Wilbur Heine

Wilbur Heine
Minister in Assistance to the President
In office May 2014 – January 2016
President	Christopher Loeak
Preceded by	Tony deBrum
Succeeded by	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]

References

1. "Wilbur Heine (Marshall Islands), 7th Plenary Meeting". Webtv.un.org. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
2. "Statement by the Honorable Wilbur Heine Minister for Internal Affairs, Republic of the Marshall Islands" (PDF). UNICEF. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
3. "President Christopher J. Loeak expressed support for Palau's Marine Sanctuary". Office of the President. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
4. Lansford, Tom (27 June 2023). Political Handbook of the World 2022-2023. CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-0718-5306-1.