Isabella Dageago Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Nationality: Nauruan
Isabella Dageago
Term Start:25 August 2019
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Constituency Mp:Yaren District
Parliament:Nauruan
Predecessor:Kieren Keke

Isabella Dageago is a Nauruan nurse and politician who currently serves as the Minister Health and Home Affairs in the Parliament of Nauru.

Career

Prior to entering politics, Dageago trained and qualified as a nurse.

In the 2019 Nauruan parliamentary election, Dageago was elected as one of two Members of Parliament for Yaren District, alongside incumbent Charmaine Scotty; she unseated former Minister of Foreign Affairs Kieren Keke.[1] Dageago ran as an independent. Dageago and Scotty were the only female MPs elected.[2]

In that election, President Baron Waqa lost his seat, and was succeeded by Lionel Aingimea. Aingimea named Dageago as a member of his Cabinet, giving her the portfolios for Health and Home Affairs.[3]

During Dageago's tenure as Minister Health, she has led Nauru's response to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, including declaring a national emergency in March 2020.[4] In April 2021, Dageago personally issued the country's first vaccine to Aingimea; by May, she announced that the entire adult population of Nauru - accounting for 63% of the total population - had been vaccinated against coronavirus, and estimated second doses would be completed by July 2021 following a donation of 10, 000 vaccinations from the government of India.[5] [6] As of August 2021, no cases of coronavirus had been reported in Nauru.[7]

After President David Adeang was sworn in on 31 October 2023, Dageago took an oath of office for a deputy minister position.[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 25 August 2019. Nauru's President out. 2021-10-10. Islands Business. en-US.
  2. Web site: Nauru. 10 October 2021. Pacific Women in Politics.
  3. https://www.loopnauru.com/nauru-news/all-new-cabinet-named-nauru-president-aingimea-86628 "All new Cabinet named by Nauru President Aingimea."
  4. Web site: 2020-03-18. Coronavirus: Sweeping restrictions introduced across the Pacific. 2021-10-10. RNZ. en-nz.
  5. Web site: 11 May 2021. Nauru vaccinates entire adult population. 2021-10-10. RNZ. en.
  6. Web site: 2021-04-12. In brief: News from around the Pacific. 2021-10-10. RNZ. en-nz.
  7. Web site: Nauru: WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard With Vaccination Data. 2021-10-10. covid19.who.int. en.
  8. Web site: 31 October 2023. Nauru's President Adeang sworn in, names his Cabinet. 1 November 2023. RNZ . en-nz.