List of presidents of the Marshall Islands

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The following is a list of presidents of the Marshall Islands, since the creation of that office in 1979.

List of presidents of the Marshall Islands[change | change source]

No. Portrait President

(Birth–Death)

Term of office Political affiliation Notes
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Amata Kabua
(1928–1996)
November 17, 1979 December 20, 1996 17 years,

94 days

Independent Died in office
-
(Acting)
Kunio Lemari
(1942–2008)
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 First non Iroijlaplap (Chief)
4 Litokwa Tomeing
(1939–2020)
January 14, 2008 October 21, 2009 1 year,

280 days

United People's Party Ousted in a Vote of No Confidence
-
(Acting)
Ruben Zackhras
(1947–)
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 17 days Independent Ousted in a Vote of No Confidence
8 Hilda C. Heine
(1951–)
January 28, 2016 January 13, 2020 3 years,

350 days

Independent
9 David Kabua
(1951–)
January 13, 2020 January 3, 2024 3 years,

355 days

Aelon̄ Kein Ad
United Democratic Party
(8) Hilda C. Heine
(1951–)
January 3, 2024 Incumbent 67 days Independent