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Marcus Stephen

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Marcus Ajemada Stephen (born 1 October 1969) is a Nauruan politician and former sportsperson who previously was a member of the Cabinet of Nauru, and who served as President of Nauru from December 2007 to November 2011. The son of Nauruan parliamentarian Lawrence Stephen, Stephen was educated at St Bedes College and RMIT University in Victoria, Australia. Initially playing Australian rules football, he opted to pursue the sport of weightlifting, in which he represented Nauru at the Summer Olympics and Commonwealth Games between 1990 and 2002, winning seven Commonwealth gold medals. After his retirement from weightlifting, Stephen worked at the Bank of Nauru before being elected to parliament at the 2003 elections. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2024). Marcus Stephen is the 17,539th most popular politician (down from 16,720th in 2024), the 13th most popular biography from Nauru (down from 8th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Nauruan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marcus Stephen ranks 17,539 out of 19,576. Before him are Beattie Ramsay, Ali Mohamed Shein, Denis Manturov, Zbigniew Wassermann, Elżbieta Bieńkowska, and Fernando Grande-Marlaska. After him are Loren Legarda, Sadeq Larijani, Clara Rojas, Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford, Tom Foley, and Seán Lemass.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Marcus Stephen ranks 507. Before him are Igor Shalimov, Markus Gisdol, Nezha Bidouane, Francesco Moriero, Troy Bayliss, and Denis Manturov. After him are Wang Dan, Yukinori Muramatsu, Keisuke Makino, Norio Omura, Roger Cross, and Jaroslav Sakala.

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In Nauru

Among people born in Nauru, Marcus Stephen ranks 13 out of 16. Before him are Derog Gioura (1932), Lionel Aingimea (1969), Kinza Clodumar (1945), Kenas Aroi (1942), Lagumot Harris (1938), and Sprent Dabwido (1972). After him are Ruben Kun (1942), Russ Kun (1975), Freddie Pitcher (1967), Itte Detenamo (1986), Jonah Harris (1999), and Ruben Katoatau (1997).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nauru

Among politicians born in Nauru, Marcus Stephen ranks 13. Before him are Derog Gioura (1932), Lionel Aingimea (1969), Kinza Clodumar (1945), Kenas Aroi (1942), Lagumot Harris (1938), and Sprent Dabwido (1972). After him are Ruben Kun (1942), Russ Kun (1975), and Freddie Pitcher (1967).

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