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.[2]
List of officeholders
No.
|
Picture
|
Name (Birth–Death)
|
Term of office
|
Political party
|
Took office
|
Left office
|
Time in office
|
1
|
|
Hammer DeRoburt (1922–1992)
|
31 January 1968
|
22 December 1976
|
8 years,
326 days
|
Independent
|
2
|
|
Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003)
|
22 December 1976
|
19 December 1978
|
1 year,
361 days
|
Nauru Party
|
3
|
|
Lagumot Harris (1938–1999)
|
19 December 1978
|
23 December 1978
|
4 days
|
Independent
|
(1)
|
|
Hammer DeRoburt (1922–1992)
|
23 December 1978
|
17 September 1986
|
7 years,
268 days
|
Independent
|
4
|
|
Kennan Adeang (1942–2011)
|
17 September 1986
|
1 October 1986
|
14 days
|
Nauru Party
|
(1)
|
|
Hammer DeRoburt (1922–1992)
|
1 October 1986
|
12 December 1986
|
72 days
|
Independent
|
(4)
|
|
Kennan Adeang (1942–2011)
|
12 December 1986
|
22 December 1986
|
10 days
|
Nauru Party
|
(1)
|
|
Hammer DeRoburt (1922–1992)
|
22 December 1986
|
17 August 1989
|
2 years,
239 days
|
Independent
|
5
|
|
Kenas Aroi (1942–1991)
|
17 August 1989
|
12 December 1989
|
117 days
|
Independent
|
(2)
|
|
Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003)
|
12 December 1989
|
22 November 1995
|
5 years,
344 days
|
Democratic Party
|
(3)
|
|
Lagumot Harris (1938–1999)
|
22 November 1995
|
11 November 1996
|
355 days
|
Independent
|
(2)
|
|
Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003)
|
11 November 1996
|
26 November 1996
|
15 days
|
Democratic Party
|
(4)
|
|
Kennan Adeang (1942–2011)
|
26 November 1996
|
19 December 1996
|
23 days
|
Democratic Party
|
6
|
|
Ruben Kun (1942–2014)
|
19 December 1996
|
13 February 1997
|
56 days
|
Independent
|
7
|
|
Kinza Clodumar (1945–2021)
|
13 February 1997
|
18 June 1998
|
1 year,
126 days
|
Centre Party
|
(2)
|
|
Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003)
|
18 June 1998
|
27 April 1999
|
313 days
|
Democratic Party
|
8
|
|
René Harris (1947–2008)
|
27 April 1999
|
20 April 2000
|
359 days
|
Independent
|
(2)
|
|
Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003)
|
20 April 2000
|
30 March 2001
|
344 days
|
Democratic Party
|
(8)
|
|
René Harris (1947–2008)
|
30 March 2001
|
9 January 2003
|
1 year,
283 days
|
Independent
|
(2)
|
|
Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003)
|
9 January 2003
|
17 January 2003
|
8 days
|
Democratic Party
|
(8)
|
|
René Harris (1947–2008)
|
17 January 2003
|
18 January 2003
|
1 day
|
Independent
|
(2)
|
|
Bernard Dowiyogo (1946–2003)
|
18 January 2003
|
9 March 2003
|
50 days
|
Democratic Party
|
9
|
|
Derog Gioura (1932–2008)
|
10 March 2003
|
29 May 2003
|
80 days
|
Independent
|
10
|
|
Ludwig Scotty (1948–)
|
29 May 2003
|
8 August 2003
|
71 days
|
Independent
|
(8)
|
|
René Harris (1947–2008)
|
8 August 2003
|
22 July 2004
|
319 days
|
Independent
|
(10)
|
|
Ludwig Scotty (1948–)
|
22 July 2004
|
19 December 2007
|
3 years,
179 days
|
Independent
|
11
|
|
Marcus Stephen (1969–)
|
19 December 2007
|
10 November 2011
|
3 years,
326 days
|
Independent
|
12
|
|
Freddie Pitcher (1967–)
|
10 November 2011
|
15 November 2011
|
5 days
|
Independent
|
13
|
|
Sprent Dabwido (1972–2019)
|
15 November 2011
|
11 June 2013
|
1 year,
209 days
|
Independent
|
14
|
|
Baron Waqa (1959–)
|
11 June 2013
|
27 August 2019
|
6 years,
76 days
|
Independent
|
15
|
|
Lionel Aingimea (1969–)
|
27 August 2019
|
29 September 2022
|
3 years, 33 days
|
Independent
|
16
|
|
Russ Kun (born 1975)
|
29 September 2022
|
30 October 2023
|
1 year, 31 days
|
Independent
|
17
|
|
David Adeang (born 1969)
|
30 October 2023
|
Incumbent
|
1 year, 33 days
|
Independent
|
References