Head of state and government
VerifiedElected President by the Nitijela on 2 January 2024 (17 votes to 16 over David Kabua) and sworn in the next day; she was previously President from 2016 to 2020. The start date is from Wikipedia (mhl-wiki-heine).
Cabinet is from the Office of the President & Cabinet's 'Ministers' page (rmigov.com), which agrees with the CIA World Leaders list updated 2 September 2026. The Nitijela members page still shows the January 2024 allocation (Lakjohn in Assistance to the President, Gasper at Internal Affairs, Kisino at Health, Bejang at Education). Lakjohn, Gasper and Kisino have since changed portfolios, but no page opened gives the date of that change, so it has no event entry and those ministers have no 'since' date. The official page names the natural resources minister as Anthony Muller (Tony Muller elsewhere). Ministers' 'since' dates are otherwise left out because no page opened gives them for the current portfolios.
- Head of state and government
- Hilda HeinePresident
- Government
- Second Heine AdministrationSince 3 Jan 2024
- System
- Parliamentary republic with an executive presidentCapital: Majuro
- UN e-government rank
- 143 of 193EGDI 2024
Marshall Islands is a parliamentary republic with an executive president[1]. The President, Hilda Heine, is both head of state and head of government[3][4][5][6]. Govpedia records 11 members of its cabinet.
At a glance[2]
- Capital
- Majuro
- Region
- Micronesia
- Area
- 181 km²
- Languages
- English, Marshallese
- Currency
- United States dollar ($)
- People
- Marshallese
- Borders
- None (no land borders)
- Calling code
- +692
- Internet domain
- .mh
Leadership
Who leads the state
Executive
Second Heine Administration
11 of 11 verified on official pages
The President is elected by the Nitijela from among its members and is both head of state and head of government; the ten cabinet ministers are drawn from the Nitijela. The first cabinet of this term was sworn in on 9 January 2024. Dates are the start of each minister’s current term in this government.
Digital government
Digital government, measured
UN E-Government Development Index[10]
2024
0.482rank 143 of 193
- Online services0.359
- Human capital0.784
- Telecom infrastructure0.305
Record of changes
Timeline
30 Dec 2024
Gerald Zackios is sworn in as Minister of Education, Sports and Training, succeeding Joe Bejang.[4]
Verified
Evidence
Sources
- [1]List of countries by system of government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [2]World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)
Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026
- [3]33 Members
Nitijela of the Republic of the Marshall IslandsOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [4]New Minister of Education, Honorable Gerald Zackios, Takes Oath of Office
Office of the President & Cabinet, Republic of the Marshall IslandsOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [5]List of current heads of state and government
WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026
- [6]Hilda Heine
WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [7]President Hilda confirms Cabinet
The Marshall Islands JournalNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [8]World Leaders: Marshall Islands
Central Intelligence Agency (United States)ReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [9]Ministers
Office of the President & Cabinet, Republic of the Marshall IslandsOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026
- [10]UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data
United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026