Vodrick Detsiogo

Vodrick Detsiogo is a Nauruan politician.

The Honourable
Vodrick Detsiogo
MP
Member of the Nauruan Parliament
for Meneng
In office
2016–2019
Preceded bySquire Jeremiah
Succeeded byKhyde Menke

Career

Before entering politics, Detsiogo worked as a pilot in Japan, Nauru, and New Zealand.[1]

In the 2016 Nauruan parliamentary election, Detsiogo was elected to represent the Meneng Constituency. He was elected alongside Tawaki Kam and Lionel Aingimea.[2] On 20 July, he was sworn in as assistant minister of education, transport, and the Nauru Air Corporation.[3] 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.[1][4] In the 2019 election, Detsiogo lost re-election. Out of nine candidates, Detsiogo came in fifth.[5] In the 2022 election, Detsiogo was again defeated, coming in fifth out of eleven candidates.[6]

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.[7]

Personal life

On 22 July 1991, Detsiogo married Eleanor Harris of the Aiwo District at the Orro Congregational Church.[8]

References
  1. "Delegate bios". New Zealand Parliament. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  2. Cain, Joseph (10 July 2016). "General Parliamentary Election 2016" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (132): 4.
  3. Narayan, Rita (21 July 2016). "MPs sworn in as assistant ministers in Nauru". Loop Nauru (Press release). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  4. "The Role of Parliamentarians in Addressing Noncommunicable Diseases and Healthy Ageing, Tokyo, Japan, 24-25 August 2017". World Health Organization. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  5. "Declaration of Results 2019 Parliamentary Elections Meneng Constituency" (PDF). Nauru Electoral Commission. 25 August 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  6. "Declaration of Results 2022 Parliamentary Elections Meneng Constituency" (PDF). Nauru Electoral Commission. 26 September 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  7. "Nauru Airlines new aircraft arrives home". Loop Nauru (Press release). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  8. Cain, M. B. (11 September 1991). "BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (71): 4.


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