Lionel Aingimea

Lionel Aingimea
Aingimea in 2019
President of Nauru
In office
27 August 2019 – 28 September 2022
DeputyMartin Hunt[1]
Preceded byBaron Waqa
Succeeded byRuss Kun
Minister Assisting the President
Assumed office
30 October 2023
PresidentDavid Adeang
Preceded byMartin Hunt
Assistant Minister for Justice and Border Control
In office
2016–2019
Member of Parliament for Meneng
Assumed office
2016
Personal details
Born (1965-09-02) 2 September 1965 (age 59)
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Ingrid Engar
(m. 1985)

Lionel Rouwen Aingimea (born 2 September 1965)[2] is a Nauruan lawyer and politician. He served as President of Nauru from 2019 to 2022.[3][4] He currently serves as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru.[5]

  1. ^ All new Cabinet named by Nauru President Aingimea Loop Nauru, 29 August 2019
  2. ^ "Government Gazette 13th September 1965" (PDF). Ronlaw.gov.nr. Administration of Nauru.
  3. ^ USP governance needs improvement: Aingimea Radio New Zealand, 3 July 2020
  4. ^ Lionel Aingimea is Nauru's 15th President Nauru Bulletin, 11 September 2019
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference deputy speaker was invoked but never defined (see the help page).