Roderick Paxton Hayes-Marshall (born November 17, 1909 – August 30, 2006) is a Melanesian politician, soldier, engineer, and dirigist, who served in the Provisional Convention of Melanesia beginning in 1958. Advocating the ideals of the Dirigist Party of Melanesia, Hayes-Marshall is regarded as the father of modern dirigism as it appears today. However, Hayes-Marshall remains a highly controversial figure for his authoritarian views and uncompromising stance on law and justice, even being quoted as saying "the law has no mercy" during the 1958 Melanesian provisional elections. His harsh views and fiery speeches won him many supporters for the dirigist cause, but alienated him from many of his political allies as a direct result.