District
1966 births
Living people
Government ministers of Nauru
21st-century Nauruan politicians
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