Ruben Kun

The Honourable Ruben Kun MP
President of Nauru
In office 19 December 1996 – 13 February 1997
Deputy	Vinson Detenamo
Preceded by	Kennan Adeang
Succeeded by	Kinza Clodumar
Member of the Nauruan Parliament for Buada
In office 25 January 1971^[citation needed] – 16 November 1992
Preceded by	Totouwa Depaune^[citation needed]
Succeeded by	Tamaiti Star
In office 20 November 1995 – 8 April 2000
Preceded by	Tamaiti Star
Succeeded by	Terangi Adam
Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru
In office August 1981 – 12 December 1986
Preceded by	David Peter Gadaroa
Succeeded by	René Harris
Personal details
Born	Ruben James Kun (1942-03-30)30 March 1942[1] Nauru
Died	21 September 2014(2014-09-21) (aged 72)
Profession	Lawyer

Ruben James Kun (30 March 1942 – 21 September 2014)^[2] was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Nauru and was president of the Republic of Nauru.

Early career

Kun was a lawyer before becoming a political figure.

He was the minister assisting the president of Nauru in the cabinets of Lagumot Harris in 1978 and 1995–1996. He was the speaker of the Parliament of Nauru from August 1981 to December 1986.^[3]

He was Minister of Finance under Bernard Dowiyogo and Lagumot Harris from January 1978^[4] to May 1978, and again in the cabinet of Lagumot Harris from November 1995^[5] to November 1996.

President of Nauru

Kun succeeded Kennan Adeang as president of Nauru from 19 December 1996 to 13 February 1997, and was succeeded by Kinza Clodumar.

Post-presidency

Kun was again Minister of Finance under Bernard Dowiyogo from August 1998^[6] to December 1998. Under the Pacific Solution asylum policy, Australia has an arrangement with Nauru that allows asylum seekers arriving in Australia to be detained on the island. Kun represented detainees in a case before the nation's Supreme Court.

See also

• Politics of Nauru

References

1. Société des océanistes (1976). Journal de la Société des océanistes (in French). Musée de l'homme. p. 322. ISSN 0300-953X – via Google Books.
2. Rulers
3. Nauru Official Gazette Retrieved 17 November 2022
4. "Assignment of Responsibility for the Business of Government : January 1978" (PDF). Ronlaw.gov.nr. Nauru Government Gazette.
5. "Assignment of Responsibility for the Business of Government : December 1995" (PDF). Ronlaw.gov.nr. Nauru Government Gazette.
6. "Assignment of Responsibility for the Business of Government : August 1998" (PDF). Ronlaw.gov.nr. Nauru Government Gazette.