Politics of Kiribati takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Beretitenti, President of Kiribati, is both the head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government, Beretitenti, and his cabinet, all MPs. Legislative power is exercised by the House of Assembly. The Judiciary of Kiribati is independent of the executive and the legislature. The Constitution of Kiribati, promulgated at independence on 12 July 1979, establishes the Republic of Kiribati as a sovereign democratic republic and guarantees the fundamental rights of its citizens and residents.
Émile François Loubet was the 45th Prime Minister of France from February to December 1892 and later President of France from 1899 to 1906.
Ieremia Tienang Tabai is an I-Kiribati politician who served as the first Beretitenti President of the Republic of Kiribati, after being the youngest ever Chief minister of the Commonwealth of Nations and then becoming the youngest ever head of State. During his presidency, he was described as being the most able leader of the Pacific island states.
Teatao Teannaki was an I-Kiribati political figure who served as President of Kiribati from 1991 until 1994.
Richard Mansell Colbeck is an Australian politician. He has been a Senator for Tasmania since 2018, representing the Liberal Party, and served a previous term in the Senate from 2002 to 2016. Colbeck served as the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services and Minister for Sport in the Second Morrison Ministry from December 2020 until May 2022, following the appointment of the Albanese ministry. Previous to this, he was the Minister for Aged Care and Minister for Youth and Sport since May 2019.
Siobhán Coady is a Canadian businesswoman and politician who represents the riding of St. John's West in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly as a Liberal. Coady previously served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of St. John's South–Mount Pearl from 2008 to 2011. She served as Minister of Natural Resources in the Ball government. She is currently Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier in the Furey government.
Pillars of Truth was a political party in Kiribati, until 2020 when it merged with the Kiribati First Party to create the Boutokaan Kiribati Moa Party.
Najib Balala is a Kenyan politician, the former Cabinet Secretary for Tourism, and the immediate former M.P. for Mvita Constituency. He has been the party leader of The Republican Congress Party of Kenya (RC), that was a partner of the Jubilee Coalition.
The Cabinet of Kiribati is the cabinet of the government of the Republic of Kiribati.
Vladimír Dlouhý is a Czech economist and politician.
Mustafa Akıncı is a Turkish Cypriot politician who was the president of Northern Cyprus from April 2015 until October 2020.
The Tobwaan Kiribati Party is a political party in Kiribati.
Taneti Maamau is an I-Kiribati politician who has served as the 5th President of Kiribati since 11 March 2016.
Tessie Eria Lambourne is an I-Kiribati civil servant, diplomat and politician. She has been a member of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu (Parliament) since April 2020. She was formerly Kiribati's Ambassador to the Republic of China (Taiwan) from June 2018 to September 2019 and Secretary to the Cabinet, the highest position in Kiribati's civil service, from August 2016 until June 2018.
Tan Sri Celestine Ujang Jilan was a Malaysian politician from Sarawak. He served as a Sarawak Cabinet Minister (1974–81) including responsible for Housing and Land Development and was later elected Speaker of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly (1981–87).
Parliamentary elections were held in Kiribati in 2020 to elect members of the House of Assembly. The elections were originally planned on 7 April 2020, with a second round of voting to be held on 15 April 2020. However, in late March the Electoral Commission changed the voting date to 14 April 2020, with a second round on 21 April 2020.
Uriam Tirae Iabeta was an I-Kiribati politician. He served as a member of parliament for the island of Teraina in the eleventh Parliament of Kiribati. He was aligned with the Tobwaan Kiribati Party, and won his seat during the 2015–16 Kiribati parliamentary election, defeating the incumbent Rereao Tetaake Eria.
Tangariki Reete is an I-Kiribati politician serving as the Speaker of the House of Assembly. She served as a Member of the House of Assembly from 2008 until 2020, during which she also served as the first Minister for Women, Youth and Social Affairs from 2013 until 2016. She was elected as the Speaker on 22 May 2020, beating the previous Speaker, becoming the first female Speaker in Kiribati's history.
Banuera Berina is a lawyer and a politician from Kiribati, representing Kuria in the House of Assembly. He was the opposition candidate in the 2020 Kiribati presidential election.
The Ministry of Information, Communications, Transport and Tourism Development (MICTTD) is a government ministry of Kiribati, headquartered in Betio, South Tarawa.
