List of presidents of the Marshall Islands
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 | |
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David Kabua (1951–) |
January 13, 2020 | January 3, 2024 | 3 years,
355 days |
Aelon̄ Kein Ad United Democratic Party |
|
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|
Hilda C. Heine (1951–) |
January 3, 2024 | Incumbent | 359 days | Independent | |