President of Kiribati
Beretitenti o Kiribati (Gilbertese)
Seal of Government of
the Republic of Kiribati
Incumbent
Taneti Maamau
since 11 March 2016
Executive branch of the Government of Kiribati
Term lengthFour years, renewable twice
Inaugural holderIeremia Tabai
Formation12 July 1979
DeputyVice President of Kiribati
SalaryAUD 17,900/US$ 12,013 annually[1]
Websitehttps://www.president.gov.ki/

The president of Kiribati (Gilbertese: Beretitenti[2]) is the head of state and head of government of Kiribati.[3][4]

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.[5]

The Presidential residence, former Government House, Bairiki.

List of presidents

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Ieremia Tabai
(born 1949)		 1978
1982		 12 July 1979 10 December 1982 3 years, 151 days National Progressive Party
— Rota Onorio
(1919–2004)
Acting		 — 10 December 1982 18 February 1983 70 days Independent
2 Ieremia Tabai
(born 1949)		 1983
1987		 18 February 1983 4 July 1991 8 years, 136 days National Progressive Party
3 Teatao Teannaki
(1936–2016)		 1991 4 July 1991 24 May 1994 2 years, 324 days National Progressive Party
— Tekiree Tamuera
(born 1940)
Acting		 — 24 May 1994 28 May 1994 4 days Independent
— Ata Teaotai
(born 19??)
Acting		 — 28 May 1994 1 October 1994 126 days Independent
4 Teburoro Tito
(born 1952)		 1994
1998
2003 (Feb)		 1 October 1994 28 March 2003 8 years, 178 days Christian Democratic Party /
Protect the Maneaba
— Tion Otang
(born 19??)
Acting		 — 28 March 2003 10 July 2003 104 days Independent
5 Anote Tong
(born 1952)		 2003 (Jul)
2007
2012		 10 July 2003 11 March 2016 12 years, 245 days Pillars of Truth
6 Taneti Maamau
(born 1960)		 2016
2020		 11 March 2016 Incumbent 7 years, 308 days Tobwaan Kiribati Party

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

Latest election

The results were declared on 23 June 2020 by Chief Justice John Muria at the Ministry of Justice headquarters in South Tarawa. Maamau won the election with 59% of the vote, receiving a majority in 16 of the 23 constituencies, while Berina finished first in seven constituencies.[6][7]

CandidatePartyVotes%
Taneti MaamauTobwaan Kiribati Party26,05359.32
Banuera BerinaBoutokaan Kiribati Moa Party17,86640.68
Total43,919100.00
Valid votes43,91999.75
Invalid/blank votes1120.25
Total votes44,031100.00
Registered voters/turnout55,26879.67
Source: Ministry of Justice

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Salaries and Allowances of Members of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu and Salaries Tribunal Act - 2002 Consolidated Edition" (PDF). www.paclii.org.
  2. ↑ Constitution of Kiribati Archived 2009-04-16 at the Wayback Machine, art. 30 (1)
  3. ↑ Constitution of Kiribati, art. 30 (2)
  4. ↑ "Historical Information on Members of the Parliament of Kiribati" Archived 2007-11-01 at the Wayback Machine, Kiribati Parliament website
  5. ↑ [Constitution of Kiribati], art. 32
  6. ↑ Association, Pacific Islands News. "Kiribati President Taneti Maamau to be sworn in Wednesday". www.pina.com.fj. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  7. ↑ Pala, Christopher (June 23, 2020). "Boost for Beijing: pro-China president wins re-election in Kiribati". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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