Vassal Abago Bagobagan Gadoengin (May 1, 1943 – December 15, 2004) was a political figure from the
Pacific
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nation of
Nauru.
Background
Vassal attended school in the United States. He attended Skagit Valley College, Mt. Vernon, Wa., in the late 1960s. He continued his education in Portland, Oregon in the early 1970s.
Before entering a political career, which he did not do until he was aged in his mid-50s, Gadoengin had been working as a teacher.
Political roles
Gadoengin was elected to parliament in 1997 winning the seat of
Ruby Dediya and was re-elected in 2000. He served as
Minister of Finance
A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation.
A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...
in the cabinet of
Bernard Dowiyogo
Bernard Annen Auwen Dowiyogo (14 February 1946 – 9 March 2003) was a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru on seven separate occasions. During this time, he also served as a Member of Parliament for the constituency of Ubenide. ...
in March 2001. In 2003 he lost his seat to newcomer
Marcus Stephen
Marcus Ajemada Stephen (born 1 October 1969) is a Nauruan politician and former sportsperson who previously was a member of the Cabinet of Nauru, and who served as President of Nauru from December 2007 to November 2011. The son of Nauruan par ...
, but regained it after the 2004 snap elections.
Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru
He was elected
Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru twice: from December 2002 to January 2003, and again on 26 October 2004.
He was serving in this office when he died. Gadoengin was succeeded as Speaker by
Valdon Dowiyogo
Valdon Kape Dowiyogo (31 August 1968 – 8 December 2016) was a political figure and cabinet minister from the Pacific nation of the Republic of Nauru.
Family and political background
His father, Bernard Dowiyogo, served as President of Nauru o ...
.
See also
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Politics of Nauru
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References
1943 births
2004 deaths
Finance Ministers of Nauru
Members of the Parliament of Nauru
Speakers of the Parliament of Nauru
People from Anetan District
20th-century Nauruan politicians
21st-century Nauruan politicians
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