President of Nauru

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox official post Template:Politics of Nauru 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.<ref name="CONSTITUTION">Template:Cite act</ref> Nauru's unicameral Parliament has 19 members, with an electoral term of three years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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, including who occupies the office of the president.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

List of officeholders

Political parties

Portrait		Name Template:Small	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
Template:Party color cell		Hammer DeRoburt Template:Small	1968 1973	17 May 1968	22 December 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
		Bernard Dowiyogo Template:Small	1976 1977	22 December 1976	19 December 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Text
Template:Party color cell		Lagumot Harris Template:Small	—	19 December 1978	23 December 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell		Hammer DeRoburt Template:Small	1980 1983	23 December 1978	17 September 1986	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
		Kennan Adeang Template:Small	—	17 September 1986	1 October 1986	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Text
Template:Party color cell		Hammer DeRoburt Template:Small	—	1 October 1986	12 December 1986	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
		Kennan Adeang Template:Small	—	12 December 1986	22 December 1986	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Text
Template:Party color cell		Hammer DeRoburt Template:Small	1986 1987	22 December 1986	17 August 1989	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell		Kenas Aroi Template:Small	—	17 August 1989	12 December 1989	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell		Bernard Dowiyogo Template:Small	1989 1992	12 December 1989	22 November 1995	Template:Age in years and days	DPN
Template:Party color cell		Lagumot Harris Template:Small	1995	22 November 1995	11 November 1996	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell		Bernard Dowiyogo Template:Small	—	11 November 1996	26 November 1996	Template:Age in years and days	DPN
Template:Party color cell		Kennan Adeang Template:Small	—	26 November 1996	19 December 1996	Template:Age in years and days	DPN
Template:Party color cell		Ruben Kun Template:Small	—	19 December 1996	13 February 1997	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
	File:Clodumar at PALM 2000 reception (cropped).jpg	Kinza Clodumar Template:Small	1997	13 February 1997	18 June 1998	Template:Age in years and days	CP
Template:Party color cell		Bernard Dowiyogo Template:Small	—	18 June 1998	27 April 1999	Template:Age in years and days	DPN
Template:Party color cell		René Harris Template:Small	—	27 April 1999	20 April 2000	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell		Bernard Dowiyogo Template:Small	2000	20 April 2000	30 March 2001	Template:Age in years and days	DPN
Template:Party color cell		René Harris Template:Small	—	30 March 2001	9 January 2003	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell	Error creating thumbnail:	Bernard Dowiyogo Template:Small	—	9 January 2003	17 January 2003	Template:Age in years and days	DPN
Template:Party color cell		René Harris Template:Small	—	17 January 2003	18 January 2003	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell		Bernard Dowiyogo Template:Small	—	18 January 2003	9 March 2003	Template:Age in years and days	DPN
Template:Party color cell		Derog Gioura Template:Small	—	10 March 2003	29 May 2003	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell	File:Ludwig Scotty (cropped 3x4).jpg	Ludwig Scotty Template:Small	2003	29 May 2003	8 August 2003	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell		René Harris Template:Small	—	8 August 2003	22 June 2004<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell	File:Ludwig Scotty (cropped 3x4).jpg	Ludwig Scotty Template:Small	2004	22 June 2004	19 December 2007	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell	File:President Marcus Stephen of Nauru.jpg	Marcus Stephen Template:Small	2007 2008 [[April 2010 Nauruan parliamentary election|2010 Template:Small]] [[June 2010 Nauruan parliamentary election|2010 Template:Small]]	19 December 2007	10 November 2011	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell	File:Frederick Pitcher (cropped).jpg	Freddie Pitcher Template:Small	—	10 November 2011	15 November 2011	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell	File:Sprent Dabwido (cropped).jpg	Sprent Dabwido Template:Small	—	15 November 2011	11 June 2013	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell	File:Baron Waqa.jpg	Baron Waqa Template:Small	2013 2016	11 June 2013<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	27 August 2019	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell	File:Lionel Aingimea.jpg	Lionel Aingimea Template:Small	2019	27 August 2019	29 September 2022	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell	File:Russ Kun 2023.jpg	Russ Kun Template:Small	2022	29 September 2022	30 October 2023	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
Template:Party color cell	File:David Adeang (cropped).jpg	David Adeang Template:Small	2023 2025	30 October 2023	Incumbent	Template:Age in years and days	Independent

Timeline

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from: 23/12/1978 till: 17/09/1986 color:I
from: 01/10/1986 till: 12/12/1986 color:I
from: 22/12/1986 till: 17/08/1989 color:I text: "Hammer DeRoburt"
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from: 12/12/1989 till: 22/12/1995 color:DPN
from: 11/11/1996 till: 26/11/1996 color:DPN
from: 18/06/1999 till: 27/04/1999 color:DPN
from: 20/04/2000 till: 30/03/2001 color:DPN
from: 09/01/2003 till: 17/01/2003 color:DPN
from: 18/01/2003 till: 09/03/2003 color:DPN text:"Bernard Dowiyogo"
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from: 09/12/1978 till: 23/12/1978 color:I
from: 22/11/1995 till: 11/11/1996 color:I text:"Lagumot Harris"
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from: 17/09/1986 till: 01/10/1986 color:NP
from: 12/12/1986 till: 22/12/1986 color:NP
from: 26/11/1996 till: 19/12/1996 color:DPN text:"Kennan Adeang"
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from: 27/03/1999 till: 20/04/2000 color:I
from: 30/03/2001 till: 09/01/2003 color:I
from: 17/01/2003 till: 18/01/2003 color:I
from: 08/08/2003 till: 22/06/2004 color:I text:"René Harris"
bar:Gioura
from: 10/03/2003 till: 29/05/2003 color:I text:"Derog Gioura"
bar:Scotty
from: 29/05/2003 till: 08/08/2003 color:I
from: 22/06/2004 till: 19/12/2007 color:I text:"Ludwig Scotty"
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bar:Pitcher
from: 10/11/2011 till: 15/11/2011 color:I text:"Freddie Pitcher"
bar:Dabwido
from: 15/11/2011 till: 11/06/2013 color:I text:"Sprent Dabwido"
bar:Waqa
from: 11/06/2013 till: 27/08/2019 color:I text:"Baron Waqa"
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from: 27/08/2019 till: 29/09/2022 color:I text:"Lionel Aingimea"
bar:RussKun
from: 29/09/2022 till: 30/10/2023 color:I text:"Russ Kun"
bar:DAdeang
from: 30/10/2023 till: $today     color:I text:"David Adeang"
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See also

• List of colonial governors of Nauru