# President of Nauru

The president of Nauru is elected by Parliament from among its members, and is both the head of state and the head of government of Nauru. Nauru's unicameral Parliament has 19 members, with an electoral term of three years. Political parties only play a minor role in Nauru politics, and there have often been periods of instability in the Presidential office. Shifting allegiances among a small number of individuals can lead to frequent changes in the makeup of the government, including who occupies the office of the president.

## List of officeholders
### Political parties

| Portrait | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| Portrait | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party |
| | | Hammer DeRoburt (1922–1992) | 1968 1973 | 17 May 1968 | 22 December 1976 | 8 years, 219 days | Independent |
| | | Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003) | 1976 1977 | 22 December 1976 | 19 December 1978 | 1 year, 362 days | NP |
| | | Lagumot Harris (1938–1999) | — | 19 December 1978 | 23 December 1978 | 4 days | Independent |
| | | Hammer DeRoburt (1922–1992) | 1980 1983 | 23 December 1978 | 17 September 1986 | 7 years, 268 days | Independent |
| | | Kennan Adeang (1942–2011) | — | 17 September 1986 | 1 October 1986 | 14 days | NP |
| | | Hammer DeRoburt (1922–1992) | — | 1 October 1986 | 12 December 1986 | 72 days | Independent |
| | | Kennan Adeang (1942–2011) | — | 12 December 1986 | 22 December 1986 | 10 days | NP |
| | | Hammer DeRoburt (1922–1992) | 1986 1987 | 22 December 1986 | 17 August 1989 | 2 years, 238 days | Independent |
| | | Kenas Aroi (1942–1991) | — | 17 August 1989 | 12 December 1989 | 117 days | Independent |
| | | Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003) | 1989 1992 | 12 December 1989 | 22 November 1995 | 5 years, 345 days | DNP |
| | | Lagumot Harris (1938–1999) | 1995 | 22 November 1995 | 11 November 1996 | 355 days | Independent |
| | | Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003) | — | 11 November 1996 | 26 November 1996 | 15 days | DNP |
| | | Kennan Adeang (1942–2011) | — | 26 November 1996 | 19 December 1996 | 23 days | DNP |
| | | Ruben Kun (1942–2014) | — | 19 December 1996 | 13 February 1997 | 56 days | Independent |
| | | Kinza Clodumar (1945–2021) | 1997 | 13 February 1997 | 18 June 1998 | 1 year, 125 days | CP |
| | | Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003) | — | 18 June 1998 | 27 April 1999 | 313 days | DNP |
| | | René Harris (1947–2008) | — | 27 April 1999 | 20 April 2000 | 359 days | Independent |
| | | Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003) | 2000 | 20 April 2000 | 30 March 2001 | 344 days | DNP |
| | | René Harris (1947–2008) | — | 30 March 2001 | 9 January 2003 | 1 year, 285 days | Independent |
| | | Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003) | — | 9 January 2003 | 17 January 2003 | 8 days | DNP |
| | | René Harris (1947–2008) | — | 17 January 2003 | 18 January 2003 | 1 day | Independent |
| | | Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003) | — | 18 January 2003 | 9 March 2003 | 50 days | DNP |
| | | Derog Gioura (1932–2008) | — | 10 March 2003 | 29 May 2003 | 80 days | Independent |
| | | Ludwig Scotty (born 1948) | 2003 | 29 May 2003 | 8 August 2003 | 71 days | Independent |
| | | René Harris (1947–2008) | — | 8 August 2003 | 22 June 2004 | 319 days | Independent |
| | | Ludwig Scotty (born 1948) | 2004 | 22 June 2004 | 19 December 2007 | 3 years, 180 days | Independent |
| | | Marcus Stephen (born 1969) | 2007 2008 2010 (April) 2010 (June) | 19 December 2007 | 10 November 2011 | 3 years, 326 days | Independent |
| | | Freddie Pitcher (born 1967) | — | 10 November 2011 | 15 November 2011 | 5 days | Independent |
| | | Sprent Dabwido (1972–2019) | — | 15 November 2011 | 11 June 2013 | 1 year, 208 days | Independent |
| | | Baron Waqa (born 1959) | 2013 2016 | 11 June 2013 | 27 August 2019 | 6 years, 77 days | Independent |
| | | Lionel Aingimea (born 1965) | 2019 | 27 August 2019 | 29 September 2022 | 3 years, 33 days | Independent |
| | | Russ Kun (born 1975) | 2022 | 29 September 2022 | 30 October 2023 | 1 year, 31 days | Independent |
| | | David Adeang (born 1969) | — | 30 October 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 96 days | Independent |