President of Nauru | |
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Pretiden Naoero (Nauruan) | |
Executive branch of the Government of the Republic of Nauru Cabinet of the Republic of Nauru | |
Style | His Excellency |
Residence | State House Anetan District |
Appointer | Parliament |
Term length | Three years renewable, can be removed by a majority of Parliament |
Inaugural holder | Hammer DeRoburt 17 May 1968 [1] |
Formation | Constitution of Nauru |
Deputy | Minister Assisting the President |
Salary | AU$ 100,032/US$ 67,135 annually [2] |
Website | naurugov.nr |
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. [3] Nauru's unicameral Parliament has 19 members, with an electoral term of three years. [4] Political parties only play a minor role in Nauru politics, and there have often been periods of instability in the Presidential office. Shifting allegiances among a small number of individuals can lead to frequent changes in the makeup of the government of the day, including the presidential position itself. [5]
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
Hammer DeRoburt (1922–1992) | 1968 1973 | 17 May 1968 | 22 December 1976 | 8 years, 219 days | Independent | ||
Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003) | 1976 1977 | 22 December 1976 | 19 December 1978 | 1 year, 362 days | NP | ||
Lagumot Harris (1938–1999) | — | 19 December 1978 | 23 December 1978 | 4 days | Independent | ||
Hammer DeRoburt (1922–1992) | 1980 1983 | 23 December 1978 | 17 September 1986 | 7 years, 268 days | Independent | ||
Kennan Adeang (1942–2011) | — | 17 September 1986 | 1 October 1986 | 14 days | NP | ||
Hammer DeRoburt (1922–1992) | — | 1 October 1986 | 12 December 1986 | 72 days | Independent | ||
Kennan Adeang (1942–2011) | — | 12 December 1986 | 22 December 1986 | 10 days | NP | ||
Hammer DeRoburt (1922–1992) | 1986 1987 | 22 December 1986 | 17 August 1989 | 2 years, 238 days | Independent | ||
Kenas Aroi (1942–1991) | — | 17 August 1989 | 12 December 1989 | 117 days | Independent | ||
Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003) | 1989 1992 | 12 December 1989 | 22 November 1995 | 5 years, 345 days | DNP | ||
Lagumot Harris (1938–1999) | 1995 | 22 November 1995 | 11 November 1996 | 355 days | Independent | ||
Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003) | — | 11 November 1996 | 26 November 1996 | 15 days | DNP | ||
Kennan Adeang (1942–2011) | — | 26 November 1996 | 19 December 1996 | 23 days | DNP | ||
Ruben Kun (1942–2014) | — | 19 December 1996 | 13 February 1997 | 56 days | Independent | ||
Kinza Clodumar (1945–2021) | 1997 | 13 February 1997 | 18 June 1998 | 1 year, 125 days | CP | ||
Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003) | — | 18 June 1998 | 27 April 1999 | 313 days | DNP | ||
René Harris (1947–2008) | — | 27 April 1999 | 20 April 2000 | 359 days | Independent | ||
Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003) | 2000 | 20 April 2000 | 30 March 2001 | 344 days | DNP | ||
René Harris (1947–2008) | — | 30 March 2001 | 9 January 2003 | 1 year, 285 days | Independent | ||
Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003) | — | 9 January 2003 | 17 January 2003 | 8 days | DNP | ||
René Harris (1947–2008) | — | 17 January 2003 | 18 January 2003 | 1 day | Independent | ||
Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003) | — | 18 January 2003 | 9 March 2003 | 50 days | DNP | ||
Derog Gioura (1932–2008) | — | 10 March 2003 | 29 May 2003 | 80 days | Independent | ||
Ludwig Scotty (born 1948) | 2003 | 29 May 2003 | 8 August 2003 | 71 days | Independent | ||
René Harris (1947–2008) | — | 8 August 2003 | 22 June 2004 [6] | 319 days | Independent | ||
Ludwig Scotty (born 1948) | 2004 | 22 June 2004 | 19 December 2007 | 3 years, 180 days | Independent | ||
Marcus Stephen (born 1969) | 2007 2008 2010 (April) 2010 (June) | 19 December 2007 | 10 November 2011 | 3 years, 326 days | Independent | ||
Freddie Pitcher (born 1967) | — | 10 November 2011 | 15 November 2011 | 5 days | Independent | ||
Sprent Dabwido (1972–2019) | — | 15 November 2011 | 11 June 2013 | 1 year, 208 days | Independent | ||
Baron Waqa (born 1959) | 2013 2016 | 11 June 2013 [7] | 27 August 2019 | 6 years, 77 days | Independent | ||
Lionel Aingimea (born 1965) | 2019 | 27 August 2019 | 29 September 2022 | 3 years, 33 days | Independent | ||
Russ Kun (born 1975) | 2022 | 29 September 2022 | 30 October 2023 | 1 year, 31 days | Independent | ||
David Adeang (born 1969) | — | 30 October 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 33 days | Independent |
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