President of Vanuatu

President of Vanuatu
Presidential Standard of Vanuatu
Incumbent Iolu Abil since September 2, 2009 (2009-09-02)
Style	His Excellency
Term length	Five years
Inaugural holder	Ati George Sokomanu July 30, 1980
Formation	Constitution of Vanuatu July 30, 1980

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The President of Vanuatu is the head of state of Vanuatu. The President is elected for a five-year term by an electoral college consisting of Parliament and the presidents of the regional councils.

The President's role is mostly ceremonial. One function reserved to him or her by the Constitution is the appointment of the chief justice of the Supreme Court, and three other justices.

List of Presidents

	Portrait	Name	Term	Affiliation
1		Ati George Sokomanu	30 July 1980 – 17 February 1984	Vanua'aku Pati
–		Frederick Karlomuana Timakata	17 February 1984 – 8 March 1984 Acting	Vanua'aku Pati
(1)		Ati George Sokomanu	8 March 1984 – 12 January 1989	Vanua'aku Pati
–		Onneyn Tahi	12 January 1989 – 30 January 1989 Acting	Vanua'aku Pati
2		Frederick Karlomuana Timakata	30 January 1989 – 30 January 1994	Vanua'aku Pati
–		Alfred Maseng	30 January 1994 – 2 March 1994 Acting	Union of Moderate Parties
3		Jean Marie Leye Lenelgau	2 March 1994 – 2 March 1999	Union of Moderate Parties
–		Edward Natapei	2 March 1999 – 24 March 1999 Acting	Vanua'aku Pati
4		John Bani	25 March 1999 – 24 March 2004	Union of Moderate Parties
–		Roger Abiut	24 March 2004 – 12 April 2004 Acting	Vanuatu Labour Party
5		Alfred Maseng	12 April 2004 – 11 May 2004 Election invalidated[1]	Union of Moderate Parties
–		Roger Abiut	11 May 2004 – 28 July 2004 Acting	Vanuatu Labour Party
–		Josias Moli	28 July 2004 – 16 August 2004 Acting	Union of Moderate Parties
6		Kalkot Mataskelekele	16 August 2004 – 16 August 2009	National United Party
–		Maxime Carlot Korman	16 August 2009 – 2 September 2009 Acting	Vanuatu Republican Party
7		Iolu Abil	2 September 2009 – Incumbent	Vanua'aku Pati

See also

• Vanuatu
  • Politics of Vanuatu
  • List of colonial heads of Vanuatu (New Hebrides)
  • Prime Minister of Vanuatu
• Lists of Incumbents

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