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
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 ...
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He has a degree in accounting from
Hawaii Pacific University
Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) is a private university in downtown Honolulu, Makapuʻu and Kāneʻohe, Hawaii. HPU is the largest private university in the central Pacific, most noted for its diverse student body of nearly 5,000 students, r ...
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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
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 ...
.
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 (government department), ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of ju ...
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 University alumni
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