Vodrick Detsiogo Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Vodrick Detsiogo
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Constituency Mp:Meneng
Parliament:Nauruan
Predecessor:Squire Jeremiah
Successor:Khyde Menke
Term Start:2016
Term End:2019
Birth Date:10 June 1962
Birth Place:Nauru

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]

Notes and References

  1. Powell. H. J.. 23 June 1962. Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages. Republic of Nauru Government Gazette . 23. 5.
  2. Web site: Delegate bios. New Zealand Parliament. 15 November 2016. 11 May 2023.
  3. Cain. Joseph. 10 July 2016. General Parliamentary Election 2016. Republic of Nauru Government Gazette . 132. 4.
  4. Narayan. Rita. MPs sworn in as assistant ministers in Nauru. Loop Nauru. 21 July 2016. 11 May 2023.
  5. Web site: The Role of Parliamentarians in Addressing Noncommunicable Diseases and Healthy Ageing, Tokyo, Japan, 24-25 August 2017. World Health Organization. 10 August 2018. 11 May 2023.
  6. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220127003650/https://www.election.com.nr/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Meneng.pdf. Declaration of Results 2019 Parliamentary Elections Meneng Constituency. 25 August 2019. 27 January 2022. Nauru Electoral Commission. 11 May 2023.
  7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20220930020510/https://election.com.nr/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Meneng-2022-Results.pdf. Declaration of Results 2022 Parliamentary Elections Meneng Constituency. 26 September 2022. 30 September 2022. Nauru Electoral Commission. 11 May 2023.
  8. Nauru Airlines new aircraft arrives home. Loop Nauru. 1 April 2022. 11 May 2023.
  9. Cain. M. B.. 11 September 1991. BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES. Republic of Nauru Government Gazette . 71. 4.