President of Kiribati

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

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 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[1]
Website	https://www.president.gov.ki/

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 officeholders

Political parties

  National Progressive Party (NPP)

  Independent

  Christian Democratic Party (CDP) → Protect the Maneaba (MTM)

  Pillars of Truth (PTK)

  Tobwaan Kiribati Party (TKP)

Status

  Denotes acting president

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	NPP
—		Rota Onorio (1919–2004) Acting president	—	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	NPP
3		Teatao Teannaki (1936–2016)	1991	4 July 1991	24 May 1994	2 years, 324 days	NPP
—		Tekiree Tamuera (born 1940) Acting president	—	24 May 1994	28 May 1994	4 days	Independent
—		Ata Teaotai (born 19??) Acting president	—	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	CDP until 1994 renamed to MTM
—		Tion Otang (born 19??) Acting president	—	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	PTK
6		Taneti Maamau (born 1960)	2016 2020 2024	11 March 2016	Incumbent	8 years, 283 days	TKP

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

Timeline

Latest election

Main article: 2020 Kiribati presidential 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]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Taneti Maamau	Tobwaan Kiribati Party	26,053	59.32
	Banuera Berina	Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party	17,866	40.68
Total			43,919	100.00
Valid votes			43,919	99.75
Invalid/blank votes			112	0.25
Total votes			44,031	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			55,268	79.67
Source: Ministry of Justice

By electoral district

Vote share by electoral district

Electoral district	Maamau	Berina
Abaiang	1,372	1,030
Abemama	1,066	466
Aranuka	346	231
Arorae	71	420
Banaba	66	109
Beru	609	497
Betio	4,033	2,264
Butaritari	927	541
Kiritimati	1,706	1,473
Kuria	131	424
Maiana	95	849
Makin	404	483
Marakei	972	244
Nikunau	584	297
Nonouti	338	962
North Tarawa	1,846	1,006
Onotoa	811	20
Tabiteuea North	1,011	552
Tabiteuea South	465	201
Tabuaeran	168	621
Tamana	218	179
TUC	8,347	4,732
Teraina	4,65	265
Total	26,053	17,866

See also

• Governor of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands
• Vice-President

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. "Kiribati President Taneti Maamau to be sworn in Wednesday". PINA. 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.