13 Facts About Casten Nemra

Casten Ned Nemra was born on July 29,1971 and is a Marshallese politician who was President of the Marshall Islands for 17 days in January 2016.

Casten Nemra was the youngest person to hold the job and the second commoner.

Casten Nemra was ousted by a vote of no confidence after just two weeks in office by the opposition for jumping ship and joining Iroij Mike Kabua's Aelon Kein Ad party along with Senators Dennis Momotaro and Daisy-Alik Momotaro.

Casten Nemra was educated at Assumption High School, a Roman Catholic school in Majuro.

Casten Nemra received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Portland State University in 2000.

Casten Nemra served as the Budget Director for Office of International Development Assistance from 2001 to 2004.

Casten Nemra then served as Assistant Secretary for the Ministry of Finance from 2004 to 2007.

Casten Nemra was next appointed the Chief Secretary of the Republic of the Marshall Islands from 2008 until 2015.

Casten Nemra was elected as a Senator in the Nitijela in the 2015 general election, representing the Jaluit Atoll constituency in the Ralik Chain.

Casten Nemra was the foreign minister of the Marshall Islands from 2020 to 2022.

Casten Nemra said in April 2021 that the Marshallese are on the islands to stay.

Casten Nemra was appointed as Minister of Finance in June 2023.

Casten Nemra is married to Terry Paul Casten Nemra, the former First Lady of the Marshall Islands.