Profile
Date of birth: 1 October 1969
Profession: Olympic weightlifter, public servant
Prior to 11 February 2013 Mr Stephen was a member of Cabinet
with the followoing portfolios:
Minister for Commerce,
Industry & Environment
Department of Commerce &
Environment
Nauru Agency Corporation
Eigigu Holdings Corporation
Minister for Nauru Phosphate
Royalties Trust
Minister for
Fisheries
Nauru Fisheries and Marine Resources
Authority
Marital Status: Married with three children
Born: Nauru
Education:
Primary School: Aiwo Primary School, Nauru
High School: St. Bedes College, Mentone, Victoria,
Australia
Tertiary Qualification: Diploma in Business
(Accounting), Royal Melbourne Institute of
Technology, Melbourne, Australia
Career:
February 2009 - Elected President of the Nauru Olympic
Committee
29th April 2008 - Re-elected President of the
Republic of Nauru.
Also
Minister for Public Service; Police, Prison and
Emergency
Services; Home Affairs; and Nauru Phosphate Royalties
Trust.
April 2008 - Elected President of the Oceania
Weightlifting Federation.
19th December 2007- President of the Republic of Nauru,
Minister for Public
Services,
Police, Home Affairs and Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust.
13 November 2007 - Minister for Nauru Fisheries
& Marine Resources;
Information
& Communications, Technologies and Sports
November 2006 to January 2009 - Secretary General -
Nauru Olympic Committee
Year 2005 to date - Member of Oceania National
Olympic Committee Athletes
Commission
3 November 2004 to 16 May 2006 - Chairman - Nauru
Fisheries & Marine Resources
Authority
1 October 2004 - Minister for Nauru Phosphate
Royalties Trust; Nauru
Phosphate
Corporation; Nauru Fisheries & Marine Resources
Authority
26 August 2004 - Minister for Economic Development
& Industry; Sports;
Nauru
Phosphate Corporation; Nauru Fisheries & Marine Resources
Authority;
RONTEL
5 August 2004 - Minister for Justice; Police
& Prisons; Good Governance;
Internal
Affairs; Finance
30 July 2004 - Minister for Economic
Development & Industry; Sports;
Nauru
Phosphate Corporation; Nauru Fisheries & Marine Resources
Authority;
RONTEL
20 July 2004 - Minister responsible for Good
Governance; Police &
Prisons;
Justice
22 June 2004 - Minister for Economic
Development & Industry; Sports;
Nauru
Phosphate Corporation; Nauru Fisheries & Marine Resources
Authority
9 December 2003 - Acting President; Ministry for
Treasury; Foreign Affairs;
RONFIN;
Bank of Nauru; Public Works & Services; Environment &
Internal Affairs;
Small
Business; NPRT; RONTEL; Education, Training & Employment,
responsible
for
Good Government
2 December 2003 - Assisting the President;
Minister Responsible for Treasury,
RONFIN,
Public Works & Services, Women's Affairs & Culture,
Environment &
Development & Internal Affairs, Small Business
10 August 2003 - Minister for Finance, Education
and RONFIN
25 March 2003 to 6 August 2003 - General
Manager - Bank of Nauru
2003 - 2007 - Member of Parliament in
Nauru
5 June 2001 to 24 March 2003 - Chairman of Bank of
Nauru
30 March 2001 to 4 June 2001 - Acting General
Manager - Bank of Nauru
SPORTING BACKGROUND:WEIGHTLIFTING
OLYMPIC GAMES:
1992 Barcelona Olympics - Represented Samoa
as competitor.
1996 Atlanta Olympics represented Nauru as
competitor.
2000 Sydney Olympics represented Nauru as competitor.
WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS:
1999 Silver Medalist at World Weightlifting Championships held
in Athens, Greece.
Competed at the following World Championships for
Nauru
1989 - Greece
1990 - Hungary
1991 - Germany
1993 - Australia
1995 - China
1997 - Thailand
1998 - Finland
1999 - Greece - silver medal
COMMONWEALTH GAMES:
1990 - 1 gold and 2 silver medals at the Commonwealth
Games, Auckland New Zealand
1994 - 3 gold medals at the Victoria, Canada Commonwealth
Games.
1998 - 3 gold medals at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Commonwealth Games.
2002 - 3 Silver medals at the Manchester, UK Commonwealth
Games.
2006 - Chef de Mission for Team Nauru, Melbourne Australia
Commonwealth Games.
OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS:
Oceania Champion in 1987, 1998, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992,
1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999.
SOUTH PACIFIC
GAMES:
1989 Mini Games - Tonga - 3 gold medals
1991 South Pacific Games - PNG - 3 gold medals
1997 Mini Games - American Samoa - 3 gold medals
1999 South Pacific Games - Guam - 3 gold medals
HOBBIES:
Fishing