12 Facts About Freddie Pitcher

Frederick William Pitcher was born on 5 February 1967 and is a Nauruan political figure.

In December 2007, Freddie Pitcher was appointed Minister of Finance of Nauru, to serve in the Administration of President Marcus Stephen.

Freddie Pitcher became the President of Nauru on 10 November 2011, following the resignation of his predecessor, former President Marcus Stephen.

Freddie Pitcher lost a parliamentary vote of confidence and lost the presidency on 15 November 2011 after only 6 days in power.

Freddie Pitcher was elected to the Parliament of Nauru in 2004, and served in the second Administration of President Ludwig Scotty.

On coming to office, as Minister of Finance, Freddie Pitcher inherited the burden of the austerity measures associated with the outgoing Scotty Administration.

In March 2008, the speaker of the Parliament of Nauru, David Adeang, attempted to have Freddie Pitcher expelled from Parliament, by summoning a Parliamentary session, allegedly without informing members of the government, which resulted in the passing of a law forbidding Members of Parliament to hold dual citizenship.

Frederick Freddie Pitcher, who had previously served as Minister for Commerce, Industry and Environment, became the new President of Nauru on the same day as Stephen's resignation.

Freddie Pitcher was elected president by the same nine members of parliament who had supported the outgoing Stephen government.

Freddie Pitcher's presidency was not expected to affect the Australian opposition's plan to open a new immigration centre in Nauru.

Former President Freddie Pitcher was defeated for re-election to Parliament in elections held in June 2013.

Freddie Pitcher was again defeated in a parliamentary election in 2016.