Godfrey Awaire Thoma is a Nauru

Nauru

Nauru , officially the Republic of Nauru and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, to the east. Nauru is the world's smallest republic, covering just...

an politician.

Member of Parliament

Thoma started his first term in the parliament after being elected in 1995, ousting Theodore Moses after only three years. He had been subsequently re-elected to parliament until 2007, when he lost his seat to newcomer Dantes Tsitsi

Dantes Tsitsi

Dantes Ingin Tsitsi is a Nauruan politician.-Political role:Tsitsi was elected to Parliament in the 2007 general elections, gaining the seat of Godfrey Thoma and representing the constituency of Aiwo...

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Second term

Following the parliament's dissolution in 2008 after President Marcus Stephen

Marcus Stephen

Marcus Stephen was President of the Republic of Nauru from December 2007 to November 2011. In addition to the presidency, he held the offices of Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust, Minister for Police, Prisons, & Emergency Services, and Minister for Public...

 had declared a state of emergency, Thoma was re-elected to parliament to serve a second term for the Aiwo Constituency

Aiwo Constituency

Aiwo Constituency is one of the constituencies of Nauru. It returns two members from Aiwo to the Parliament of Nauru in Yaren....

, ending the 31-year parliamentary term of former president René Harris

René Harris

René Reynaldo Harris was President of the Republic of Nauru four times between 1999 and 2004. He was a Member of Parliament from 1977 to 2008.-Background and early career:...

 who died just two months later.

He retained his seat in the 2010 parliamentary election

Nauruan parliamentary election, 2010

Nauruan parliamentary election, 2010 can refer to:* Nauruan parliamentary election, April 2010* Nauruan parliamentary election, June 2010...

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Minister of Justice and Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru

Thoma served as Minister of Justice in the administrations of René Harris and Ludwig Scotty

Ludwig Scotty

Ludwig Derangadage Scotty is a two-time former President of the Republic of Nauru. He served as President from 29 May 2003 to 8 August 2003, then from 22 June 2004 to his ousting in a vote of no confidence on 19 December 2007....

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In May 2003 he was elected Speaker of Parliament

Speaker (politics)

The term speaker is a title often given to the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body. The speaker's official role is to moderate debate, make rulings on procedure, announce the results of votes, and the like. The speaker decides who may speak and has the...

, but resigned just one day later. Following the 2010 parliamentary election

Nauruan parliamentary election, 2010

Nauruan parliamentary election, 2010 can refer to:* Nauruan parliamentary election, April 2010* Nauruan parliamentary election, June 2010...

, he was again elected Speaker. Elected on 13 May, he resigned on 18 May, to prevent President Marcus Stephen

Marcus Stephen

Marcus Stephen was President of the Republic of Nauru from December 2007 to November 2011. In addition to the presidency, he held the offices of Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for the Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust, Minister for Police, Prisons, & Emergency Services, and Minister for Public...

 from forming a government.

See also

• Politics of Nauru
  Politics of Nauru
  Politics of Nauru takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Nauru is the head of government of the executive branch. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the parliament...
  
  
• Elections in Nauru
  Elections in Nauru
  Elections in Nauru gives information on election and election results in Nauru.Nauru elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. Parliament has 18 members, elected for a three year term in multi-seat constituencies...
  
  
• Nauruan parliamentary election, 2008
  Nauruan parliamentary election, 2008
  Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on April 26, 2008, following the dissolving of Parliament by President Marcus Stephen on April 18. The decision came after what Stephen referred to as "months of political deadlock"...
  
  
• Parliament of Nauru#Current MPs