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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.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"1 October 1969","date":"1969-10-01"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274174#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Anetan District","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q378813"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274174#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Nauru","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q697"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274174#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"weightlifter","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13381376"},{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274174#P106"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"RMIT University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1057890"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274174#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru (since 27 August 2019)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3409221","start":"2019-08-27"},{"text":"Member of the Parliament of Nauru (since August 2019)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21290882","start":"2019-08"},{"text":"President of Nauru (19 December 2007 – 10 November 2011)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q628102","start":"2007-12-19","end":"2011-11-10"},{"text":"Minister for Finance (2004–2005)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109781491","start":"2004-08","end":"2005-11"},{"text":"Minister for Finance (2003–2004)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109781491","start":"2003-08","end":"2004-03"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274174#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Stephen","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274174"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Marcus Stephen born?","a":"Marcus Stephen was born on 1 October 1969 in Anetan District."},{"q":"What positions has Marcus Stephen held?","a":"Positions held by Marcus Stephen include: Speaker of the Parliament of Nauru (since 27 August 2019); Member of the Parliament of Nauru (since August 2019); President of Nauru (2007–2011); Minister for Finance (2004–2005); Minister for Finance (2003–2004)."},{"q":"Where did Marcus Stephen study?","a":"Marcus Stephen was educated at RMIT University."}],"related":[{"name":"David Adeang","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/david-adeang"},{"name":"Ludwig Scotty","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ludwig-scotty"},{"name":"René Harris","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/rene-harris"},{"name":"Ruben Kun","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ruben-kun"},{"name":"Kennan Adeang","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kennan-adeang"},{"name":"Kinza Clodumar","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kinza-clodumar"},{"name":"Russ Kun","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/russ-kun"},{"name":"Lionel Aingimea","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/lionel-aingimea"},{"name":"Sprent Dabwido","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/sprent-dabwido"},{"name":"Hammer DeRoburt","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hammer-deroburt"},{"name":"Baron Waqa","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/baron-waqa"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/marcus-stephen-367094deb8.jpg","width":306,"height":406,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Marcus_Stephen_of_Nauru.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Marcus Stephen","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Stephen","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q274174","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q274174","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: President Marcus Stephen of Nauru.jpg by Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Marcus_Stephen_of_Nauru.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Marcus Stephen, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: President Marcus Stephen of Nauru.jpg — Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson, Public domain.","cite":"\"Marcus Stephen\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/marcus-stephen. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T08:54:54Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/marcus-stephen","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/marcus-stephen","ne":null}}