Ludwig Keke worked as a dentist in Australia before returning to Nauru to enter politics by 1967, first being elected to the Constitutional Convention, and then to the Legislative Assembly.
18 Facts About Ludwig Keke
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Ludwig Keke then served as a dental officer for the South Pacific Commission in 1981.
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Ludwig Keke returned to Nauru and served three terms in the parliament between 1986 and 2000, serving as speaker of parliament in his final term.
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Ludwig Keke went on to graduate from the Central Medical School in Suva, Fiji, with a dental surgery diploma.
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Ludwig Keke then studied at Queensland University, where he later graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Science.
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In 1968, Keke was elected to the Nauruan Legislative Assembly, representing the Yaren Constituency.
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Ludwig Keke was re-elected to the Parliament of Nauru in the 1971 election.
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On 30 September 1977, Ludwig Keke was registered as a dentist in Western Australia.
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Ludwig Keke was later appointed as Regional Dental Officer with the Western Australian Department of Health.
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In 1981, Ludwig Keke was appointed as Dental Public Health Officer with the South Pacific Commission.
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Ludwig Keke was the first Nauruan to hold the position.
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Ludwig Keke unsuccessfully ran for the Yaren parliamentary seat in the 1986 and 1987 elections.
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Ludwig Keke was elected in the 1989 election, and re-elected in the 1992 election.
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Ludwig Keke was defeated in his attempt at re-election in the 1995 election.
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Ludwig Keke served as speaker of parliament 12 December 1998 to 12 April 2000.
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In 2007, Ludwig Keke became the first ambassador of Nauru to Taiwan.
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On 19 July 1969, Ludwig Keke married Ann Elizabeth Buissink, an Australian woman of Dutch origin.
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Kieren Ludwig Keke is a Nauruan politician, who served as foreign minister.