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Ludwig Derangadage Scotty (born June 20 , 1948 , in Anabar ) is the President of the Republic of Nauru . He served as President from May 29 , 2003 to August 8 , 2003 , and was restored to the presidency on June 22 , 2004 . Scotty grew up in Anbar in the north of Nauru; he attended secondary school from 1960 until 1964 and studied law at the University Of The South Pacific in the Fijian capital city Suva . On March 15, 1983 he was first elected to the Parliament for his district Anbar; in his longterm tenure as parliament member Scotty was the chairman of the Bank Of Nauru , the Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation and in the board of directors of Air Nauru . Ludwig served as Speaker of Parliament from the late 1990s until 2000 while representing the Anabar district. During the caretaker administration of Derog Gioura , Ludwig was elected President of Nauru by a parliamentary vote of 10-7, defeating Centre Party leader and former President Kinza Clodumar . President Ludwig's cabinet included himself as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron D. Waqa of Boe district as Minister of Education, David Adeang of Ubenide as Minister of Finance, Dr. Kieren Keke of Yaren as Minister of Health, Russel E. Kun of Ubenide as Minister of Justice and Dogabe A. Jeremiah of Meneng as Minister of Public Works. Ludwig was ousted in a vote of no confidence in August 2003 and was replaced by René Harris . He returned as President on June 22 , 2004 after a member of Harris's faction of the Parliament Of Nauru defected. Ludwig was re-elected to Parliament in elections in October 2004, and most of his allies also did well. In this term, Scotty became the first president of Nauru to give up the foreign affairs ministry, as David Adeang was appointed to that position. Scotty's government has been implementing major reforms to restore the country's economy. "Scotty returned as Nauru president" , AAP (smh.com.au), August 28, 2007. Scotty and his supporters won a landslide victory in the parliamentary election held on August 25 , 2007 . On August 28 , Scotty was re-elected as president with the support of 14 of the 18 members of parliament, defeating Marcus Stephen . REFERENCES |
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