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Ministry Of Justice (Marshall Islands)
The Ministry of Justice, Immigration and Labor of the Marshall Islands is a ministry of the government of the Marshall Islands. The role of the ministry is to promote the safety of its citizens, oversee the administration of the Attorney General, prosecute criminal cases, defend the federal government from any civil suits and oversee, incorporate and charter approved corporations. In 2017, the ministry's name was changed from the Ministry of Justice to its current name. List of ministers (Post-1986 upon achieving independence) * Kunio Lemari (1987-1988) * Christopher Loeak (1988-1992) * Kunar Lucknar Abner (1993-1997) *Lomes McKay (1998) *Hemos Jack (1999) *Witten Philippo (2000-2004) *Donald Capelle (2004-2006) *Witten Philippo (2006-2008) *David Kramer (2008-2010) *Brenson Wase (2010-2011) * Thomas Heine (2012-2015) *Rien Morris (2015-2016) *Atbi Riklon (2016) * Thomas Heine (2016-2017) *Mike Halferty (2017-2018) *Jack Ading (2018–2020?) *Kessai Note (2020-2022) *Jack Ading ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of The Marshall Islands
The government of the Marshall Islands operates under a mixed parliamentary-presidential system as set forth in its Constitution. Elections are held every four years in universal suffrage (for all citizens above the age of 18), with each of the 24 constituencies (see below) electing one or more representatives (senators) to the lower house of RMI's unicameral legislature, the Nitijela. (Majuro, the capital atoll, elects five senators.) The President, who is head of state as well as head of government, is elected by the 33 senators of the Nitijela. Four of the five Marshallese presidents who have been elected since the Constitution was adopted in 1979 have been traditional paramount chiefs. Governance occurs in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, and of an emerging multi-party system, whereby the President of the Marshall Islands is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunio Lemari
Kunio David Lemari (29 November 1942 – 28 March 2008) was a Marshallese politician. He was the Minister of Justice from 1985 to 1987. He served as the acting President of the Marshall Islands from 20 December 1996 to 14 January 1997. He assumed office upon the death of the previous President, Amata Kabua, having previously served as the country's Minister of Transportation and Communications. Lemari was of Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...ese descent from his maternal grandfather, Izumi Kobayashi, Japan Institute for Pacific Studies, retrieved October 4, 2009 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Loeak
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. Personal life Loeak was born on the Ailinglaplap Atoll on 11 November 1952. He attended Marshall Islands High School before traveling to the United States to study at the Hawaii Pacific College and Gonzaga University School of Law. Loeak is a native speaker of Marshallese and also speaks English. He is married to Anono Lieom Loeak and has three children and eight grandchildren. Political career Loeak was first elected to the ''Nitijela'' in 1985 when he represented the Ailinglaplap Atoll. He served in the cabinet of President Amata Kabua as Minister of Justice from 1988 to 1992. He became Minister of Social Services in 1992 and held that post until 1996 when Kunio Lemari became acting president on the death of Kabua and Loeak became Ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenson Wase
Brenson S. Wase (born 28 May 1952) is a Marshallese people, Marshallese politician and a long-time Cabinet of the Marshall Islands, member of the cabinet and senator in Nitijela. Wase was born in Arno Atoll in 1952. He has a degree in business administration. He was first elected in 1983 as senator from Arno Atoll. He was appointed by President Amata Kabua as Minister of Social Services in January 1984. In 1987 he was appointed as Minister of Resources and Development. Wase switched his constituency to Majuro Atoll in 1999 Marshallese general election, the 1999 general elections. Wase has been Minister of Finance of the Marshall Islands from 2004 to 2008, from 2016 to 2020, and since October 2021. References 1952 births Living people Finance ministers of the Marshall Islands Social affairs ministers of the Marshall Islands Members of the Legislature of the Marshall Islands University of Hawaiʻi alumni People from the Ratak Chain {{Marshalls-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Heine
Thomas Heine is a Marshallese politician and government minister. He has had a term as Minister of Transportation and Communications, and as of 2012 he was Minister of Justice. In 2012 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Marshall Islands Legal Services Corporation, and as of 2014 he was Chairman of the Central Pacific Shipping Commission. References Communication ministers of the Marshall Islands Justice ministers of the Marshall Islands Transport ministers of the Marshall Islands Marshallese politicians Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Marshalls-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rien Morris
Rien R. Morris (died 2015 or 2016) was a Marshallese politician and government minister. As of 2015 he was Minister of Justice and represented Jaluit Atoll in the Nitijela The Legislature of the Marshall Islands ( mh, Nitijeļā ) has 33 members, elected for a four-year term in single-seat and five multi-seat constituencies. The last election was November 18, 2019. Elections in the Marshall Islands are officially .... In 2013 he was Minister of Transport and Communications. References Communication ministers of the Marshall Islands Justice ministers of the Marshall Islands Transport ministers of the Marshall Islands Marshallese politicians 2010s deaths Year of birth missing {{Marshalls-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Ading
Jack J. Ading (born 1 September 1960 is a Marshallese politician who served as a member of the cabinet, and as a member of Nitijela. He has a degree in accounting from Hawaii Pacific University. He worked as an accountant from 1981 to 2006. Since 2007 he has been elected as senator for the constituency of Enewetak and Ujelang Atoll in Nitijela. Ading was the Minister of Finance of the Marshall Islands from 2008 to 2012, and from 2014 to 2016. He served as the Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a v ... from 2018 to 2020 and was reappointed in 2022. References 1960 births Living people Finance ministers of the Marshall Islands Justice ministers of the Marshall Islands Members of the Legislature of the Marshall Islands Hawaii Pacific Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kessai Note
Kessai Hesa Note (born August 7, 1950 in Ailinglaplap) 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. Giff Johnson"Opposition Takes Control Of Marshall Islands Government", ''Pacific Magazine'', January 7, 2008. 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. Not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Ministry
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a very few countries) or a secretary of justice. In some countries, the head of the department may be called the attorney general, for example in the United States. Monaco is an example of a country that does not have a ministry of justice, but rather a Directorate of Judicial Services (head: Secretary of Justice) that oversees the administration of justice. Vatican City, a country under the sovereignty of the Holy See, also does not possess a ministry of justice. Instead, the Governorate of Vatican City State (head: President of the Governorate of Vatican City State), the legislative body of the Vatican, includes a legal office. Depending on the country, specific duties may relate to organizing the justice system, overseeing the public pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politics Of The Marshall Islands
Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies politics and government is referred to as political science. It may be used positively in the context of a "political solution" which is compromising and nonviolent, or descriptively as "the art or science of government", but also often carries a negative connotation.. The concept has been defined in various ways, and different approaches have fundamentally differing views on whether it should be used extensively or limitedly, empirically or normatively, and on whether conflict or co-operation is more essential to it. A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which include promoting one's own political views among people, negotiation with other political subjects, making laws, and exercising internal and external force, including wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Ministries
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a very few countries) or a secretary of justice. In some countries, the head of the department may be called the attorney general, for example in the United States. Monaco is an example of a country that does not have a ministry of justice, but rather a Directorate of Judicial Services (head: Secretary of Justice) that oversees the administration of justice. Vatican City, a country under the sovereignty of the Holy See, also does not possess a ministry of justice. Instead, the Governorate of Vatican City State (head: President of the Governorate of Vatican City State), the legislative body of the Vatican, includes a legal office. Depending on the country, specific duties may relate to organizing the justice system, overseeing the public pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
