President of Kiribati

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

President of the Republic of the Kiribati
Incumbent Taneti Maamau since 11 March 2016
Term length	Four years, renewable twice
Inaugural holder	Ieremia Tabai
Formation	12 July 1979
Deputy	Vice President of Kiribati
Salary	AUD 17,900 annually[1]

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

#		Incumbent	Tenure		Political Affiliation	Vice President
			Took Office	Left Office
1		Ieremia Tabai	12 July 1979	10 December 1982	National Progressive Party	Teatao Teannaki
2		Rota Onorio	10 December 1982	18 February 1983	Non-partisan
3		Ieremia Tabai	18 February 1983	4 July 1991	National Progressive Party	Teatao Teannaki
4		Teatao Teannaki	4 July 1991	24 May 1994	National Progressive Party	Taomati Iuta
–		Tekiree Tamuera	24 May 1994	28 May 1994	Non-partisan
–		Ata Teaotai	28 May 1994	1 October 1994	Non-partisan
5		Teburoro Tito	1 October 1994	28 March 2003	Christian Democratic Party (Maneaban te Mauri) / Protect the Maneaba (Maneaban te Mauri)	Tewareka Tentoa (1994–2000) Beniamina Tinga (2000–2002)
–		Tion Otang	28 March 2003	10 July 2003	Non-partisan
6		Anote Tong	10 July 2003	11 March 2016	Pillars of Truth (Boutokaan te Koaua)	Teima Onorio
7		Taneti Maamau	11 March 2016	present	Tobwaan Kiribati Party	Kourabi Nenem (2016–2019) Teuea Toatu (2019)

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

Latest election

Main articles: 2020 Kiribati presidential election and 2016 Kiribati presidential election

2020 election

The official 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	26,053	59.32
Banuera Berina	Boutokaan Kiribati Moa	17,866	40.68
Invalid/blank votes		112	–
Total		44,031	100
Registered voters/turnout		55,268	79.67
Source: Ministry of Justice

2016 election

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Taneti Maamau	Tobwaan Kiribati Party	19,833	59.96
Rimeta Beniamina	Pillars of Truth	12,764	38.59
Tianeti Ioane	Pillars of Truth	482	1.46
Invalid/blank votes		168	–
Total		33,247	100
Registered voters/turnout
Source: Pina

See also

• Governor of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands

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 2020-06-23.
7. Pala, Christopher (2020-06-23). "Boost for Beijing: pro-China president wins re-election in Kiribati". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-06-23.