President of Fiji

The president of the Republic of Fiji is the head of state of Fiji. The President is appointed by the Parliament of Fiji for a three-year term under the terms of the 2013 Constitution of Fiji.

List of presidents of Fiji (1867–present)
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(Birth–Death)Term of officePolitical Party1Seru Epenisa Cakobau2 May 18671867President of the General Assembly2Qoleanavanua18671869Chieftains Supreme3Enele Ma'afu'otu'itoga18691869Chieftains Supreme4Seru Epenisa Cakobau18695 June 18715Sydney C. Burt5 June 187118 May 18726George Austin Woods18 May 187223 March 18747John Bates Thurston23 March 187410 October 18748Sir Hercules Robinson10 October 1874June 18759Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon19 August 1875188010Sir William Des Vœux20 December 188021 January 188511John Bates Thurston21 January 18851 January 188712Sir Charles Mitchell1 January 1887February 188813Sir John Bates ThurstonFebruary 18887 February 189714Sir George T. M. O'BrienMarch 1897190115Sir William Allardyce190110 September 190216Sir Henry Jackson10 September 190211 October 190417Sir Everard im Thurn11 October 1904191018Sir Charles Major191021 February 19111920Sir Francis May21 February 191125 July 191221Sir Ernest Sweet-Escott25 July 191210 October 191522Sir Eyre Hutson1915191623Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell10 October 1916191924Sir Eyre Hutson1919191925Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell1919192526Sir Eyre Hutson25 April 192522 November 192927Sir Murchison Fletcher22 November 1929May 19362829Sir Cecil BartonMay 1936November 193630Sir Arthur Richards28 November 1936August 19383132Sir Cecil BartonAugust 1938September 193833Sir Harry Luke16 September 193821 July 194234Sir Philip Mitchell21 July 194212 January 194435Sir John Rankine12 January 19444 May 194436Sir John Nicoll4 May 194423 October 194437Sir John Rankine23 October 19441 January 194538Sir Alexander Grantham1 January 194521 March 194739Sir John Nicoll21 March 19478 October 194740Sir Brian Freeston8 October 19476 October 19524142Sir Ronald Garvey6 October 195228 October 195843Sir Kenneth Maddocks28 October 19586 January 196444Sir Derek Jakeway6 January 1964December 196845Sir Robert Sidney FosterDecember 196810 October 197046Sir Robert Sidney Foster10 October 197013 January 197347Ratu Sir George Cakobau13 January 197312 February 198348D. J. Aitken1971197449Paul Manueli1974197950Ian Thorpe1979198451Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau12 February 19836 October 198752Epeli Nailatikau (1941–)198414 May
19875314 May 198723 September
198754Sitiveni Rabuka
(1948–)23 September
19877 October 19877 October 19875 December 1987Military55Penaia Ganilau
(1918–1993)5 December 198715 December 1990Independent56Josaia Tavaiqia1990199057Penaia Ganilau199015 December 199358Kamisese Mara
(1920–2004)2 June 199215 December 199315 December 199318 January 1994Independent59Inoke Takiveikata18 January 199418 January 199460Kamisese Mara
(1920–2004)18 January 199429 May 2000Independent61Josefa Iloilo
(1920–2011)17 November 199729 May 2000Independent62Frank Bainimarama
(1954–)29 May 200013 July 2000Military63George Speight29 May 2000 —25 March 200164Timoci Silatolu65Shane Stevens66Josefa Iloilo
(1920–2011)13 July 20005 December 2006Independent67Jope Seniloli
(1939–2015)25 March 200129 November 2004Independent68Jope Seniloli5 December 20065 December 200670Joni Madraiwiwi
(1957–2016)15 December 20045 December 2006Independent71Frank Bainimarama
(1954–)5 December 20064 January 2007Military72Joni Madraiwiwi4 January 20074 January 200773Josefa Iloilo
(1920–2011)4 January 200730 July 2009Independent74Epeli Nailatikau (1941–)17 April 200930 July 2009Independent5 November 200912 November 2015Independent75George Konrote
(1947–)12 November 20152021Independent76Anthony Gates4 January 20078 April 201977Wiliame Katonivere20212024Independent78Kamal Kumar2023202379Lordship Salesi Temo2024202480Naiqama Lalabalavu2024—Independent

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