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Alvin Jacklick (born 1949) is a Marshallese politician and government minister. In the late 1980s, he was elected mayor of
Ebeye Ebeye ( ; Marshallese: , or in older orthography, ; locally, , , after the English pronunciation) is the most populous island of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, and the second most populated island in the Marshall Islands. It is a cen ...
, at a time when he was described as a "young radical". He was involved in the projects of the Kwajalein Atoll Development Corporation. Jacklick was the Speaker of
Nitijela The Legislature of the Marshall Islands ( ) has 33 members, elected for a four-year term in nineteen single-seat and five multi-seat constituencies. The last election was November 20, 2023. Elections in the Marshall Islands are officially nonpa ...
, the Marshallese Parliament, from 2010 to 2011. In the 2015 general election Jacklick was elected to the
Legislature of the Marshall Islands The Legislature of the Marshall Islands ( ) has 33 members, elected for a four-year term in nineteen single-seat and five multi-seat constituencies. The last election was November 20, 2023. Elections in the Marshall Islands are officially nonpar ...
for Kwajalein. In January 2016, he was narrowly defeated in his bid for the Presidency of the Marshall Islands by Casten Nemra by a 17–16 vote. He has also been involved with diplomatic relations with
Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ...
. He was Foreign Minister from 2000 to 2001. In 2014, he was one of the outspoken Marshallese senators against the nomination of an ex-Lebanese general as envoy to
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1949 births Living people Ministers of foreign affairs of the Marshall Islands Government ministers of the Marshall Islands Mayors of places in the Marshall Islands Members of the Legislature of the Marshall Islands Speakers of the Legislature of the Marshall Islands People from the Ralik Chain {{Marshalls-politician-stub