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

No.PortraitPresident

(Birth–Death)

Term of officePolitical affiliationNotes
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Amata Kabua
(1928–1996)
November 17, 1979December 20, 199617 years,

94 days

IndependentDied in office
-
(Acting)
Kunio Lemari
(1942–2008)
December 20, 1996January 14, 199725 daysAelon̄ Kein Ad
United Democratic Party
2 Imata Kabua
(1943–2019)
January 14, 1997January 10, 20002 years,

361 days

Aelon̄ Kein Ad
United Democratic Party
3 Kessai Note
(1950–)
January 10, 2000January 14, 20088 years,

4 days

United Democratic PartyFirst non Iroijlaplap (Chief)
4 Litokwa Tomeing
(1939–2020)
January 14, 2008October 21, 20091 year,

280 days

United People's PartyOusted in a Vote of No Confidence
-
(Acting)
Ruben Zackhras
(1947–)
October 21, 2009November 2, 200912 daysUnited Democratic Party
5 Jurelang Zedkaia
(1950–2015)
November 2, 2009January 10, 20122 years,

68 days

Independent
6 Christopher Loeak
(1952–)
January 10, 2012January 11, 20164 years,

1 day

Independent
7 Casten Nemra
(1971–)
January 11, 2016January 28, 201617 daysIndependentOusted in a Vote of No Confidence
8 Hilda C. Heine
(1951–)
January 28, 2016January 13, 20203 years,

350 days

Independent
9 David Kabua
(1951–)
January 13, 2020January 3, 20243 years,

355 days

Aelon̄ Kein Ad
United Democratic Party
(8) Hilda C. Heine
(1951–)
January 3, 2024Incumbent141 daysIndependent