President of Kiribati

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 lengthFour years, renewable twice
Inaugural holderIeremia Tabai
Formation12 July 1979
DeputyVice President of Kiribati
SalaryAUD 17,900/US$ 12,013 annually[1]
Websitehttps://www.president.gov.ki/
Politics of Kiribati
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Foreign relations

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

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.
  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