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President of the Marshall Islands
Seal of the Marshall Islands.svg
Seal of Government of
the Republic of the Marshall Islands
President of the Marshall Islands Hilda Cathy Heine.jpg
Incumbent
Hilda Heine

since 3 January 2024
Term length Four years,
renewable once
Constituting instrument Constitution of the Marshall Islands
Inaugural holder Amata Kabua
Formation 17 November 1979; 45 years ago (1979-11-17)
Deputy Minister in Assistance to the President of Marshall Islands
Salary US$60,000 annually

The President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands is a very important leader. This person is both the head of state and the head of government for the Marshall Islands. Think of them as the main leader of the country.

The President is chosen by the Nitijeļā, which is like their parliament. The President then picks other leaders, called cabinet members, from the Nitijeļā to help run the country.

Amata Kabua was the first President of the Marshall Islands. He was elected in 1979 and served for many years. After him, other presidents have led the country. For example, Casten Nemra was briefly president in 2016, but then Hilda Heine took over. David Kabua, who is Amata Kabua's son, also served as president. The current President is Hilda Heine, who started her term on January 3, 2024.

Who Has Been President?

This section shows a list of all the people who have served as President of the Marshall Islands.

Status

     This color means the person was an acting president.

Symbols

This symbol means the president passed away while in office.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Election Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Amata Kabua MH.png Amata Kabua
(1928–1996)
1979
1983
1987
1991
1995
17 November 1979 20 December 1996 17 years, 33 days Independent
Kunio Lemari.png Kunio Lemari
(1942–2008)
Acting president
20 December 1996 14 January 1997 25 days United Democratic Party
2 Imata Kabua.png Imata Kabua
(1943–2019)
14 January 1997 10 January 2000 2 years, 361 days Aelon̄ Kein Ad
3 Kessai Note 2005.jpg Kessai Note
(born 1950)
1999
2003
10 January 2000 14 January 2008 8 years, 4 days United Democratic Party
4 Litokwa Tomeing with Obamas cropped.jpg Litokwa Tomeing
(1939–2020)
2007 14 January 2008 21 October 2009
(vote of no confidence)
1 year, 280 days United People's Party
Ruben Zackhras (cropped).jpg Ruben Zackhras
(1947–2019)
Acting president
21 October 2009 2 November 2009 12 days United Democratic Party
5 Jurelang Zedkaia.gif Jurelang Zedkaia
(1950–2015)
2009 2 November 2009 10 January 2012 2 years, 69 days Independent
6 Christopher Loeak portrait.PNG Christopher Loeak
(born 1952)
2011 10 January 2012 11 January 2016 4 years, 1 day Independent
7 Casten Nemra.jpg Casten Nemra
(born 1971)
11 January 2016 28 January 2016
(vote of no confidence)
17 days Independent
8 Hilda Heine 20171030.jpg Hilda Heine
(born 1951)
2015 28 January 2016 13 January 2020 3 years, 350 days Independent
9 President David Kabua (cropped 2).jpg David Kabua
(born 1951)
2019 13 January 2020 3 January 2024 3 years, 355 days Aelon̄ Kein Ad
10 President of the Marshall Islands Hilda Cathy Heine.jpg Hilda Heine
(born 1951)
2023 3 January 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 211 days Independent

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Anexo:Presidente de las Islas Marshall para niños

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