Wilbur Heine Explained

Wilbur Heine
Office1:Minister in Assistance to the President
Term Start1:May 2014
Term End1:January 2016
President1:Christopher Loeak
Predecessor1:Tony deBrum
Successor1:David Kabua

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]

In February 2016, he was appointed as minister of education in the cabinet led by his mother, President Hilda Heine.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wilbur Heine (Marshall Islands), 7th Plenary Meeting. Webtv.un.org. 4 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Statement by the Honorable Wilbur Heine Minister for Internal Affairs, Republic of the Marshall Islands. UNICEF. 4 June 2015.
  3. Web site: President Christopher J. Loeak expressed support for Palau’s Marine Sanctuary. Office of the President. 4 June 2015.
  4. Web site: Lansford . Tom . Political Handbook of the World 2022-2023 . CQ Press . en . 27 June 2023.

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