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President of Kiribati
Coat of arms of Kiribati.svg
Seal of Government of
the Republic of Kiribati
Taneti Maamau (27208262585).jpg
Incumbent
Taneti Maamau

since 11 March 2016
Executive branch of the Government of Kiribati
Term length Four years, renewable twice
Inaugural holder Ieremia Tabai
Formation 12 July 1979
Deputy Vice President of Kiribati
Salary AUD 17,900/US$ 12,013 annually
Website https://www.president.gov.ki/

The president of Kiribati (Gilbertese: Beretitenti) is the head of state and head of government of Kiribati.

Following a general election, by which citizens elect the members of the House of Assembly, members select from their midst "not less than 3 nor more than 4 candidates" for the presidency. No other person may stand as candidate. The citizens of Kiribati then elect the president from among the proposed candidates with first-past-the-post voting.

KiribatiPresidential Residence
The Presidential residence, former Government House, Bairiki.

List of officeholders

     National Progressive Party (NPP)     Independent     Christian Democratic Party (CDP) → Protect the Maneaba (MTM)     Pillars of Truth (PTK)     Tobwaan Kiribati Party (TKP)      Denotes acting president

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Ieremia Tabai.png Ieremia Tabai
(born 1949)
1978
1982
12 July 1979 10 December 1982 3 years, 151 days NPP
No image.png Rota Onorio
(1919–2004)
Acting president
10 December 1982 18 February 1983 70 days Independent
2 Ieremia Tabai.png Ieremia Tabai
(born 1949)
1983
1987
18 February 1983 4 July 1991 8 years, 136 days NPP
3 Teatao Teannaki 2014.jpg Teatao Teannaki
(1936–2016)
1991 4 July 1991 24 May 1994 2 years, 324 days NPP
No image.png Tekiree Tamuera
(born 1940)
Acting president
24 May 1994 28 May 1994 4 days Independent
No image.png Ata Teaotai
(born 19??)
Acting president
28 May 1994 1 October 1994 126 days Independent
4 Teburoro Tito in Maldives (cropped).jpg Teburoro Tito
(born 1952)
1994
1998
2003 (Feb)
1 October 1994 28 March 2003 8 years, 178 days CDP
until 1994 renamed to
MTM
No image.png Tion Otang
(born 19??)
Acting president
28 March 2003 10 July 2003 104 days Independent
5 Anote Tong (1) (cropped).jpg Anote Tong
(born 1952)
2003 (Jul)
2007
2012
10 July 2003 11 March 2016 12 years, 245 days PTK
6 Taneti Maamau (27208262585).jpg Taneti Maamau
(born 1960)
2016
2020
11 March 2016 Incumbent 8 years, 238 days TKP

The highest rank of the Kiribati Scout Association is the President's Award.

See also

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