Jack J. Ading (born 1 September 1960[1] is a Marshallese politician who served as a member of the cabinet, and as a member of Nitijela.

Jack J. Ading
Ading on left
Minister of Finance
In office
2014 – 1 February 2016
PresidentChristopher Loeak
Casten Nemra
Preceded byDennis Momotaro
Succeeded byBrenson Wase
In office
2008–2012
PresidentLitokwa Tomeing
Ruben Zackhras
Jurelang Zedkaia
Preceded byBrenson Wase
Succeeded byDennis Momotaro
Personal details
Born (1960-09-01) 1 September 1960 (age 64)
Ujelang Atoll, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
SpouseLuren Loeak
Children7
Alma materHawaii Pacific University

He has a degree in accounting from Hawaii Pacific University.[2]

He worked as an accountant from 1981 to 2006. Since 2007 he has been elected as senator for the constituency of Enewetak and Ujelang Atoll in Nitijela.[2] Ading was the Minister of Finance of the Marshall Islands from 2008 to 2012,[2] and from 2014 to 2016.

He served as the Minister of Justice from 2018[3] to 2020 and was reappointed in 2022.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Jack J. Ading". rmiparliament.org. Nitijela. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Jack J. Ading". Nitijela. 16 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Mike out, Jack in". The Marshall Islands Journal. 28 June 2018.
  4. ^ "New Cabinet members sworn in". The Marshall Islands Journal. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.