Edwin Tsitsi

The Honourable
Edwin Tsitsi
MP
Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru
In office
22 December 1976 – 30 December 1976
Preceded byKenas Aroi
Succeeded byDavid Gadaraoa
Member of the Nauruan Parliament
for Aiwo
In office
31 January 1968 – 30 December 1976
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byRené Harris
Personal details
Born(1925-01-17)17 January 1925
Nauru
Died20 May 1997(1997-05-20) (aged 72)

Samuel Edwin Tsitsi (17 January 1925 – 20 May 1997) was a Nauruan politician.

Biography

Tsitsi was born on 17 January 1925. His father was Samuel Tsitsi.[1] He was member of the Eamwidara tribe.[2] In 1939, he entered the medical service as an apprentice in a pharmacy in Sydney, Australia. In 1954, again in Sydney, he trained to become a pharmacist.[1]

In December 1964, there was a by-election to fill a vacancy in the Nauruan Local Government Council caused by the death of Councillor Raymond Gadabu. In the four-way election, Tsitsi was elected.[3] In 1966, Tsitsi was elected to the Legislative Assembly and re-elected to the Local Government Council. He represented the Aiwo district in both.[4]

In 1968, Tsitsi was elected to the first parliament of Nauru. He was nominated for Council of State, but failed election.[5] Tsitsi was re-elected to parliament in 1971, 1973, and 1976.[6][7][8] After Parliament Speaker Kenas Aroi accepted a ministerial post from President Hammer DeRoburt, Tsitsi was elected speaker on 22 December 1976. After being unable to keep order, Tsitsi resigned his parliamentary seat on 30 December.[9][10] In the by-election for his seat in February 1977, Tsitsi was defeated by René Harris.[11]

Tsitsi again attempted to regain his seat in the Aiwo Constituency in the 1980 election, but was defeated.[12] By 1981, Tsitsi was serving as secretary for the Local Government Council.[13] In July 1981, MP René Harris resigned to contest a by-election and test his support. Tsitsi ran in this election, but was defeated by Harris again.[14]

Tsitsi died on 20 May 1997.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Pacific Publications (1968). Pacific Islands Year Book and Who's who, Issue 10. Google Books. p. 676.
  2. ^ a b Cain, M. B. (4 June 1997). "BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES ORDINANCE" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (44): 5.
  3. ^ Parliament of Australia (1966). "Report to the General Assembly of the United Nations on the administration of the Territory of Nauru 1964/1965, PP no. 298". p. 14. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. ^ Parliament of Australia (1970). "Report to the General Assembly of the United Nations on the administration of the Territory of Nauru 1966/1968, PP no. 83". pp. 8–9. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  5. ^ Inder, Stuart (1 March 1968). "Off to a good, cautious start, but Nauru's problems are still ahead of her". Pacific Islands Monthly (3): 31.
  6. ^ Ayers, J. R. (25 January 1971). "DECLARATION OF POLL" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (6): 2.
  7. ^ Sadaraka, S. M. (17 December 1973). "DECLARATION OF POLL" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (58): 1.
  8. ^ Gillet, S. (20 December 1976). "DECLARATION OF POLL" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (65): 1.
  9. ^ "No Fun and Games When Party Politics Creeps Up on Nauru". Pacific Islands Monthly (2): 9–10. 1 February 1977.
  10. ^ Blair, Jonny (6 August 2019). "Plaque entitled "Speakers of Parliament" in Yaren, Nauru, in the photo album Nauru: Yaren, The Capital City". Flickr. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  11. ^ Gillet, S. (16 February 1977). "BY-ELECTION - CONSTITUENCY OF AIWO" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (14): 1.
  12. ^ Star, T. W. (8 December 1980). "DECLARATION.OF ELECTION" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (78): 1.
  13. ^ Simpson, John M. (6 December 1981). "Majuro: Optimism despite frustrations". Pacific Daily News. p. 14. Retrieved 5 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Nauru member bounces back". Pacific Islands Monthly (9): 44. 1 September 1981.