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.

## List of officeholders

|rowspan="2"||rowspan="2"|Picture|rowspan="2"|Name|colspan="3"|Term of office|rowspan="2"|Political party|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
||Hammer DeRoburt|31 January 1968|22 December 1976|8 years, 326 days|Independent|||||
||Bernard Dowiyogo|22 December 1976|19 December 1978|1 year, 361 days|Nauru Party|||||
||Lagumot Harris|19 December 1978|23 December 1978|4 days|Independent|||||
||Hammer DeRoburt|23 December 1978|17 September 1986|7 years, 268 days|Independent|||||
||Kennan Adeang|17 September 1986|1 October 1986|14 days|Nauru Party|||||
||Hammer DeRoburt|1 October 1986|12 December 1986|72 days|Independent|||||
||Kennan Adeang|12 December 1986|22 December 1986|10 days|Nauru Party|||||
||Hammer DeRoburt|22 December 1986|17 August 1989|2 years, 239 days|Independent|||||
||Kenas Aroi|17 August 1989|12 December 1989|117 days|Independent|||||
||Bernard Dowiyogo|12 December 1989|22 November 1995|5 years, 344 days|Democratic Party|||||
||Lagumot Harris|22 November 1995|11 November 1996|355 days|Independent|||||
||Bernard Dowiyogo|11 November 1996|26 November 1996|15 days|Democratic Party|||||
||Kennan Adeang|26 November 1996|19 December 1996|23 days|Democratic Party|||||
||Ruben Kun|19 December 1996|13 February 1997|56 days|Independent|||||
||Kinza Clodumar|13 February 1997|18 June 1998|1 year, 126 days|Centre Party|||||
||Bernard Dowiyogo|18 June 1998|27 April 1999|313 days|Democratic Party|||||
||René Harris|27 April 1999|20 April 2000|359 days|Independent|||||
||Bernard Dowiyogo|20 April 2000|30 March 2001|344 days|Democratic Party|||||
||René Harris|30 March 2001|9 January 2003|1 year, 283 days|Independent|||||
||Bernard Dowiyogo|9 January 2003|17 January 2003|8 days|Democratic Party|||||
||René Harris|17 January 2003|18 January 2003|1 day|Independent|||||
||Bernard Dowiyogo|18 January 2003|9 March 2003|50 days|Democratic Party|||||
||Derog Gioura|10 March 2003|29 May 2003|80 days|Independent|||||
||Ludwig Scotty|29 May 2003|8 August 2003|71 days|Independent|||||
||René Harris|8 August 2003|22 July 2004|319 days|Independent|||||
||Ludwig Scotty|22 July 2004|19 December 2007|3 years, 179 days|Independent|||||
||Marcus Stephen|19 December 2007|10 November 2011|3 years, 326 days|Independent|||||
||Freddie Pitcher|10 November 2011|15 November 2011|5 days|Independent|||||
||Sprent Dabwido|15 November 2011|11 June 2013|1 year, 209 days|Independent|||||
||Baron Waqa|11 June 2013|27 August 2019|6 years, 76 days|Independent|||||
||Lionel Aingimea|27 August 2019|29 September 2022||Independent|||||
||Russ Kun|29 September 2022|30 October 2023||Independent|||||
||David Adeang|30 October 2023|_Incumbent_||Independent|||||

## Infobox (official post)

- **post**: President
- **body**: the Republic of Nauru
- **native name**: _President Repubrik Naoero_
- **insignia**: Coat of arms of Nauru.svg
- **insigniasize**: 125px
- **insigniacaption**: Seal of Government of
the Republic of Nauru
- **image**: David Adeang (cropped).jpg
- **incumbent**: David Adeang
- **incumbentsince**: 30 October 2023
- **style**: His Excellency
- **appointer**: Parliament of Nauru
- **deputy**: Minister Assisting the President of Nauru
- **residence**: State House (Nauru), State House
Anetan District
- **termlength**: Three years

- **formation**: Constitution of Nauru
- **inaugural**: Hammer DeRoburt

- **salary**: $100,032 (AUD) annually
- **website**: [http://www.naurugov.nr/ naurugov.nr]