Charmaine Scotty
Charmaine Eraidinomo Scotty is a Nauruan politician and cabinet minister.Biography
Overview
She exercised a career in the highest levels of public service, culminating as Permanent Secretary successively in the ministries of Health, Home Affairs and Justice. She stood unsuccessfully as a candidate to Parliament in the 2010 general elections, then was elected Member of Parliament for Yaren in the June 2013 general election. The Yaren constituency elects two MPs; Scotty came first, ahead of medical doctor, former Cabinet minister and veteran politician Kieren Keke, who retained the second seat. The other incumbent, Dominic Tabuna, was thus defeated. As there are no political parties in Nauru, Scotty sits as an independent. Her election made history: she is only the second woman in Nauruan history to be elected to Parliament, following Ruby Dediya.Following her election to Parliament, Mrs. Scotty was appointed by newly elected President Baron Waqa to serve in his administration as Minister for Home Affairs, Education, Youth, and Land Management.Relations
Charmaine Scotty's husband is the cousin of Ludwig Scotty, former President of Nauru and fellow MP in the 2013 Parliament.
