Shadlog Bernicke

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Shadlog Bernicke
Bernicke in 2016
Member of the Nauruan Parliament
for Buada
Assumed office
26 August 2007
Preceded byTerangi Adam
Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru
In office
27 April 2010 – 13 May 2010
Preceded byDominic Tabuna
Succeeded byGodfrey Thoma
Personal details
Born (1966-07-08) 8 July 1966 (age 57)
Nauru
NationalityNauru Nauruan
ResidenceBuada

Shadlog Armait Bernicke (born 8 July 1966[citation needed]) is a Nauruan politician.

Political role[edit]

Bernicke was elected to parliament in the 2007 general elections. He gained the former seat of Terangi Adam.

He has been re-elected in the 2008 polls.

Parliamentary constituency[edit]

He represents the Buada Constituency in the Parliament of Nauru.[1]

He became acting Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru on 27 April 2010 not long before elections were held.[2][3]

Waqa Cabinet[edit]

Bernicke served as a minister in the Cabinet of Nauru under President Baron Waqa. His positions are Minister for the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust, Minister for the Nauru Utilities Corporation, and Minister of Telecommunications.[4][5]

David Adeang Cabinet[edit]

After President David Adeang was sworn in on 31 October 2023, Bernicke was made Minister for Media, Information and Communication Technology, RONPhos, Cenpac and the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust.[6]

Family background[edit]

Bernicke is a grandson of former parliamentarian Austin Bernicke, a member of the first Parliament in 1968.[citation needed]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hon Shadlog Bernicke MP". Parliament of Nauru. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  2. ^ "NAURU Parliament". Inter-Parliamentary Union. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Nauru is to go to the polls on 24th April". Islands Business. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  4. ^ "President Waqa names his cabinet_13June2013 - the Government of the Republic of Nauru".
  5. ^ "Nauru — Central Intelligence Agency". Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Nauru's President Adeang sworn in, names his Cabinet". RNZ. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.