Roy Degoregore was born on 6 February 1922. He was of the Eamwit tribe. A 1952 census describes Degoregore as an unmarried
Roman Catholic, working as a clerk for the
British Phosphate Commission. Degoregore was elected to the first
Nauru Local Government Council in
1951 to represent the
Anetan and
Ewa districts. He was re-elected in
1955,
1959 (unopposed), and
1963 (unopposed). He was elected unopposed to the Legislative Council in
1966. Degoregore was elected to the first
Parliament of Nauru in
1968. He represented the
Anetan Constituency. He was re-elected in
1971,
1973,
1976 (unopposed), and
1977. On 19 April 1978, President
Lagumot Harris appointed Degoregore as minister of health and education. Degoregore lost re-election in the
1980 election. Degoregore was once again elected in
1983. He would be re-elected in
1986,
1987,
1989,
1992, and
1995. On 22 November 1995, President Harris appointed Degoregore minister of works and community services. Degoregore died of cancer in
Melbourne on 24 August 1996. In a
by-election following his death,
Remy Namaduk was elected to parliament. ==Notes==