Lyn-Wannan Kam Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	The Honourable
Lyn-Wannan Tawaki Kam
Honorific-Suffix:	MP
Constituency Mp:	Meneng
Parliament:	Nauruan
Majority:	2.7% (83 votes)
Predecessor:	Rykers Solomon
Successor:	Jesse Jeremiah
Term Start:	8 June 2013
Term End:	28 September 2022
Nationality:	Nauruan

Lyn-Wannan Tawaki Kam is a Nauruan politician, and former sports figure.

Parliamentary role

He stood unsuccessfully for the 2010 general elections,^[1] then was elected Member of Parliament for Meneng in the June 2013 general elections.^[2] He was unseated in the 2022 election by Jesse Jeremiah.^[3] As there are no political parties in Nauru, Kam sat as an independent.

Role in sport

He is also an amateur athlete, and won a gold medal in powerlifting (men's 125 kg+ category) in the inaugural Nauru Games in 2009.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.naurugov.nr/media/16940/june_2010_election_results.pdf Official results of the 2010 general election
2. https://archive.today/20130614172124/http://www.naurumedia.nr/news/election/13/06/09/news-flash-meneng-count-finished Results for Meneng in the 2013 election
3. News: Ligaiula. Pita. Russ Kun elected Nauru president unopposed. Pacific Islands News Association. 28 September 2022. 11 May 2023.
4. http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?action=MTAL&assoc=7576 "Nauru National Games - Power Lifting"