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Republic of Kiribati

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Cabinet is taken from the Kiribati Parliament's 'Current Ministers' page, which lists 14 members including the President; it carries no update date (footer © 2025), so changes made after it was last edited would not show. The Office of te Beretitenti's own cabinet page (president.gov.ki) is out of date: it is headed '2020 – to date' and lists the 2020 cabinet (including Willie Tokataake, who is not on the Parliament's list), so it was not used. The fisheries minister appears in other sources as Ribanataake Tiwau and the ministry as 'Fisheries and Marine Resources Development'. No start dates for individual ministers of the post-2024 cabinet were found on any page opened. No cabinet changes in 2025–2026 were found.

Head of state and government
Taneti MaamauPresident (Te Beretitenti)
Government
Government of President Taneti Maamau (third term)Since 1 Nov 2024
System
Parliamentary republic with an executive presidentCapital: South Tarawa
UN e-government rank
147 of 193EGDI 2024

Kiribati is a parliamentary republic with an executive president[1]. The President (Te Beretitenti), Taneti Maamau, is both head of state and head of government[3][4][5][6]. Govpedia records 14 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
South Tarawa
Region
Micronesia
Area
811 km²
Languages
English, Gilbertese
Currencies
Australian dollar ($), Kiribati dollar ($)
People
I-Kiribati
Borders
None (no land borders)
Calling code
+686
Internet domain
.ki

Leadership

Who leads the state

Head of state and government

Verified

Taneti Maamau

President (Te Beretitenti) · 11 Mar 2016 – present[3][4][5][6]

Re-elected to a third term on 25 October 2024 and inaugurated on 1 November 2024 (kir-wiki-2024). The start date is from Wikipedia (kir-wiki-maamau), not an official page.

Executive

Government of President Taneti Maamau (third term)

14 of 14 verified on official pages

The President is both head of state and head of government and appoints the cabinet from members of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu (House of Assembly). The third term began with the inauguration of 1 November 2024.

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[9]

2024

0.457rank 147 of 193

  • Online services0.390
  • Human capital0.627
  • Telecom infrastructure0.354

Record of changes

Timeline

  1. 1 Nov 2024

    Taneti Maamau is inaugurated for a third term as President after winning the presidential election of 25 October 2024.[7]

    Sourced

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    Office of Te Beretitenti

    Office of Te Beretitenti, Government of KiribatiOfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    Current Ministers

    Parliament of Kiribati (Maneaba ni Maungatabu)OfficialChecked 16 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  6. [6]
    Taneti Maamau

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  7. [7]
    2024 in Kiribati

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 16 Oct 2026

  8. [8]
    Ambassador Zhou Limin Pays A Farewell Visit to Kiribati's Minister-in-Charge of the Cabinet and Vice President Teuea Toatu

    Embassy of the People's Republic of China in KiribatiNewsChecked 16 Oct 2026

  9. [9]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026