Tony deBrum (February 26, 1945 ? August 22, 2017) was a Marshallese politician and government minister. From 2012 and 2014, he was the Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands . He was an activist relating to climate change , and has been part of many conferences and demonstrations, including the People’s Climate March in New York City in September 2014. [1] [2]
In mid December 2015, he took part in the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference . He succeeded to form a new coalition between developed countries and developing countries called "High Ambition Coalition". [3] [4]
He was Foreign Minister of the Marshall Islands from 1979 till 1987, 2008 till 2009 and 2014 till 2016.
deBrum died at his home in Majuro , Marshall Islands on August 22, 2017 at the age of 72. [5] [6]