The Presdient of the Republic (Esperanto: Respublika Prezidanto) is the head of state of the Republic of Bijan. He or she is elected by the Bijani House of Representatives, or in some cases the Electoral Assembly, to a six-year term. Term limits prohibit the same person from serving more than two consecutive terms. The current president is Hanna Roggeveen, who has been in the office since 2009.