Freddie Pitcher

Pitcher attended Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia from 1988 to 1991. He obtained a bachelor of arts degree in Pacific studies. He also served as minister for commerce, industry and environment from 2004 to 2010 in the administration of President Ludwig Scotty. ==Finance Minister, 2007==

On coming to office, as Minister of Finance, 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 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. President Stephen argued that the law was unconstitutional; Adeang said it was not. On 28 March, Adeang ordered Pitcher and another minister, Kieren Keke, to vacate their seats in Parliament, since they both hold dual Nauruan and Australian citizenship. The two ministers refused to do so, and Adeang suspended the sitting. ==President of Nauru==

On 10 November 2011, incumbent Nauru President Marcus Stephen resigned from the presidency amid corruption allegations. Stephen called the charges "unwarranted and mischievous." ==Out of Parliament==

Former President Pitcher was defeated for re-election to Parliament in elections held in June 2013. He was again defeated in a parliamentary election in 2016. Pitcher presented his credentials to the director-general of the United Nations Office at Geneva on 28 January 2025, becoming the permanent representative of Nauru at that office. Pitcher presented his credentials to Swiss President Karin Keller-Sutter as Nauruan ambassador to Switzerland on 3 May 2025. ==See also==