Jaden Dogireiy
{{Short description|Nauruan politician}}
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|parliament = Nauruan
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|predecessor = Ludwig Scotty
|successor = Ludwig Scotty
|term_start = 2016
|term_end = 2019
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|birth_place = Nauru
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Jaden Clint Bruno Dogireiy (born 3 July 1977) is a former opposition member of the Parliament of Nauru.{{Cite journal |last=Deieye|first=Detonga|date=21 September 1977|title=BIRTHS, DEATHS & MARRIAGES ORDINANCE 1957-1967|url=http://ronlaw.gov.nr/nauru_lpms/files/gazettes/a1d5aaa4dc59cf68c7381108326fc8c6.pdf|journal=Republic of Nauru Government Gazette |issue=66|page=1}}
Career
In the 2016 parliamentary election, Dogireiy was elected to represent the Anabar Constituency.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909090301/http://election.com.nr/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Anabar.pdf|url=http://election.com.nr/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Anabar.pdf|title=Declaration of Results Parliamentary Elections Anabar Constituency|date=2016|archive-date=9 September 2016|publisher=Nauru Electoral Commission|accessdate=8 June 2023}} Dogireiy served on the following committees: Constitutional Review, Privileges, Public Accounts, and Standing Orders.{{cite news|last=|first=|url=http://www.nauru.gov.nr/parliament-of-nauru/parliamentary-committees/standing-committees/constitutional-review-committee.aspx|title=Constitutional Review Committee|publisher=Republic of Nauru|date=|accessdate=8 June 2023}}{{cite news|last=|first=|url=http://www.nauru.gov.nr/parliament-of-nauru/parliamentary-committees/standing-committees/privileges-committee.aspx|title=Privileges Committee|publisher=Republic of Nauru|date=|accessdate=8 June 2023}}{{cite news|last=|first=|url=http://www.nauru.gov.nr/parliament-of-nauru/parliamentary-committees/standing-committees/public-accounts-committee.aspx|title=Public Accounts Committee|publisher=Republic of Nauru|date=|accessdate=8 June 2023}}{{cite news|last=|first=|url=http://www.nauru.gov.nr/parliament-of-nauru/parliamentary-committees/standing-committees/standing-orders-committee.aspx|title=Standing Orders Committee|publisher=Republic of Nauru|date=|accessdate=8 June 2023}} On 20 July 2016, Dogireiy was sworn in as assistant minister for Home Affairs, National Emergency Services, and the Nauru Utilities Corporation under President Baron Waqa.{{cite news|last=Narayan|first=Rita|url=https://www.loopnauru.com/content/mps-sworn-assistant-ministers-nauru|title=MPs sworn in as assistant ministers in Nauru|work=Loop Nauru|date=21 July 2016|accessdate=8 June 2023}} Dogireiy was a member of the opposition. On 3 February 2017, President Waqa stripped Dogireiy of the assistant home affairs ministership.{{Cite journal |last=Waqa|first=Baron Divavesi|date=17 February 2017|title=ASSISTANT MINISTERS ACT 2016|url=http://ronlaw.gov.nr/nauru_lpms/files/gazettes/5696e9e1fc7b978f8f9ca21c49dcd426.pdf|journal=Republic of Nauru Government Gazette |issue=23|page=1}} On 30 March 2017, President Waqa revoked as well his positions as assistant minister for National Emergency Services and the Nauru Utilities Corporation.{{Cite journal |last=Waqa|first=Baron Divavesi|date=31 March 2017|title=ASSISTANT MINISTER ACT 2016|url=http://ronlaw.gov.nr/nauru_lpms/files/gazettes/e75734f930ecbb4f7a87259bdbb80b91.pdf|journal=Republic of Nauru Government Gazette |issue=49|page=1}}
Dogireiy was charged with assault. He was acquitted in the Magistrate's Court, but on appeal to the Supreme Court of Nauru, he was convicted by Judge Mohammed Khan, on 27 April 2019. He was sentenced to 13 months in prison, a sentence length which automatically disqualified him from holding a seat in parliament.{{cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/387950/nauru-mp-jailed-nauru-19-await-appeal-decision|title=Nauru MP jailed; Nauru 19 await appeal decision|work=Radio New Zealand|date=29 April 2019|accessdate=8 June 2023}} On 30 May 2019, there was a by-election to fill the vacancy left by Dogireiy's disqualification, which was won by Ludwig Scotty.{{cite press release|last=|first=|url=https://www.loopnauru.com/nauru-news/ludwig-scotty-returns-nauru-parliament-after-election-84602|title=Ludwig Scotty returns to Nauru parliament after by-election|work=Loop Nauru|date=31 May 2019|accessdate=8 June 2023}}
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Category:Members of the Parliament of Nauru
Category:Nauruan politicians convicted of crimes
Category:People from Anabar District
Category:21st-century Nauruan politicians
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