# President of Kiribati

The president of Kiribati (Gilbertese: Beretitenti) is the head of state and head of government of Kiribati.
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.

## List of officeholders
### Status

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party |
| 1 | | Ieremia Tabai (born 1949) | 1978 1982 | 12 July 1979 | 10 December 1982 | 3 years, 151 days | NPP |
| — | | Rota Onorio (1919–2004) Acting president | — | 10 December 1982 | 18 February 1983 | 70 days | Independent |
| 2 | | Ieremia Tabai (born 1949) | 1983 1987 | 18 February 1983 | 4 July 1991 | 8 years, 136 days | NPP |
| 3 | | Teatao Teannaki (1936–2016) | 1991 | 4 July 1991 | 24 May 1994 | 2 years, 324 days | NPP |
| — | | Tekiree Tamuera (born 1940) Acting president | — | 24 May 1994 | 28 May 1994 | 4 days | Independent |
| — | | Ata Teaotai (born 19??) Acting president | — | 28 May 1994 | 1 October 1994 | 126 days | Independent |
| 4 | | Teburoro Tito (born 1952) | 1994 1998 2003 (Feb) | 1 October 1994 | 28 March 2003 | 8 years, 178 days | CDP until 1994 renamed to MTM |
| — | | Tion Otang (born 19??) Acting president | — | 28 March 2003 | 10 July 2003 | 104 days | Independent |
| 5 | | Anote Tong (born 1952) | 2003 (Jul) 2007 2012 | 10 July 2003 | 11 March 2016 | 12 years, 245 days | PTK |
| 6 | | Taneti Maamau (born 1960) | 2016 2020 2024 | 11 March 2016 | Incumbent | 8 years, 334 days | TKP |
The highest rank of the Kiribati Scout Association is the President's Award.

### Timeline
## Latest election

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Taneti Maamau | Tobwaan Kiribati Party | 20,676 | 55.05 |
| | Kaotitaake Kokoria | Independent | 15,787 | 42.03 |
| | Bautaake Beia | Tobwaan Kiribati Party | 1,094 | 2.91 |
| Total | Total | Total | 37,557 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 37,557 | 99.70 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 114 | 0.30 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,671 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 54,776 | 68.77 |
| Source: Erikan Eribati Moantau (Facebook) - unofficial |||||

### By electoral district

Vote share by electoral district :
| Electoral district | Bautaake Beia | Kaotitaake Kokoria | Taneti Maamau | Valid | Invalid/ blank | Total | Registered voters | Turnout (%) |
| Abaiang | 81 | 967 | 1,043 | 2,091 | 4 | 2,095 | 3,176 | 66.0 |
| Abemama | 37 | 598 | 824 | 1,459 | 6 | 1,465 | 2,082 | 70.4 |
| Aranuka | 13 | 217 | 271 | 501 | 0 | 501 | 726 | 69.0 |
| Arorae | 16 | 303 | 64 | 383 | 0 | 383 | 530 | 72.3 |
| Banaba | 3 | 36 | 111 | 150 | 0 | 150 | 220 | 68.2 |
| Beru | 29 | 452 | 472 | 953 | 5 | 958 | 1,197 | 80.0 |
| Betio | 125 | 2,108 | 2,720 | 4,953 | 11 | 4,964 | 7,855 | 63.2 |
| Butaritari | 30 | 242 | 1,172 | 1,444 | 1 | 1,445 | 1,737 | 83.2 |
| Fanning (Tabuaeran) | 9 | 862 | 99 | 970 | 2 | 972 | 1,108 | 87.7 |
| Kiritimati (and Kanton) | 99 | 1,483 | 1,280 | 2,862 | 8 | 2,870 | 3,879 | 74.0 |
| Kuria | 7 | 314 | 155 | 476 | 2 | 478 | 683 | 70.0 |
| Maiana | 42 | 536 | 345 | 923 | 2 | 925 | 1,255 | 73.7 |
| Makin | 33 | 297 | 428 | 758 | 2 | 760 | 1,111 | 68.4 |
| Marakei | 40 | 211 | 851 | 1,102 | 0 | 1,102 | 1,550 | 71.1 |
| Nikunau | 31 | 269 | 639 | 939 | 2 | 941 | 1,143 | 82.3 |
| Nonouti | 27 | 661 | 390 | 1,074 | 0 | 1,078 | 1,484 | 72.6 |
| North Tabiteuea | 74 | 593 | 869 | 1,536 | 3 | 1,539 | 2,086 | 73.8 |
| Onotoa | 3 | 29 | 758 | 790 | 2 | 792 | 930 | 85.2 |
| Rural Tarawa (North Tarawa) | 87 | 936 | 1,655 | 2,678 | 17 | 2,695 | 4,183 | 64.4 |
| South Tabiteuea | 1 | 57 | 438 | 496 | 1 | 497 | 648 | 76.7 |
| Tamana | 7 | 125 | 142 | 274 | 0 | 274 | 420 | 65.2 |
| Tarawa Teinainano (South Tarawa) | 217 | 4,320 | 5,430 | 9,967 | 46 | 10,013 | 15,823 | 63.3 |
| Teraina | 83 | 171 | 520 | 774 | 0 | 774 | 950 | 81.5 |
| Total | 1,094 | 15,787 | 20,676 | 37,557 | 114 | 37,667 | 54,776 | 68.8 |
| Source: Erikan Eribati Moantau (Facebook) - unofficial |||||||||