Wilbur Heine is a Marshallese politician and government minister. From May 2014 to January 2016 he was Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands.[1] In 2013 he was the Minister for Internal Affairs.[2] Heine has done much work towards the environment, against climate change and disasters in the Marshall Islands.[3]
Wilbur Heine | |
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| Minister in Assistance to the President | |
| In office May 2014 – January 2016 | |
| President | Christopher Loeak |
| Preceded by | Tony deBrum |
| Succeeded by | David Kabua |
In February 2016, he was appointed as minister of education in the cabinet led by his mother, President Hilda Heine.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Wilbur Heine (Marshall Islands), 7th Plenary Meeting". Webtv.un.org. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Statement by the Honorable Wilbur Heine Minister for Internal Affairs, Republic of the Marshall Islands" (PDF). UNICEF. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "President Christopher J. Loeak expressed support for Palau's Marine Sanctuary". Office of the President. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Lansford, Tom (27 June 2023). "Political Handbook of the World 2022-2023". CQ Press.
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