1979 Marshallese general election

1979 general elections in Marshall February 2025 General elections were held in the Marshall Islands on 10 April 1979.Decolonization: A Publication of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs, Trusteeship, and Decolonization, Issue 16, p22 Results Four of the 33 seats in the Legislature were won by candidates representing the Voice of the Marshalls group, with the other 29 taken by independents. ConstituencyElected memberAilinglaplap AtollAtjang PaulRuben ZackhrasAiluk AtollKunar AbnerArno AtollKanchi IbbinoKatip MackAur AtollBeasa PeterEbon AtollEkpap SilkEnewetak & Ujelang AtollIshmael JohnJabot IslandKessai NoteJaluit AtollCarl HeineEvelyn KonouKili, Bikini & Ejit AtollHenchi BalosKwajalein AtollAtaji BalosImata KabuaJolly LojekarLae AtollJimmy AkeangLib AtollPijja JerwanLikiep AtollTom KijinerMajuro AtollAmata KabuaWilfred KendallJina LavinHenry SamuelToke SawejMaloelap AtollNamo HermiosMejit IslandReport EmiusMili AtollAlee AlikNamdrik AtollAndrew HiseahNamu AtollAtlan AnienRongelap AtollJeton AnjainUjae AtollCalep RantakUtrik AtollDonald MatthewWotho AtollMwejor MathuslaWotje AtollLitokwa TomeingSource: Legislature of the Marshall Islands https://web.archive.org/web/20190202095759/https://rmiparliament.org/cms/about/history-of-the-nitijela.html#9th-12th-constitutional-regular-session 2019-02-02 Aftermath Following the elections, the Legislature elected Amata Kabua as president. In preparation for self-government, a ten-member cabinet was formed on 1 May 1979.Marshalls Government Organized Highlights, June 1979, p8 PositionMemberPresidentAmata KabuaMinister of EducationTom KijinerMinister of FinanceAtjang PaulMinister of HealthHenry SamuelMinister of Internal AffairsWilfred KendallMinister of Internal SecurityAtaji BalosMinister of Public WorksKunar AbnerMinister of Resources and DevelopmentKessai NoteMinister of Social WelfareJina LavinMinister of Transportation and CommunicationsRuben Zackhras References Marshall General Category:Elections in the Marshall Islands