The Vice President of Kiribati (Kauoman-ni-Beretitenti in I-Kiribati) is the vice head of State

Vice president

A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...

 of the Republic of Kiribati

Kiribati

Kiribati , officially the Republic of Kiribati, is an island nation located in the central tropical Pacific Ocean. The permanent population exceeds just over 100,000 , and is composed of 32 atolls and one raised coral island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, straddling the...

. His or her constitutional functions are to exercise the duties of the President of Kiribati

President of Kiribati

The President of Kiribati is the head of state and head of government of Kiribati.Following a general election, by which citizens elect the members of the House of Assembly, members select from their midst "not less than 3 nor more than 4 candidates" for the presidency. No other person may stand...

, temporarily or permanently, should the latter be unable to do so, and to "be responsible for such business of the Government (including the administration of any department) as the Beretitenti [President] may assign to him".

The President appoints a Vice President from among the government ministers. The Vice President must remain a member of Cabinet

Cabinet of Kiribati

The Cabinet of Kiribati is the cabinet of the government of the Republic of Kiribati.The Constitution of Kiribati specifies that the Cabinet "shall consist of the Beretitenti, the Kauoman-ni-Beretitenti and not more than 10 other Ministers, and the Attorney-General"...

 throughout his or her term.

List of Vice Presidents of Kiribati

#	Incumbent	Tenure		President President of Kiribati The President of Kiribati is the head of state and head of government of Kiribati.Following a general election, by which citizens elect the members of the House of Assembly, members select from their midst "not less than 3 nor more than 4 candidates" for the presidency. No other person may stand...	Political affiliation
		Took Office	Left Office
1	Teatao Teannaki Teatao Teannaki Teatao Teannaki is an I-Kiribati political figure.He was first elected to represent Abiang in the House of Assembly of Kiribati. Later, beginning in 1979, he served as Vice president of Kiribati under Ieremia Tabai...	12 July 1979	4 July 1991	Ieremia Tabai Ieremia Tabai Sir Ieremia Tienang Tabai GCMG AO was the first President of Kiribati. He had been described as being the most able leader of the Pacific island states....
2	Taomati Iuta Taomati Iuta Taomati Iuta, born 2 May 1939 on Beru Island, is an I-Kiribati politician. He is the current Speaker of the House of Assembly of Kiribati for the Ninth Parliament...	4 July 1991	24 May 1994	Teatao Teannaki Teatao Teannaki Teatao Teannaki is an I-Kiribati political figure.He was first elected to represent Abiang in the House of Assembly of Kiribati. Later, beginning in 1979, he served as Vice president of Kiribati under Ieremia Tabai...
3	Tewareka Tentoa	1 October 1994	2000 (died in office)	Teburoro Tito Teburoro Tito Teburoro Tito was the President and foreign minister of Kiribati from October 1, 1994 to March 28, 2003. He was elected for the first time in 1994. He was reelected in 1998 with 52% of the vote. His main opponent was Harry Tong, who later ran against his brother, current President Anote Tong...
4	Beniamina Tinga	2000	28 March 2003	Teburoro Tito Teburoro Tito Teburoro Tito was the President and foreign minister of Kiribati from October 1, 1994 to March 28, 2003. He was elected for the first time in 1994. He was reelected in 1998 with 52% of the vote. His main opponent was Harry Tong, who later ran against his brother, current President Anote Tong...
5	Teima Onorio Teima Onorio Teima Onorio is the current Vice President of the Republic of Kiribati. She served a first term of Vice President from 2003 to 2007, before being reappointed.She is also Minister for Education, Youth and Sports Development...	28 March 2003	incumbent	Anote Tong Anote Tong Anote Tong is an I-Kiribati politician with Chinese heritage. He is the current President of Kiribati. He won the election in July 2003 with a slim plurality of votes cast against his brother, Dr. Harry Tong and the private lawyer Banuera Berina...