The president of Equatorial Guinea is the head of state of Equatorial Guinea, a country in the Gulf of Guinea. The president has formal presidency over the Council of Ministers and is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and State Security. Francisco Macías Nguema was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 12 October 1968. The incumbent is Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, having taken office on 3 August 1979.

Term limits

As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Equatorial Guinea. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.

List of officeholders

;Political parties

;Other factions

;Symbols

Constitutional referendum

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! 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:; color:white;" | 1

| rowspan="2" | 90px

| rowspan="2" | Francisco Macías Nguema<br />)

| 1968

| rowspan="2" |12 October 1968

| rowspan="2" |3 August 1979<br />

| rowspan="2" |

| IPGE<br />

|-

! style="background:; color:white;" |

|

| PUNT

|-

! style="background:; color:black;" | —

| rowspan="3" |90px

| rowspan="3" |Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo<br /><br />

|—

| rowspan="3" |3 August 1979

| rowspan="3" |Incumbent

| rowspan="3" |

| Military<br />

|-

! style="background:; color:black;" | 2

|

| Independent<br />

|-

! style="background:; color:white;" |

| 1989<br />1996<br />2002<br />2009<br />2016<br />2022

| PDGE

|}

Timeline

Latest election

See also

  • Politics of Equatorial Guinea
  • Vice President of Equatorial Guinea
  • Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea
  • List of colonial governors of Spanish Guinea

Notes

References

  • World Statesmen – Equatorial Guinea