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The Most Famous

POLITICIANS from Marshall Islands

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This page contains a list of the greatest Marshallese Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 15,577 Politicians, 7 of which were born in Marshall Islands. This makes Marshall Islands the birth place of the 165th most number of Politicians behind Palau and São Tomé and Príncipe.

Top 7

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Marshallese Politicians of all time. This list of famous Marshallese Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Amata Kabua (1928 - 1996)

With an HPI of 51.86, Amata Kabua is the most famous Marshallese Politician.  His biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.

Amata Kabua (November 17, 1928 – December 19, 1996) was the first President of the Marshall Islands from 1979 until his death in 1996 (five consecutive terms).

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2. Hilda Heine (1951 - )

With an HPI of 49.97, Hilda Heine is the 2nd most famous Marshallese Politician.  Her biography has been translated into 35 different languages.

Hilda Cathy Heine (born 6 April 1951) is a Marshallese educator and politician who has served as the president of the Marshall Islands since 2024, having previously served from 2016 to 2020. Prior to assuming office, she served as the Minister of Education. She was the first individual from the Marshall Islands to earn a doctorate degree, and the founder of the women's rights group Women United Together Marshall Islands (WUTMI).Heine is the first woman to hold the presidency of the Marshall Islands. In 2016 she was also the first female president of any Micronesian country, and only the fourth woman to serve as head of government for any independent nation in Oceania (following Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark of New Zealand and Julia Gillard of Australia).

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3. David Kabua (1951 - )

With an HPI of 49.02, David Kabua is the 3rd most famous Marshallese Politician.  His biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

David Kabua (born 1951) is a Marshallese politician who served as President of the Marshall Islands from 2020 to 2024. He has represented Wotho Atoll in the Legislature of the Marshall Islands since 2008 and served terms as Minister of Health and Internal Affairs.

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4. Litokwa Tomeing (1939 - 2020)

With an HPI of 48.03, Litokwa Tomeing is the 4th most famous Marshallese Politician.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Iroij Litokwa Tomeing (14 October 1939 – 12 October 2020) was the President of the Marshall Islands from January 2008 until October 2009.

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5. Christopher Loeak (1952 - )

With an HPI of 44.27, Christopher Loeak is the 5th most famous Marshallese Politician.  His biography has been translated into 31 different languages.

Christopher Jorebon Loeak (born 11 November 1952) is a Marshallese politician who was the President of the Marshall Islands from 2012 to 2016. He was elected by parliament as President in January 2012, following the 2011 general election.

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6. Kessai Note (1950 - )

With an HPI of 43.95, Kessai Note is the 6th most famous Marshallese Politician.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Kessai Hesa Note (born August 7, 1950, in Ailinglaplap) is a Marshallese politician who was President of the Marshall Islands from 2000 to 2008. Elected in 1979 alongside Litokwa Tomeing, Note is one of the two longest-serving members of Nitijeļā. He was the Minister of Internal affairs from 1985 to 1986, and Minister of Transportation and communications from 1986 to 1987. Having served as Speaker of the Nitijeļā since 1988, he was elected president in 2000. Note is the first commoner, rather than an Iroijlaplap or traditional chief, to be elected to the Presidency. He is a member of the United Democratic Party, and was reelected by parliament in January 2004, receiving 20 votes, while Justin deBrum received 9. On January 7, 2008, following the November 2007 general election, he was defeated in his bid for re-election in a vote of Parliament, receiving 15 votes against 18 for Litokwa Tomeing. Note is of Japanese-Marshallese descent, having inherited his Japanese heritage from his paternal grandfather. Note's grandfather was a native of Niigata Prefecture, and settled in the Marshall Islands during the Japanese colonial era and married a Marshallese wife.He was the Minister of Justice from 2020 to 2022.In February 2023, The Washington Post reported that Note is under investigation by the Marshall Islands' attorney general. In December 2023, the United States Department of State barred Note from entering the US under the Global Magnitsky Act for accepting bribes.

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7. Jurelang Zedkaia (1950 - 2015)

With an HPI of 40.08, Jurelang Zedkaia is the 7th most famous Marshallese Politician.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Iroijlaplap Jurelang Zedkaia (13 July 1950 – 7 October 2015) was a Marshallese politician and Iroijlaplap. He served as the President of the Marshall Islands from 2009 to 2012. He was elected as the country's 5th head of state on October 26, 2009, following the ouster of his predecessor, Litokwa Tomeing, in the country's first successful vote of no confidence.

Pantheon has 7 people classified as politicians born between 1928 and 1952. Of these 7, 4 (57.14%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living politicians include Hilda Heine, David Kabua, and Christopher Loeak. The most famous deceased politicians include Amata Kabua, Litokwa Tomeing, and Jurelang Zedkaia.

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