List of presidents of the Marshall Islands

President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Seal of Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Incumbent David Kabua since 13 January 2020
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Amata Kabua
Formation	17 November 1979
Deputy	Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands
Salary	60,000 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. Current Marshallese President David Kabua is the son of Amata Kabua.

List of officeholders[]

No.	Portrait	President (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Amata Kabua (1928–1996)	November 17, 1979	December 20, 1996	17 years, 33 days	Independent
—		Kunio Lemari (1942–2008) Acting	December 20, 1996	January 14, 1997	25 days	Aelon̄ Kein Ad United Democratic Party
2		Imata Kabua (1943–2019)	January 14, 1997	January 10, 2000	2 years, 361 days	Aelon̄ Kein Ad United Democratic Party
3		Kessai Note (1950–)	January 10, 2000	January 14, 2008	8 years, 4 days	United Democratic Party
4		Litokwa Tomeing (1939–2020)	January 14, 2008	October 21, 2009 (vote of no confidence)	1 year, 280 days
—		Ruben Zackhras (1947–2019) Acting	October 21, 2009	November 2, 2009	12 days	United Democratic Party
5		Jurelang Zedkaia (1950–2015)	November 2, 2009	January 10, 2012	2 years, 68 days	Independent
6		Christopher Loeak (1952–)	January 10, 2012	January 11, 2016	4 years, 1 day	Independent
7		Casten Nemra (1971–)	January 11, 2016	January 28, 2016 (vote of no confidence)	17 days	Independent
8		Hilda C. Heine (1951–)	January 28, 2016	January 13, 2020	3 years, 350 days	Independent
9		David Kabua (1951–)	January 13, 2020	Incumbent	2 years, 54 days	Aelon̄ Kein Ad United Democratic Party

See also[]

• Government of the Marshall Islands
• Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands
• High Commissioner of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

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