List of Presidents of Dominica
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This page contains a list of Presidents of Dominica.
The President of Dominica is the head of state under the system implemented by the Constitution of 1978, the year of Dominica's independence.
The current President of Dominica is Charles Savarin, since 2 October 2013.
Presidents of Dominica (1978–present)
- Status
Denotes Acting President
President | Term of Office | Political Party (at time of election) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took Office | Left Office | Duration | |
— | Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue (1905–1993) |
3 November 1978 | 16 January 1979 | 74 days | ||
1 | Fred Degazon (1913–2008)[note 1] |
16 January 1979 | 29 January 1980 | 1 year, 13 days | ||
— | Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue (1905–1993)[note 2] |
15 June 1979 | 16 June 1979 | 1 day | ||
— | Jenner B. M. Armour (1936?–2001)[note 3] |
21 June 1979 | 25 February 1980 | 249 days | ||
2 | Aurelius Marie (1904–1995) |
25 February 1980 | 19 December 1983 | 3 years, 297 days | ||
3 | Sir Clarence Seignoret (1919–2002) |
19 December 1983 | 25 October 1993 | 9 years, 310 days | Dominica Labour Party | |
4 | Crispin Sorhaindo (1931–2010) |
25 October 1993 | 5 October 1998 | 4 years, 345 days | Dominica Freedom Party | |
5 | Vernon Shaw (1930–2013) |
6 October 1998 | 1 October 2003 | 4 years, 360 days | United Workers' Party | |
6 | Nicholas Liverpool (1934–2015) |
1 October 2003 | 17 September 2012 | 8 years, 352 days | Independent | |
7 | Eliud Williams (1948–) |
17 September 2012 | 2 October 2013 | 1 year, 15 days | Dominica Labour Party | |
8 | Charles Savarin (1943–) |
2 October 2013 | Incumbent | 3 years, 66 days (as of 7 December 2016) |
Dominica Labour Party | |
See also
- List of colonial governors and administrators of Dominica
- List of heads of government of Dominica
- Lists of office-holders
References
- Lawrence, Alick C., The Constitution, The Government & You: An introduction to the Constitution and Governance of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Pont Casse Press, pp. 37–38, ISBN 0-9737347-5-2
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