Ludwig Keke

Ludwig Keke
Keke in 2016
Ambassador of Nauru to Taiwan
In office
2007–2016
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byChitra Jeremiah
Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru
In office
12 December 1998 – 12 April 2000
Preceded byKennan Adeang
Succeeded byLudwig 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)
Children2, 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.