The government of the Marshall Islands operates under a mixed parliamentary-presidential system as set forth in its Constitution. Elections are held every four years in universal suffrage,with each of the 24 constituencies electing one or more representatives (senators) to the lower house of RMI's unicameral legislature,the Nitijela. The President,who is head of state as well as head of government,is elected by the 33 senators of the Nitijela. Four of the five Marshallese presidents who have been elected since the Constitution was adopted in 1979 have been traditional paramount chiefs.
Iroij Litokwa Tomeing was the President of the Marshall Islands from January 2008 until October 2009.
Ruben R. Zackhras was a Marshallese politician. He was acting President of the Marshall Islands from 21 October 2009 to 26 October 2009. He previously served as Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1998.
An indirect presidential election was held in the Marshall Islands on 26 October 2009 following the ousting of incumbent President Litokwa Tomeing in the nation's first successful vote of no confidence on 21 October 2009. Tomeing had been temporarily replaced by Ruben Zackhras as acting president.
Iroijlaplap Jurelang Zedkaia was a Marshallese politician and Iroijlaplap. He served as the President of the Marshall Islands from 2009 to 2012. He was elected as the country's 5th head of state on October 26,2009,following the ouster of his predecessor,Litokwa Tomeing,in the country's first successful vote of no confidence.
Gerald M. Zackios is a Marshallese politician and diplomat. He was a member of the Legislature of the Marshall Islands (Nitijeļā) from 2000 until 2012. During this period he was Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands from 2000 until 2001 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2001 until 2007. He serves as the Ambassador of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to the United States since June 2016.
Christopher Jorebon Loeak is a Marshallese politician who was the President of the Marshall Islands from 2012 to 2016. He was elected by parliament as President in January 2012,following the 2011 general election.
Alvin Jacklick is a Marshallese politician and government minister. In the late 1980s he was elected mayor of Ebeye,at a time when he was described as a "young radical". He was involved in the projects of the Kwajalein Atoll Development Corporation. Jacklick was the Speaker of Nitijela,the Marshallese Parliament,from 2010 to 2011.
Hilda Cathy Heine is a Marshallese educator and politician. She has been serving as the president of the Marshall Islands since 2024,having previously served from 2016 to 2020. Heine was the first woman to lead any sovereign country in Micronesia and the first person from the Marshall Islands to earn a doctorate. Prior to entering politics,she worked as a teacher and counselor at Marshall Islands High School and then as a women's rights activist with her organization Women United Together Marshall Islands.
Casten Ned Nemra is a Marshallese politician who was President of the Marshall Islands for 17 days in January 2016. He was elected by the Nitijeļā(Parliament) as President in January 2016,following the 2015 general election,narrowly defeating Senator Alvin Jacklick,a seven-term member of Parliament,by a 17–16 vote. He was the youngest person to hold the job and the second commoner. He was ousted by a vote of no confidence after just two weeks in office by the opposition for jumping ship and joining Iroij Mike Kabua's Aelon Kein Ad party along with Senators Dennis Momotaro and Daisy-Alik Momotaro.
Kenneth A. Kedi is a Marshallese politician. He was Speaker of the Legislature of the Marshall Islands between 2016 and 2024,having been re-elected in 2020. Kedi is a member of the Kien Eo Ad (KEA) party.
Mattlan Zackhras was a Marshallese politician and government minister. He was a member of the Nitijeļāfor Namdrik Atoll since 2004 and was serving as Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands under President Hilda Heine from January 2016 until his death.
Jack J. Ading (born 1 September 1960 is a Marshallese politician who served as a member of the cabinet,and as a member of Nitijela.
Ministry of Finance of the Marshall Islands is a government ministry in the Marshall Islands responsible for providing a management system for public finances to manage revenue and fiscal functions of the Government of the Marshall Islands.
General elections were held in the Marshall Islands on 20 November 2023,alongside a constitutional referendum.
Maynard Alfred is a Marshallese politician serving Ailuk Atoll in Nitijela.
Alfred Alfred Jr. is a Marshallese politician serving Ailinglaplap Atoll in Nitijela. He was elected in the 2015 election.
David Paul is a Marshallese politician and senator serving in the Nitijela elected from Kwajalein. He served as Minister of Environment in the cabinet of President Hilda Heine. He was first appointed to cabinet position as Minister-in-Assistance to the President in 2017 when he replaced Mattlan Zackhras the occupant of the office who died suddenly. Paul was known to be a close ally of president Heine. He was appointed as Minister of Finance of the Marshall Islands in January 2024.
Henchi Balos was a Marshallese politician and government minister.
Tom D. Kijiner is a Marshallese politician and former government minister.
