Ludwig Keke | |
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.jpg) Keke in 2016 | |
| Ambassador of Nauru to Taiwan | |
| In office 2007–2016 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Chitra Jeremiah |
| Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru | |
| In office 12 December 1998 – 12 April 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Kennan Adeang |
| Succeeded by | Ludwig Scotty |
| Member of the Nauruan Parliament for Yaren | |
| In office 1968–1972 | |
| In office 1989–1995 | |
| In office 1997–2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ludwig Dowong c. 1935 (age 88–89) Nauru |
| Spouse |
Ann Elizabeth Buissink
(m. 1969) |
| Children | 2, including Kieren |
| Alma mater | |
Ludwig Dowong Keke (born Ludwig Dowong; born c. 1935) is a Nauruan politician, diplomat, and dentist. Keke was Nauru's first university graduate. He worked as a dentist in Australia before returning to Nauru to enter politics by 1967, first being elected to the Constitutional Convention, and then to the Legislative Assembly. He served in the parliament until 1972. After 1977, he served as a dental officer in Western Australia. He then served as a dental officer for the South Pacific Commission in 1981. He returned to Nauru and served three terms in the parliament between 1986 and 2000, serving as speaker of parliament in his final term. By 2004, he was a diplomat to Fiji, and in 2007 he became the first Nauruan ambassador to Taiwan. He served in that capacity until 2016.