Vodrick Detsiogo
Vodrick Detsiogo (born 10 June 1962) is a Nauruan politician.[1]
Career
Vodrick Detsiogo was born on 10 June 1962. He is of the Eano tribe.[1]
Before entering politics, Detsiogo worked as a pilot in Japan, Nauru, and New Zealand.[2]
In the 2016 Nauruan parliamentary election, Detsiogo was elected to represent the Meneng Constituency. He was elected alongside Tawaki Kam and Lionel Aingimea.[3] On 20 July, he was sworn in as assistant minister of education, transport, and the Nauru Air Corporation.[4] In parliament, he served as a member of the Public Accounts Committee and the Constitutional Review Committee. He also served as Chair of Subsidiary Legislation and Deputy Chairman of Committees.[2][5] In the 2019 election, Detsiogo lost re-election. Out of nine candidates, Detsiogo came in fifth.[6] In the 2022 election, Detsiogo was again defeated, coming in fifth out of eleven candidates.[7]
In March 2022, Detsiogo served as a pilot, alongside Kristian Keke and Dylan Rimmer, on the inaugural flight of VH-INU, a new Boeing 737-700 aircraft of Nauru Airlines, from Brisbane, Australia to Nauru.[8]
Personal life
On 22 July 1991, Detsiogo married Eleanor Harris of the Aiwo District at the Orro Congregational Church.[9]
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Powell, H. J. (23 June 1962). "Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (23): 5.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Delegate bios. (15 November 2016) Retrieved from link
- ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Cain, Joseph (10 July 2016). "General Parliamentary Election 2016" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (132): 4.
- ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Narayan, Rita (21 July 2016). "MPs sworn in as assistant ministers in Nauru". Loop Nauru (Press release). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ↑ The Role of Parliamentarians in Addressing Noncommunicable Diseases and Healthy Ageing, Tokyo, Japan, 24-25 August 2017. (10 August 2018) Retrieved from link
- ↑ Declaration of Results 2019 Parliamentary Elections Meneng Constituency. (25 August 2019) Nauru Electoral Commission. Retrieved from link
- ↑ Declaration of Results 2022 Parliamentary Elections Meneng Constituency. (26 September 2022) Nauru Electoral Commission. Retrieved from link
- ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>"Nauru Airlines new aircraft arrives home". Loop Nauru (Press release). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
- ↑ <templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>Cain, M. B. (11 September 1991). "BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (71): 4.
