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The President of Dominica is the head of state under the system implemented by the Constitution of 1978, the year of Dominica's independence.
Unlike other former British colonies in the region, Dominica did not retain Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a Governor-General, as head of state, on its independence, instead electing to become a parliamentary republic with a President as ceremonial head of state, a compromise between the governing Dominica Labour Party, which favoured retaining the monarchy, and the opposition Dominica Freedom Party, which favoured a republic with an executive presidency.
The current president is Sylvanie Burton, since 2 October 2023.
List of officeholders
Source:
;Political parties
;Other affiliations
;Status
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! rowspan=2|
! rowspan=2|Portrait
! rowspan=2|Name<br />
! rowspan=2|Elected
! colspan=3|Term of office
! rowspan=2|Political party
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:; color:black"| —
| 90px
| Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue<br />
| —
| 3 November 1978
| 16 January 1979
|
| Independent
|-
! style="background:; color:black"| 1
| 90px
| Fred Degazon<br />
| 1978
| 16 January 1979
| 29 January 1980
|
| Independent
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:; color:black"| —
| 90px
| Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue<br />
| —
| 15 June 1979
| 16 June 1979
|
| Independent
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:; color:black"| —
| 90px
| Jenner Armour<br />
| —
| 21 June 1979
| 25 February 1980
|
| Independent
|-
! style="background:; color:black"| 2
| 90px
| Aurelius Marie<br />
| 1980
| 25 February 1980
| 19 December 1983
|
| Independent
|-
! style="background:; color:black"| 3
| 90px
| Clarence Seignoret<br />
| 1983 1988
| 19 December 1983
| 25 October 1993
|
| Independent
|-
! style="background:; color:black"| 4
|
| Crispin Sorhaindo<br />
| 1993
| 25 October 1993
| 5 October 1998
|
| Independent
|-
! style="background:; color:black"| 5
| 90px
| Vernon Shaw<br />
| 1998
| 6 October 1998
| 1 October 2003
|
| Independent
|-
! style="background:; color:black"| 6
| 90px
| Nicholas Liverpool<br />
| 2003<br>2008
| 1 October 2003
| 17 September 2012
|
| Independent
|-
! style="background:; color:white"| 7
| 90px
| Eliud Williams<br />
| 2012
| 17 September 2012
| 2 October 2013
|
| DLP
|-
! style="background:; color:white"| 8
| 90px
| Charles Savarin<br />
| 2013<br>2018
| 2 October 2013
| 2 October 2023
| years
| DLP
|-
! style="background:; color:white"| 9
| 90px
| Sylvanie Burton<br />
| 2023
| 2 October 2023
| Incumbent
|
| DLP
|}
Timeline
See also
- List of colonial governors and administrators of Dominica
- List of heads of government of Dominica
- Lists of office-holders
Notes
References
External links
- Official site of the President's Office, Commonwealth of Dominica
- World Statesmen - Dominica