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List of presidents of the Marshall Islands

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President of the Marshall Islands
Būreejtōn in M̧ajeļ (Marshallese)
Seal of Government of
the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Incumbent
Hilda Heine
since 3 January 2024
Term lengthFour years, renewable once
Inaugural holderAmata Kabua
Formation17 November 1979
DeputyMinister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands
Salary60,000 USD annually[1]
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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.

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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Status
  Denotes acting president
Symbols

† Died in office

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Amata Kabua
(1928–1996) 		1979
1983
1987
1991
1995 		17 November 1979 20 December 1996[†] 17 years, 33 days Independent
— 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
— 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 Christopher Loeak
(born 1952) 		2011 10 January 2012 11 January 2016 4 years, 1 day Independent
7 Casten Nemra
(born 1971) 		— 11 January 2016 28 January 2016
(vote of no confidence) 		17 days Independent
8 Hilda Heine
(born 1951) 		2015 28 January 2016 13 January 2020 3 years, 350 days Independent
9 David Kabua
(born 1951) 		2019 13 January 2020 3 January 2024 3 years, 355 days Aelon̄ Kein Ad
10 Hilda Heine
(born 1951) 		2023 3 January 2024 Incumbent 354 days Independent

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Nitijela. "NITIJELA MEMBERS COMPENSATION ACT 1980" (PDF). rmiparliament.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-10-02. Retrieved 2020-01-12.
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