President of Nauru

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox official post Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists 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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

List of officeholders

Political parties

Portrait		Name Template:Small	Election	Term of office			Political party
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Hammer DeRoburt.jpg	Hammer DeRoburt Template:Small	1968 1973	17 May 1968	22 December 1976	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
	File:Bernard Dowiyogo Face.jpg	Bernard Dowiyogo Template:Small	1976 1977	22 December 1976	19 December 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Text
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:No image.png	Lagumot Harris Template:Small	—	19 December 1978	23 December 1978	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Hammer DeRoburt.jpg	Hammer DeRoburt Template:Small	1980 1983	23 December 1978	17 September 1986	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
	File:No image.png	Kennan Adeang Template:Small	—	17 September 1986	1 October 1986	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Text
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Hammer DeRoburt.jpg	Hammer DeRoburt Template:Small	—	1 October 1986	12 December 1986	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
	File:No image.png	Kennan Adeang Template:Small	—	12 December 1986	22 December 1986	Template:Age in years and days	Template:Text
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Hammer DeRoburt.jpg	Hammer DeRoburt Template:Small	1986 1987	22 December 1986	17 August 1989	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:No image.png	Kenas Aroi Template:Small	—	17 August 1989	12 December 1989	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Bernard Dowiyogo Face.jpg	Bernard Dowiyogo Template:Small	1989 1992	12 December 1989	22 November 1995	Template:Age in years and days	DNP
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:No image.png	Lagumot Harris Template:Small	1995	22 November 1995	11 November 1996	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Bernard Dowiyogo Face.jpg	Bernard Dowiyogo Template:Small	—	11 November 1996	26 November 1996	Template:Age in years and days	DNP
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:No image.png	Kennan Adeang Template:Small	—	26 November 1996	19 December 1996	Template:Age in years and days	DNP
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:No image.png	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
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Bernard Dowiyogo Face.jpg	Bernard Dowiyogo Template:Small	—	18 June 1998	27 April 1999	Template:Age in years and days	DNP
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:No image.png	René Harris Template:Small	—	27 April 1999	20 April 2000	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Bernard Dowiyogo Face.jpg	Bernard Dowiyogo Template:Small	2000	20 April 2000	30 March 2001	Template:Age in years and days	DNP
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:No image.png	René Harris Template:Small	—	30 March 2001	9 January 2003	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Bernard Dowiyogo Face.jpg	Bernard Dowiyogo Template:Small	—	9 January 2003	17 January 2003	Template:Age in years and days	DNP
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:No image.png	René Harris Template:Small	—	17 January 2003	18 January 2003	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Bernard Dowiyogo Face.jpg	Bernard Dowiyogo Template:Small	—	18 January 2003	9 March 2003	Template:Age in years and days	DNP
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:No image.png	Derog Gioura Template:Small	—	10 March 2003	29 May 2003	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Ludwig Scotty (cropped 3x4).jpg	Ludwig Scotty Template:Small	2003	29 May 2003	8 August 2003	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:No image.png	René Harris Template:Small	—	8 August 2003	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Ludwig Scotty (cropped 3x4).jpg	Ludwig Scotty Template:Small	2004	22 June 2004	19 December 2007	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	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
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Frederick Pitcher (cropped).jpg	Freddie Pitcher Template:Small	—	10 November 2011	15 November 2011	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Sprent Dabwido (cropped).jpg	Sprent Dabwido Template:Small	—	15 November 2011	11 June 2013	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Baron Waqa.jpg	Baron Waqa Template:Small	2013 2016	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	27 August 2019	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Lionel Aingimea.jpg	Lionel Aingimea Template:Small	2019	27 August 2019	29 September 2022	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:Russ Kun 2023.jpg	Russ Kun Template:Small	2022	29 September 2022	30 October 2023	Template:Age in years and days	Independent
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	File:David Adeang (cropped).jpg	David Adeang Template:Small	2023	30 October 2023	Incumbent	Template:Age in years and days	Independent

See also

• List of colonial governors of Nauru