Landon Deireragea

The Honourable
Landon Deireragea
MP
The Honourable Landon Deireragea MP
Member of the Nauruan Parliament; for Anetan
	In office; April 26, 2008 – June 8, 2013
Preceded by	Cyril Buraman
Succeeded by	Cyril Buraman
Acting Speaker of Parliament
	In office; April 18, 2013 – April 25, 2013
Preceded by	Ludwig Scotty
Succeeded by	Godfrey Thoma
	In office; July 9, 2010 – November 1, 2010
Preceded by	Aloysius Amwano
Succeeded by	Ludwig Scotty
Personal details
Born	16 May 1960 (age 64); Nauru
Nationality	Nauruan
Residence	Anetan
Occupation	electrician

Landon Deireragea (born 16 May 1960^[1]) is a Nauruan politician.^[2]

Parliamentary role

Deireragea has been elected to parliament in the 2008 general elections, gaining the seat of Cyril Buraman.

He represents the Anetan Constituency in the Parliament of Nauru.

Deireragea was defeated in the 2013 parliamentary elections, with Cyril Buraman taking the seat.

Deputy Speaker

After the June 2010 general elections Deireragea was elected Deputy Speaker of Parliament. In this role he deputizes for the Speaker of Parliament. Thus far in his term the office of speaker has fallen vacant twice, during which time Deireragea became Acting Speaker. The first period was the longest, July 9 until November 1, 2010. This period of vacancy was caused by the removal of Aloysius Amwano from office and was drawn out by deadlock over who should be speaker. Finally Ludwig Scotty was elected, ending Deireragea's acting speakership. The second period was brief, from April 18 until April 25, 2013, between the resignation of Speaker Scotty and the election of Godfrey Thoma.

Background

Deireragea is a close relative of former parliamentarians Maein Deireragea and James Deireragea, who both served in the parliament for the Anabar Constituency. Politics in Nauru tends to be family oriented.