{{short description|Head of state and government of Kiribati}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox official post | post = President | body = Kiribati | native_name = {{nativename|gil|Beretitenti o Kiribati}} | insignia = Coat_of_arms_of_Kiribati.svg | insigniasize = 100px | insigniacaption = Seal of Government of<br /> the Republic of Kiribati | termlength = Four years, | termlength_qualified = renewable twice | constituting_instrument = Constitution of Kiribati (1979) | image = Taneti Maamau (27208262585).jpg | incumbent = Taneti Maamau | incumbentsince = 11 March 2016 | formation = {{Start date and age|1979|7|12|df=y}} | department = Executive branch of the Government of Kiribati | deputy = Vice President of Kiribati | inaugural = Ieremia Tabai | salary = AUD 17,900/US$ 12,013 annually<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.parliament.gov.ki/docs/acts/2008/Salaries%20and%20Allowances%20of%20Members%20of%20the%20Maneaba%20ni%20Maungatabu%20(Amendment)%20Act%202008.pdf |title=Salaries and Allowances of Members of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu and Salaries Tribunal Act - 2002 Consolidated Edition|website=www.paclii.org}}</ref> | website = https://www.president.gov.ki/ }} {{Politics of Kiribati}}
The '''president of Kiribati''' ({{langx|gil|'''Beretitenti'''}}<ref>[http://www.parliament.gov.ki/constitution.html Constitution of Kiribati] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416024522/http://www.parliament.gov.ki/constitution.html |date=2009-04-16 }}, art. 30 (1)</ref>) is the head of state and head of government of Kiribati.<ref>Constitution of Kiribati, art. 30 (2)</ref><ref>[http://www.parliament.gov.ki/historical.htm#vice "Historical Information on Members of the Parliament of Kiribati"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071101122118/http://www.parliament.gov.ki/historical.htm |date=2007-11-01 }}, Kiribati Parliament website</ref>
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.<ref>[Constitution of Kiribati], art. 32</ref>
[[File:KiribatiPresidential Residence.jpg|thumb|The Presidential residence, former Government House, Bairiki.]]
== List of officeholders ==
; Political parties
{{legend|#DC143C|National Progressive Party (NPP)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend|{{party colour|Independent politician}}|Independent|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend|#008080|Christian Democratic Party (CDP) → Protect the Maneaba (MTM)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend|{{party color|Pillars of Truth}}|Pillars of Truth (PTK)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}{{legend|{{party color|Tobwaan Kiribati Party}}|Tobwaan Kiribati Party (TKP)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
; Status
{{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes acting president|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}} ! rowspan="2" style="width:75px;" | Portrait ! rowspan="2" | Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}} ! rowspan="2" | Elected ! colspan="3" | Term of office ! rowspan="2" | Political party |- ! Took office ! Left office ! Time in office |- ! style="background:#DC143C;" | {{color|white|1}} | 116x116px | Ieremia Tabai<br />{{small|(born 1949)}} | 1978<br />1982 | 12 July 1979 | 10 December 1982 | {{age in years and days|1979|7|12|1982|12|10}} | NPP |-style="background:#e6e6aa;" ! {{party color cell|Independent politician}}— | 75px | Rota Onorio<br />{{small|(1919–2004)<br />Acting president}} | — | 10 December 1982 | 18 February 1983 | {{age in years and days|1982|12|10|1983|2|18}} | Independent |- ! style="background:#DC143C;" | {{color|white|2}} | 116x116px | Ieremia Tabai<br />{{small|(born 1949)}} | 1983<br />1987 | 18 February 1983 | 4 July 1991 | {{age in years and days|1983|2|18|1991|7|4}} | NPP |- ! style="background:#DC143C;" | {{color|white|3}} | 120x120px | Teatao Teannaki<br />{{small|(1936–2016)}} | 1991 | 4 July 1991 | 24 May 1994 | {{age in years and days|1991|7|4|1994|5|24}} | NPP |-style="background:#e6e6aa;" ! {{party color cell|Independent politician}}— | 75px | Tekiree Tamuera<br />{{small|(born 1940)<br />Acting president}} | — | 24 May 1994 | 28 May 1994 | {{age in years and days|1994|5|24|1994|5|28}} | Independent |-style="background:#e6e6aa;" ! {{party color cell|Independent politician}} — | 75px | Ata Teaotai<br />{{small|(born 19??)<br />Acting president}} | — | 28 May 1994 | 1 October 1994 | {{age in years and days|1994|5|28|1994|10|1}} | Independent |- ! style="background:#008080;" | {{color|white|4}} | 103x103px | Teburoro Tito<br />{{small|(born 1952)}} | 1994<br />1998<br />2003 {{small|(Feb)}} | 1 October 1994 | 28 March 2003 | {{age in years and days|1994|10|1|2003|3|28}} | CDP<br>{{small|until 1994 renamed to}}<br>MTM |-style="background:#e6e6aa;" ! {{party color cell|Independent politician}} — | 75px | Tion Otang<br />{{small|(born 19??)<br />Acting president}} | — | 28 March 2003 | 10 July 2003 | {{age in years and days|2003|3|28|2003|7|10}} | Independent |- ! {{party color cell|Pillars of Truth}} {{color|white|5}} | 120x120px | Anote Tong<br />{{small|(born 1952)}} | 2003 {{small|(Jul)}}<br />2007<br />2012 | 10 July 2003 | 11 March 2016 | {{age in years and days|2003|7|10|2016|3|11}} | PTK |- ! {{party color cell|Tobwaan Kiribati Party}} {{color|white|6}} | frameless|130x130px | Taneti Maamau<br />{{small|(born 1960)}} | 2016<br />2020<br/>2024 | 11 March 2016 | Incumbent | {{age in years and days|2016|3|11}} | TKP |}
The highest rank of the Kiribati Scout Association is the ''President's Award''.
=== Timeline === {{#tag:timeline |ImageSize = width:1150 height:auto barincrement:15 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:100 right:150 left:20 AlignBars = late
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bar:Tabai from: 12/07/1979 till: 10/12/1982 color:NPP from: 18/02/1983 till: 04/07/1991 color:NPP text:"Ieremia Tabai" bar:Onorio from: 10/12/1982 till: 18/02/1983 color:Independent text:"Rota Onorio (acting)" bar:Teannaki from: 04/07/1991 till: 24/05/1994 color:NPP text:"Teatao Teannaki" bar:Tamuera from: 24/05/1994 till: 28/05/1994 color:Independent text:"Tekiree Tamuera (acting)" bar:Teaotai from: 28/05/1994 till: 01/10/1994 color:Independent text:"Ata Teaotai (acting)" bar:Tito from: 01/10/1994 till: 28/03/2003 color:MTM text:"Teburoro Tito" bar:Otang from: 28/03/2003 till: 10/07/2003 color:Independent text:"Tion Otang (acting)" bar:Tong from: 10/07/2003 till: 11/03/2016 color:BTK text:"Anote Tong" bar:Maamau from: 11/03/2016 till: $now color:TKP text:"Taneti Maamau"
}}
== Latest election == {{main|2024 Kiribati presidential election}} {{#section-h:2024 Kiribati presidential election|Results}}
==See also== * Governor of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands * Vice-President
== Notes == <references group="lower-alpha" /> ==References== {{reflist}}
{{Presidents of Kiribati}} {{Kiribati Government}} {{Kiribati topics}} {{Heads of state and government of Oceania}}
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