List of presidents of the Marshall Islands
The following is a list of presidents of the Marshall Islands, since the establishment of that office in 1979. The president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands is the head of state and government of the Marshall Islands. The President is elected by the Nitijeļā (Legislature) from among its members. Presidents pick cabinet members from the Nitijeļā.
| President of the Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|
| Būreejtōn in M̧ajeļ (Marshallese) | |
 Seal of Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
 | |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Amata Kabua |
| Formation | 17 November 1979 |
| Deputy | Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands |
| Salary | 60,000 USD annually[1] |
Amata Kabua was elected as the first President of the Republic in 1979. Subsequently, he was re-elected to four-year terms in 1983, 1987, 1991, and 1996. After Amata Kabua's death in office, his first cousin, Imata Kabua, won a special election in 1997. Casten Nemra, who was elected and took office in January 2016, was replaced by Hilda Heine one week later. The Marshallese president, David Kabua, is the son of Amata Kabua. The current Marshallese president is Hilda Heine.
List of officeholders
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† Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Election | Term of office | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | 
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Amata Kabua (1928–1996) |
1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 |
17 November 1979 | 20 December 1996[†] | 17 years, 33 days | Independent |
| — | 
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Kunio Lemari (1942–2008) Acting president |
— | 20 December 1996 | 14 January 1997 | 25 days | United Democratic Party |
| 2 | 
|
Imata Kabua (1943–2019) |
— | 14 January 1997 | 10 January 2000 | 2 years, 361 days | Aelon̄ Kein Ad |
| 3 | 
|
Kessai Note (born 1950) |
1999 2003 |
10 January 2000 | 14 January 2008 | 8 years, 4 days | United Democratic Party |
| 4 | 
|
Litokwa Tomeing (1939–2020) |
2007 | 14 January 2008 | 21 October 2009 (vote of no confidence) |
1 year, 280 days | United People's Party |
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Ruben Zackhras (1947–2019) Acting president |
— | 21 October 2009 | 2 November 2009 | 12 days | United Democratic Party |
| 5 | 
|
Jurelang Zedkaia (1950–2015) |
2009 | 2 November 2009 | 10 January 2012 | 2 years, 69 days | Independent |
| 6 | 
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Christopher Loeak (born 1952) |
2011 | 10 January 2012 | 11 January 2016 | 4 years, 1 day | Independent |
| 7 | 
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Casten Nemra (born 1971) |
— | 11 January 2016 | 28 January 2016 (vote of no confidence) |
17 days | Independent |
| 8 | 
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Hilda Heine (born 1951) |
2015 | 28 January 2016 | 13 January 2020 | 3 years, 350 days | Independent |
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David Kabua (born 1951) |
2019 | 13 January 2020 | 3 January 2024 | 3 years, 355 days | Aelon̄ Kein Ad |
| 10 |
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Hilda Heine (born 1951) |
2023 | 3 January 2024 | Incumbent | 354 days | Independent |
See also
edit- Government of the Marshall Islands
- Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands
- High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
- List of colonial governors of the Marshall Islands
References
edit- ^ Nitijela. "NITIJELA MEMBERS COMPENSATION ACT 1980" (PDF). rmiparliament.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2020-01-12.