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 lengthFour years, renewable twice
Inaugural holderIeremia Tabai
Formation12 July 1979
DeputyVice President of Kiribati
SalaryAUD 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

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 MaamauTobwaan Kiribati26,05359.32
Banuera BerinaBoutokaan Kiribati Moa17,86640.68
Invalid/blank votes112
Total44,031100
Registered voters/turnout55,26879.67
Source: Ministry of Justice

2016 election

Candidate Party Votes %
Taneti MaamauTobwaan Kiribati Party19,83359.96
Rimeta BeniaminaPillars of Truth12,76438.59
Tianeti IoanePillars of Truth4821.46
Invalid/blank votes168
Total33,247100
Registered voters/turnout
Source: Pina

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 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.
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