Joe Bejang | |
|---|---|
 Bejang in 2024 | |
| Minister of Education, Sports and Training | |
| Assumed office January 2024 | |
| President | Hilda Heine |
| Member of the Nitijela | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Constituency | Lib Island |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Kien Eo Am (KEA) |
Joe Bejang is a Marshallese politician serving Lib Island in the Legislature of the Marshall Islands,the Nitijela. He was elected in the 2019 election and re-elected in 2023. [1] [2] [3]
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