Preceded by Cyril Buraman Preceded by Aloysius Amwano Residence Anetan District, Nauru Succeeded by Godfrey Thoma Role Nauruan Politician | Preceded by Ludwig Scotty Name Landon Deireragea Succeeded by Cyril Buraman Succeeded by Ludwig Scotty | |
Landon Deireragea (born May 16, 1960) is a Nauruan politician.
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Parliamentary role
Deireragea has been elected to parliament in the 2008 general elections, gaining the seat of Cyril Buraman.
He represents the Anetan Constituency in the Parliament of Nauru.
Deireragea was defeated in the 2013 parliamentary elections, with Cyril Buraman taking the seat.
Deputy Speaker
After the June 2010 general elections Deireragea was elected Deputy Speaker of Parliament. In this role he deputizes for the Speaker of Parliament. Thus far in his term the office of speaker has fallen vacant twice, during which time Deireragea became Acting Speaker. The first period was the longest, July 9 until November 1, 2010. This period of vacancy was caused by the removal of Aloysius Amwano from office and was drawn out by deadlock over who should be speaker. Finally Ludwig Scotty was elected, ending Deireragea's acting speakership. The second period was brief, from April 18 until April 25, 2013, between the resignation of Speaker Scotty and the election of Godfrey Thoma.
Background
Deireragea is a close relative of former parliamentarians Maein Deireragea and James Deireragea, who both served in the parliament for the Anabar Constituency. Politics in Nauru tends to be family oriented.