Taneti Maamau


Taneti Maamau is a Kiribati politician who is the current President of Kiribati. He began his first term on 11 March 2016. He began his second term on 24th June 2020.
He was the single opposition candidate for the 2016 presidential election, where he was supported by the new coalition of the Tobwaan Kiribati Party. He received the support of the former president Teburoro Tito, the predecessor of Anote Tong. Maamau was re-elected a member of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu in December 2015 in Onotoa, his hometown. Previously, he was the Finance Minister under President Tito.
He was installed as the Chancellor of the University of the South Pacific on 3 August 2018.