President of Indonesia

President of the Republic of Indonesia
President of the Republic of Indonesia
Presiden Republik Indonesia
	Presidential seal
	Incumbent; Joko Widodo; since 20 October 2014
	Government of Indonesia;
Style	Mr./Madam President; (Bapak/Ibu Presiden; informal); The Honourable; (Yang Terhormat; formal); His/Her Excellency; (diplomatic correspondence);
Type	Head of state; Head of government;
Member of	Cabinet
Residence	Merdeka Palace (official); State Palace; Bogor Palace; Tampaksiring Palace; Gedung Agung; Cipanas Palace;
Seat	Jakarta
Appointer	Direct popular election
Term length	Five years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Indonesia
Precursor	Governor-general of the Dutch East Indies
Formation	18 August 1945
First holder	Sukarno
Deputy	Vice President
Salary	Rp 62,657,809/US$ 4,379 per month
Website	Official website

The president of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Presiden Republik Indonesia) is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Indonesia. The president leads the executive branch of the Indonesian government and is the commander-in-chief of Indonesian National Armed Forces and Indonesian National Police . Since 2004, the president and vice president are directly elected to a five-year term, once renewable, allowing for a maximum of 10 years in office. The current President of the Republic of Indonesia is Joko Widodo.

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