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Hilda Heine

Office verified

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Source: Nitijela of the Republic of the Marshall Islands

President[1][2][3][4]

Serving in the Second Heine Administration since 3 Jan 2024. 5 public offices on record since 1990.

In office
2 yrs 9 mos
Record
Verified
Offices
5

Verified on rmiparliament.org · checked 16 Oct 2026

Hilda Heine has been President of the Marshall Islands since January 2024. An educator, she was President of the College of the Marshall Islands from 1990 to 1992 and was a member of the Nitijeļā from 2011. She was previously President from 2016 to 2020.[5]

Overview

Current office

Verified

President[1][2][3][4]

Second Heine Administration

Since

3 Jan 2024

2 yrs 9 mos

Born
6 Apr 1951, Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands[5]
First office on record
President of the College of the Marshall Islands, 1990

Career

Record in public office

5 offices
  1. 3 Jan 2024 – present

    President[1][2][3][4]

    Republic of the Marshall IslandsVerified
  2. 3 Jan 2024 – present

    President (head of government)[1][2][3][4]

    Second Heine AdministrationVerified
  3. 3 Jan 2024 – present

    President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands[1][6]

    Second Heine AdministrationVerified
  4. 2016 – 2020

    President of the Marshall Islands[5]

    Sourced
  5. 1990 – 1992

    President of the College of the Marshall Islands[5]

    Sourced

Education

Education

Sourced
  • BA, University of Oregon[5]
  • MA, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa[5]
  • EdD, University of Southern California[5]

In government

Serves with 10 colleagues

Full cabinet

Evidence

How this record is supported

Claims by status

8 claims · 6 sources

  • Verified 4
  • Sourced 4

Sources

  1. [1]
    33 Members

    Nitijela of the Republic of the Marshall IslandsOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    New Minister of Education, Honorable Gerald Zackios, Takes Oath of Office

    Office of the President & Cabinet, Republic of the Marshall IslandsOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026

  3. [3]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    Hilda Heine

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
    Hilda Heine (Wikipedia)

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 17 Oct 2026

  6. [6]
    World Leaders: Marshall Islands

    Central Intelligence Agency (United States)ReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

Cite this record

Govpedia. "Hilda Heine." President. Record gp:person/hilda-heine, last checked 16 Oct 2026. IQGov. https://govpedia.org/person/hilda-heine/