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The President of Vanuatu is the head of state of Vanuatu

Vanuatu

Vanuatu , officially the Republic of Vanuatu , is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is some east of northern Australia, northeast of New Caledonia, west of Fiji, and southeast of the Solomon Islands, near New Guinea.Vanuatu was...

. The President is elected for a five-year term by an electoral college

Electoral college

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consisting of Parliament

Parliament

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and the president

President

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s of the regional councils.

The President's role is mostly ceremonial. One function reserved to him or her by the Constitution

Constitution of Vanuatu

The Constitution of Vanuatu is the supreme law of the Republic of Vanuatu. It was enacted in 1979, and came into force upon the country's independence on 30 July 1980....

is the appointment of the chief justice of the Supreme Court, and three other justices.

List of president of Vanuatu (1980-Present)

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
1	Ati George Sokomanu Ati George Sokomanu Ati George Sokomanu, MBE is a Ni-Vanuatu politician who served as the first president of the country. He was elected President by the Parliament when Vanuatu gained independence in 1980, and served until the end of his term in 1984...	30 July 1980	17 February 1984	Vanua'aku Party Vanua'aku Pati The Vanua'aku Pati is a political party in Vanuatu.At the last legislative elections, 1 September 2008, the party won 11 out of 52 seats, becoming the largest party in Parliament....
	Frederick Karlomuana Timakata Frederick Karlomuana Timakata Rev. Frederick "Fred" Karlomuana Timakata served as acting President of the island country of Vanuatu briefly in 1984, and subsequently as President from January 30, 1989 to January 30, 1994.... (acting)	17 February 1984	8 March 1984	Vanua'aku Party Vanua'aku Pati The Vanua'aku Pati is a political party in Vanuatu.At the last legislative elections, 1 September 2008, the party won 11 out of 52 seats, becoming the largest party in Parliament....
	Ati George Sokomanu Ati George Sokomanu Ati George Sokomanu, MBE is a Ni-Vanuatu politician who served as the first president of the country. He was elected President by the Parliament when Vanuatu gained independence in 1980, and served until the end of his term in 1984... , 2nd time	8 March 1984	12 January 1989	Vanua'aku Party Vanua'aku Pati The Vanua'aku Pati is a political party in Vanuatu.At the last legislative elections, 1 September 2008, the party won 11 out of 52 seats, becoming the largest party in Parliament....
	Onneyn Tahi (acting)	12 January 1989	30 January 1989	Vanua'aku Party Vanua'aku Pati The Vanua'aku Pati is a political party in Vanuatu.At the last legislative elections, 1 September 2008, the party won 11 out of 52 seats, becoming the largest party in Parliament....
2	Frederick Karlomuana Timakata Frederick Karlomuana Timakata Rev. Frederick "Fred" Karlomuana Timakata served as acting President of the island country of Vanuatu briefly in 1984, and subsequently as President from January 30, 1989 to January 30, 1994....	30 January 1989	30 January 1994	Vanua'aku Party Vanua'aku Pati The Vanua'aku Pati is a political party in Vanuatu.At the last legislative elections, 1 September 2008, the party won 11 out of 52 seats, becoming the largest party in Parliament....
	Alfred Maseng Alfred Maseng Alfred Maseng Nalo was a politician from Vanuatu. He served as foreign minister of Vanuatu from 1995 until 1996. He was also the president of Vanuatu for two brief periods lasting about a month each, during 1994 and 2004.... (acting)	30 January 1994	2 March 1994	Union of Moderate Parties Union of Moderate Parties The Union of Moderate Parties is a conservative Francophone political party in Vanuatu.At the last legislative elections, 1 September 2008, the party won 7 out of 52 seats...
3	Jean Marie Leye Lenelgau Jean Marie Leye Lenelgau Jean-Marie Léyé Lenelgau was President of Vanuatu from March 2, 1994 to March 2, 1999. In 1996 he was abducted by the Vanuatu Mobile Force over a pay dispute.-References:...	2 March 1994	2 March 1999	Union of Moderate Parties Union of Moderate Parties The Union of Moderate Parties is a conservative Francophone political party in Vanuatu.At the last legislative elections, 1 September 2008, the party won 7 out of 52 seats...
	Edward Natapei Edward Natapei Edward Nipake Natapei Tuta Fanua`araki is a politician from Vanuatu. He was elected Prime Minister of Vanuatu on two separate terms, and was previously the Minister of Foreign Affairs briefly in 1991, the acting President of Vanuatu from 2 March 1999 to 24 March 1999 , and Deputy Prime Minister... (acting)	2 March 1999	24 March 1999	Vanua'aku Party Vanua'aku Pati The Vanua'aku Pati is a political party in Vanuatu.At the last legislative elections, 1 September 2008, the party won 11 out of 52 seats, becoming the largest party in Parliament....
4	John Bani John Bani Father John Bennett Bani was the president and head of state of Vanuatu from 25 March 1999 until March 24, 2004.He resigned in 2004.He is an Anglican priest from Pentecost Island....	25 March 1999	24 March 2004	Union of Moderate Parties Union of Moderate Parties The Union of Moderate Parties is a conservative Francophone political party in Vanuatu.At the last legislative elections, 1 September 2008, the party won 7 out of 52 seats...
	Roger Abiut Roger Abiut Roger Tom Abiut is a politician from Vanuatu. He is a former speaker of parliament of that country and, in that capacity, served as acting President twice.... (acting)	24 March 2004	12 April 2004	Vanuatu Labour Party Vanuatu Labour Party The Vanuatu Labour Party is a political party in Vanuatu. The party was established on June 3, 1987. It was founded on the initiative of various trade union organizations in order to contest the 1987 parliamentary election...
5	Alfred Maseng Alfred Maseng Alfred Maseng Nalo was a politician from Vanuatu. He served as foreign minister of Vanuatu from 1995 until 1996. He was also the president of Vanuatu for two brief periods lasting about a month each, during 1994 and 2004....	12 April 2004	11 May 2004 (election invalidated)	Union of Moderate Parties Union of Moderate Parties The Union of Moderate Parties is a conservative Francophone political party in Vanuatu.At the last legislative elections, 1 September 2008, the party won 7 out of 52 seats...
	Roger Abiut Roger Abiut Roger Tom Abiut is a politician from Vanuatu. He is a former speaker of parliament of that country and, in that capacity, served as acting President twice.... , 2nd time (acting)	11 May 2004	28 July 2004	Vanuatu Labour Party Vanuatu Labour Party The Vanuatu Labour Party is a political party in Vanuatu. The party was established on June 3, 1987. It was founded on the initiative of various trade union organizations in order to contest the 1987 parliamentary election...
	Josias Moli Josias Moli Josias Moli is the former speaker of Vanuatu parliament and former acting President of Vanuatu. He became speaker and acting president on July 28, 2004. He succeeded Roger Abiut in both positions. He is a member of the Union of Moderate Parties and was elected speaker of parliament after Abiut was... (acting)	28 July 2004	16 August 2004	Union of Moderate Parties Union of Moderate Parties The Union of Moderate Parties is a conservative Francophone political party in Vanuatu.At the last legislative elections, 1 September 2008, the party won 7 out of 52 seats...
6	Kalkot Mataskelekele Kalkot Mataskelekele Kalkot Mataskelekele Mauliliu was President of Vanuatu from 16 August 2004 to 16 August 2009.He was educated at Scotch College Melbourne the University of Papua New Guinea. He is a lawyer from the national capital, Port Vila, and is the first Head of State of Vanuatu to have a university degree...	16 August 2004	16 August 2009	National United Party National United Party (Vanuatu) The Vanuatu National United Party is a political party in Vanuatu.At the last legislative elections, 1 September 2008, the party won 8 out of 52 seats. It is a social democratic party which receives most of its support from English speakers...
	Maxime Carlot Korman Maxime Carlot Korman Maxime Carlot Korman is a ni-Vanuatu politician, formerly serving as Speaker of the Parliament and formerly as acting President. He served as Prime minister of Vanuatu for nearly five years, first from 16 December 1991 to 21 December 1995 and again from 23 February 1996 to 30 September 1996... (acting)	16 August 2009	2 September 2009	Vanuatu Republican Party Vanuatu Republican Party The Vanuatu Republican Party is a political party in Vanuatu.At the last legislative elections, 1 September 2008, the party won 7 out of 52 seats. Its leader is Maxime Carlot Korman, who was previously a member of the Union of Moderate Parties and had served as Prime Minister of Vanuatu while a...
7	Iolu Abil Iolu Abil Iolu Johnson Abil is a Vanuatuan politician. He was elected and sworn in as the President of Vanuatu on 2 September 2009.-Personal life:...	2 September 2009	Incumbent	Vanua'aku Party Vanua'aku Pati The Vanua'aku Pati is a political party in Vanuatu.At the last legislative elections, 1 September 2008, the party won 11 out of 52 seats, becoming the largest party in Parliament....

List of president of Vanuatu (1980-Present)

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