President of Fiji

President of the
Republic of Fiji
President of the; Republic of Fiji
	Presidential Standard
	Incumbent; Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu; since 12 November 2024
Residence	Government House, Suva
Appointer	Parliament of Fiji
Term length	3 years; renewable once
Inaugural holder	Penaia Ganilau
Formation	5 December 1987
Salary	FJ$ 130,000 annually

The president of the Republic of Fiji is the head of state of Fiji. The President is appointed by the Parliament of Fiji for a three-year term under the terms of the 2013 Constitution of Fiji.^[1]

List of presidents of Fiji (1867–present)

#	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political Party
1	Seru Epenisa Cakobau	2 May 1867	1867	President of the General Assembly
2	Qoleanavanua	1867	1869	Chieftains Supreme
3	Enele Ma'afu'otu'itoga	1869	1869	Chieftains Supreme
4	Seru Epenisa Cakobau	1869	5 June 1871
5	Sydney C. Burt	5 June 1871	18 May 1872
6	George Austin Woods	18 May 1872	23 March 1874
7	John Bates Thurston	23 March 1874	10 October 1874
8	Sir Hercules Robinson (1824–1897)	10 October 1874	June 1875
9	Sir Arthur Hamilton-Gordon (1829–1912)	19 August 1875	1880
10	Sir William Des Vœux (1834–1909)	20 December 1880	21 January 1885
11	John Bates Thurston (1836–1897)	21 January 1885	1 January 1887
12	Sir Charles Mitchell (1836–1899)	1 January 1887	February 1888
13	Sir John Bates Thurston (1836–1897)	February 1888	7 February 1897
14	Sir George T. M. O'Brien (1844–1906)	March 1897	1901
15	Sir William Allardyce (1861–1930)	1901	10 September 1902
16	Sir Henry Jackson (1849–1908)	10 September 1902	11 October 1904
17	Sir Everard im Thurn (1852–1932)	11 October 1904	1910
18	Sir Charles Major (1860–1933)	1910	21 February 1911
19	Sir Charles Major (1860–1933)	1910	21 February 1911
20	Sir Francis May (1860–1922)	21 February 1911	25 July 1912
21	Sir Ernest Sweet-Escott (1857–1941)	25 July 1912	10 October 1915
22	Sir Eyre Hutson (1864–1936)	1915	1916
23	Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell (1874–1953)	10 October 1916	1919
24	Sir Eyre Hutson (1864–1936)	1919	1919
25	Sir Cecil Hunter-Rodwell	1919	1925
26	Sir Eyre Hutson (1864–1936)	25 April 1925	22 November 1929
27	Sir Murchison Fletcher (1878–1954)	22 November 1929	May 1936
28	Sir Murchison Fletcher (1878–1954)	22 November 1929	May 1936
29	Sir Cecil Barton (1891–1980)	May 1936	November 1936
30	Sir Arthur Richards (1885–1978)	28 November 1936	August 1938
31	Sir Arthur Richards (1885–1978)	28 November 1936	August 1938
32	Sir Cecil Barton (1891–1980)	August 1938	September 1938
33	Sir Harry Luke (1884–1969)	16 September 1938	21 July 1942
34	Sir Philip Mitchell (1890–1964)	21 July 1942	12 January 1944
35	Sir John Rankine (1907–1987)	12 January 1944	4 May 1944
36	Sir John Nicoll (1899–1981)	4 May 1944	23 October 1944
37	Sir John Rankine (1907–1987)	23 October 1944	1 January 1945
38	Sir Alexander Grantham (1899–1978)	1 January 1945	21 March 1947
39	Sir John Nicoll (1899–1981)	21 March 1947	8 October 1947
40	Sir Brian Freeston (1892–1958)	8 October 1947	6 October 1952
41	Sir Brian Freeston (1892–1958)	8 October 1947	6 October 1952
42	Sir Ronald Garvey (1903–1991)	6 October 1952	28 October 1958
43	Sir Kenneth Maddocks (1907–2001)	28 October 1958	6 January 1964
44	Sir Derek Jakeway (1915–1993)	6 January 1964	December 1968
45	Sir Robert Sidney Foster (1913–2005)	December 1968	10 October 1970
46	Sir Robert Sidney Foster (1913–2005)	10 October 1970	13 January 1973
47	Ratu Sir George Cakobau (1912–1989)	13 January 1973	12 February 1983
48	D. J. Aitken	1971	1974
49	Paul Manueli	1974	1979
50	Ian Thorpe	1979	1984
51	Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau (1918–1993)	12 February 1983	6 October 1987
52	Epeli Nailatikau (1941–)	1984	14 May 1987
53	Epeli Nailatikau (1941–)	14 May 1987	23 September 1987
54	Sitiveni Rabuka (1948–)	23 September 1987	7 October 1987
54	Sitiveni Rabuka (1948–)	7 October 1987	5 December 1987	Military
55	Penaia Ganilau (1918–1993)	5 December 1987	15 December 1990	Independent
56	Josaia Tavaiqia	1990	1990
57	Penaia Ganilau	1990	15 December 1993
58	Kamisese Mara (1920–2004)	2 June 1992	15 December 1993
58	Kamisese Mara (1920–2004)	15 December 1993	18 January 1994	Independent
59	Inoke Takiveikata	18 January 1994	18 January 1994
60	Kamisese Mara (1920–2004)	18 January 1994	29 May 2000	Independent
61	Josefa Iloilo (1920–2011)	17 November 1997	29 May 2000	Independent
62	Frank Bainimarama (1954–)	29 May 2000	13 July 2000	Military
63	George Speight	29 May 2000 —25 March 2001
64	Timoci Silatolu
65	Shane Stevens
66	Josefa Iloilo (1920–2011)	13 July 2000	5 December 2006	Independent
67	Jope Seniloli (1939–2015)	25 March 2001	29 November 2004	Independent
68	Jope Seniloli	5 December 2006	5 December 2006
70	Joni Madraiwiwi (1957–2016)	15 December 2004	5 December 2006	Independent
71	Frank Bainimarama (1954–)	5 December 2006	4 January 2007	Military
72	Joni Madraiwiwi	4 January 2007	4 January 2007
73	Josefa Iloilo (1920–2011)	4 January 2007	30 July 2009	Independent
74	Epeli Nailatikau (1941–)	17 April 2009	30 July 2009	Independent
74	Epeli Nailatikau (1941–)	5 November 2009	12 November 2015	Independent
75	George Konrote (1947–)	12 November 2015	2021	Independent
76	Anthony Gates	4 January 2007	8 April 2019
77	Wiliame Katonivere	2021	2024	Independent
78	Kamal Kumar	2023	2023
79	Lordship Salesi Temo	2024	2024
80	Naiqama Lalabalavu	2024	—	Independent

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Constitution of the Republic of Fiji" (PDF). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
↑ Government of Fiji Gazette (3 October 2014). "PARLIAMENTARY REMUNERATIONS DECREE 2014 (DECREE NO. 29 OF 2014)" (PDF). www.parliament.gov.fj.

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[const-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Constitution of the Republic of Fiji" (PDF). 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.

[parliament.gov.fj-2] Government of Fiji Gazette (3 October 2014). "PARLIAMENTARY REMUNERATIONS DECREE 2014 (DECREE NO. 29 OF 2014)" (PDF). www.parliament.gov.fj.

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