| Honorific prefix | The Honourable |
|---|---|
| Honorific suffix | MP |
| Constituency mp 4 | Buada |
| Parliament 4 | Nauruan |
| Predecessor 5 | Totouwa Depaune[citation needed] |
| Successor 5 | Tamaiti Star |
| Term start 5 | 25 January 1971[citation needed] |
| Term end 5 | 16 November 1992 |
| Predecessor 6 | Tamaiti Star |
| Successor 6 | Terangi Adam |
| Term start 6 | 20 November 1995 |
| Term end 6 | 8 April 2000 |
| Order 3 | President of Nauru |
| Term start 3 | 19 December 1996 |
| Term end 3 | 13 February 1997 |
| Deputy 3 | Vinson Detenamo |
| Predecessor 3 | Kennan Adeang |
| Successor 3 | Kinza Clodumar |
| Office 7 | Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru |
| Predecessor 7 | David Peter Gadaraoa |
| Successor 7 | René Harris |
| Term start 7 | August 1981 |
| Term end 7 | 12 December 1986 |
| Birth name | Ruben James Kun |
| Birth date | 30 March 1942[1] |
| Birth place | Nauru |
| Death date | 21 September 2014 (aged 72) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Office | Minister Assisting the President |
| President | Lagumot Harris |
| Term start | 19 April 1978 |
| Term end | 15 May 1978 |
| President 2 | Lagumot Harris |
| Term start 1 | 22 November 1995 |
| Term end 1 | 11 November 1996 |
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
References
- ^ Société des océanistes (1976). Journal de la Société des océanistes (in French). No. nos. 50-53. Musée de l'homme. p. 322. ISSN 0300-953X. – via Google Books.
- ^ Rulers
- ^ Nauru Official Gazette Retrieved 17 November 2022
- ^ "Assignment of Responsibility for the Business of Government : January 1978". Ronlaw.gov.nr. Nauru Government Gazette.
- ^ "Assignment of Responsibility for the Business of Government : December 1995". Ronlaw.gov.nr. Nauru Government Gazette.
- ^ "Assignment of Responsibility for the Business of Government : August 1998". Ronlaw.gov.nr. Nauru Government Gazette.