Kieren Aedogan Ankwong Keke was born on 27 June 1971 and is a Nauruan politician and medical doctor.
16 Facts About Kieren Keke
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Kieren Keke is a member of the Parliament of Nauru and former Minister of Finance and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Kieren Keke is currently a leading figure of the Nauru First party, and one of the few medical professionals on the island.
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Kieren Keke was Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Ludwig Scotty in 2003.
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Kieren Keke was arrested along with Baron Waqa, David Adeang and Fabian Ribauw in April 2004 and charged with sedition after a protest at Nauru's airport, but the charges were soon dropped.
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Kieren Keke was reelected to Parliament in October 2004 and retained his post as health minister.
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Kieren Keke resigned from the government, along with Frederick Pitcher and Roland Kun, in late 2007 over allegations of misconduct on the part of Adeang and Scotty's unwillingness to act against Adeang.
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Kieren Keke led the opposition to Scotty in a no-confidence motion on 13 November 2007; although a majority of those voting supported the motion, it fell short of the necessary nine votes.
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Kieren Keke had previously been regarded as a reformist, both through his participation in the Administration of Ludwig Scotty, and because of the reformist discourse of the Nauru First Party, of which Kieren Keke is a prominent member.
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In February 2008 Kieren Keke announced that the Nauruan Government was studying the possibility of developing service and maintenance facilities for fishing vessels from countries in the region.
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In March 2008, the Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru, David Adeang, attempted to have Kieren Keke 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.
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Kieren Keke was replaced as Foreign Minister by Matthew Batsiua on 10 November 2011.
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Kieren Keke was initially opposed to this administration, but in May 2012 Dabwido dismissed his entire cabinet and replaced them with opposition members.
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Kieren Keke was the representative of the Alliance of Small Island States at the 2012 United Nations Climate Change Conference, and expressed his disappointment at the outcome, describing it as "words" without "action".
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On 7 February 2013, Kieren Keke resigned from all his government portfolios, without offering a public explanation.
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Kieren Keke was re-elected to Parliament in the elections held in 2013.