Shadlog Bernicke
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Political role
Bernicke was elected to parliament in the 2007 general elections. He gained the former seat of Terangi AdamTerangi Adam
Lyn Terangi Adam is a Nauruan politician.-Political role:Living at the Buada Lagoon, Adam was elected to the Parliament of Nauru for the Buada Constituency in the 2000 general elections...
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He has been re-elected in the 2008 polls.
Parliamentary constituency
He represents the Buada ConstituencyBuada Constituency
Buada Constituency is one of the constituencies of Nauru. It returns two members from Buada to the Parliament of Nauru in Yaren....
in the Parliament of Nauru
Parliament of Nauru
The Parliament of Nauru has 18 members, elected for a three year term in multi-seat constituencies. The President of Nauru is elected by the members of the Parliament.The members of the Parliament of Nauru are elected by a positional voting system....
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He became acting Speaker in 2010 not long before elections were held.
Family background
Bernicke is a close relative of former parliamentarian Austin Bernicke, a member of the first Parliament in 1968.See also
- Politics of NauruPolitics of NauruPolitics of Nauru takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Nauru is the head of government of the executive branch. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the parliament...
- Elections in NauruElections in NauruElections in Nauru gives information on election and election results in Nauru.Nauru elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. Parliament has 18 members, elected for a three year term in multi-seat constituencies...
- Nauruan parliamentary election, 2008Nauruan parliamentary election, 2008Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on April 26, 2008, following the dissolving of Parliament by President Marcus Stephen on April 18. The decision came after what Stephen referred to as "months of political deadlock"...