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Nauruan politician
The HonourableMathew Batsiua
Member of the Nauruan Parliament
for Boe
In office
October 23, 2004 – July 9, 2016
Preceded byKinza Clodumar
Succeeded byAsterio Appi
Personal details
Born (1971-05-27) 27 May 1971 (age 53)
Nauru
NationalityNauru Nauruan
ResidenceBoe
Professionpublic servant

Mathew Jansen Batsiua (born 27 May 1971) is a Nauruan politician. Batsiua, a former health minister and former foreign minister of Nauru, has served as a member of parliament for the constituency of Boe since 2004.

Parliamentary role

Batsiua has been elected to parliament in the 2004 general elections, ousting long-time parliamentarian and former president Kinza Clodumar. He has been re-elected in the 2007 and 2008 elections.

He was Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Marcus Stephen from July 2011 to November 2011. He was appointed as Minister Assisting the President of Nauru in the short-lived cabinet of Frederick Pitcher in November 2011.

Parliamentary constituency

He represented the Boe Constituency in the Parliament of Nauru. He was defeated in the 2016 parliamentary election.

Protest and trial

Main article: Nauru 19

In 2014, Batsiua along with other opposition MPs were suspended from their parliament seats. In June 2015, there was an anti-government protest against this. Batsiua was arrested, and 18 other people in total were charged, dubbed the Nauru 19. On 13 September 2018, they were granted a permanent stay on their case. The government appealed, and the stay was lifted. In December 2019, Batsiua was sentenced to 11 months in prison. He was released in April 2020.

See also

References

  1. "Hon Mathew Batsiua MP - Member for Boe - The Government of the Republic of Nauru". 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014.
  2. Parliament of Nauru
  3. "Asylum plan on course despite Nauru power shift". ABC News (Australia). 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  4. "Assignment of Responsibility for the Business of Government : July 2011" (PDF). Ronlaw.gov.nr. Nauru Government Gazette.
  5. Cain, Joseph (10 July 2016). "General Parliamentary Election 2016" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (132): 4.
  6. "Nauru opposition MPs still in limbo over suspensions". Radio New Zealand. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  7. Doherty, Ben (3 April 2018). "Nauru's former president accuses Australia of being complicit in 'political prosecution'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  8. "Extra cops called in to protect Govt". The New Zealand Herald. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  9. "Lawyers for "Nauru 19" seek help with costs". Radio New Zealand. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  10. "Permanent stay for Nauru anti government protestors". Radio New Zealand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  11. Davidson, Helen (19 December 2019). "Nauru 19 members jailed over protest against crackdown on opposition MPs". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  12. "Last of 'Nauru-19' released". Radio New Zealand. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2023.


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