Mathew Batsiua

The Honourable
Mathew Batsiua
The Honourable Mathew Batsiua
Member of the Nauruan Parliament; for Boe
	In office; October 23, 2004 – July 9, 2016
Preceded by	Kinza Clodumar
Succeeded by	Asterio Appi
Personal details
Born	27 May 1971 (age 53); Nauru
Nationality	Nauruan
Residence	Boe
Profession	public servant

Mathew Jansen Batsiua (born 27 May 1971^[1]) is a Nauruan politician.^[2] Batsiua, a former health minister and former foreign minister of Nauru, has served as a member of parliament for the constituency of Boe since 2004.^[3]

Parliamentary role

Batsiua has been elected to parliament in the 2004 general elections, ousting long-time parliamentarian and former president Kinza Clodumar. He has been re-elected in the 2007 and 2008 elections.

He was Minister of Finance in the cabinet of Marcus Stephen from July 2011^[4] to November 2011. He was appointed as Minister Assisting the President of Nauru in the short-lived cabinet of Frederick Pitcher in November 2011.

Parliamentary constituency

He represented the Boe Constituency in the Parliament of Nauru. He was defeated in the 2016 parliamentary election.^[5]

Protest and trial

In 2014, Batsiua along with other opposition MPs were suspended from their parliament seats.^[6] In June 2015, there was an anti-government protest against this.^[7] Batsiua was arrested, and 18 other people in total were charged, dubbed the Nauru 19.^[8]^[9] On 13 September 2018, they were granted a permanent stay on their case.^[10] The government appealed, and the stay was lifted. In December 2019, Batsiua was sentenced to 11 months in prison.^[11] He was released in April 2020.^[12]

References

^ "Hon Mathew Batsiua MP - Member for Boe - The Government of the Republic of Nauru". 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014.
^ Parliament of Nauru
^ "Asylum plan on course despite Nauru power shift". ABC News (Australia). 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
^ "Assignment of Responsibility for the Business of Government : July 2011" (PDF). Ronlaw.gov.nr. Nauru Government Gazette.
^ Cain, Joseph (10 July 2016). "General Parliamentary Election 2016" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (132): 4.
^ "Nauru opposition MPs still in limbo over suspensions". Radio New Zealand. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ Doherty, Ben (3 April 2018). "Nauru's former president accuses Australia of being complicit in 'political prosecution'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Extra cops called in to protect Govt". The New Zealand Herald. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Lawyers for "Nauru 19" seek help with costs". Radio New Zealand. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Permanent stay for Nauru anti government protestors". Radio New Zealand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ Davidson, Helen (19 December 2019). "Nauru 19 members jailed over protest against crackdown on opposition MPs". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Last of 'Nauru-19' released". Radio New Zealand. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

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[1] "Hon Mathew Batsiua MP - Member for Boe - The Government of the Republic of Nauru". 4 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014.

[2] Parliament of Nauru

[abc-3] "Asylum plan on course despite Nauru power shift". ABC News (Australia). 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-10.

[4] "Assignment of Responsibility for the Business of Government : July 2011" (PDF). Ronlaw.gov.nr. Nauru Government Gazette.

[5] Cain, Joseph (10 July 2016). "General Parliamentary Election 2016" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (132): 4.

[6] "Nauru opposition MPs still in limbo over suspensions". Radio New Zealand. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[7] Doherty, Ben (3 April 2018). "Nauru's former president accuses Australia of being complicit in 'political prosecution'". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[8] "Extra cops called in to protect Govt". The New Zealand Herald. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[9] "Lawyers for "Nauru 19" seek help with costs". Radio New Zealand. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[10] "Permanent stay for Nauru anti government protestors". Radio New Zealand. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[11] Davidson, Helen (19 December 2019). "Nauru 19 members jailed over protest against crackdown on opposition MPs". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[12] "Last of 'Nauru-19' released". Radio New Zealand. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

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Mathew Batsiua

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Protest and trial

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