List of presidents of Dominica

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President of the
Commonwealth of Dominica
Flag of the President of Dominica.svg
Incumbent
Sylvanie Burton
since 2 October 2023
Residence Government House in Roseau
Term length 5 years, renewable once [1]
Inaugural holder Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue
Formation3 November 1978
Salary91,000 XCD annually [2]
Website http://presidentoffice.gov.dm/

The president of Dominica is the head of state under the system implemented by the Constitution of 1978, the year of Dominica's independence. [3]

Contents

The current president is Sylvanie Burton, since 2 October 2023.

List of officeholders

Government House in Roseau, the residence of the president of Dominica Government House (46265572904).jpg
Government House in Roseau, the residence of the president of Dominica

[4]

Political parties
   Independent
   Dominica Labour Party (DLP)
Status
  Denotes interim or acting president
No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
ElectedTerm of officePolitical party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
No image.png Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue
(1905–1993)
3 November 197816 January 197974 days Independent
1 No image.png Fred Degazon
(1913–2008) [lower-alpha 1]
16 January 197929 January 19801 year, 13 days Independent
No image.png Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue
(1905–1993) [lower-alpha 2]
15 June 197916 June 19791 day Independent
Jenner Armour (cropped).jpg Jenner B. M. Armour
(1932–2001) [5] [lower-alpha 3]
21 June 197925 February 1980249 days Independent
2 No image.png Aurelius Marie
(1904–1995)
25 February 198019 December 19833 years, 297 days Independent
3 No image.png Clarence Seignoret
(1919–2002) [lower-alpha 4]
1983 1988 19 December 198325 October 19939 years, 310 days Independent
4 No image.png Crispin Sorhaindo
(1931–2010)
1993 25 October 19935 October 19984 years, 345 days Independent
5 No image.png Vernon Shaw
(1930–2013)
1998 6 October 19981 October 20034 years, 360 days Independent
6 Nicholas Liverpool.jpg Nicholas Liverpool
(1934–2015)
2003
2008
1 October 200317 September 20128 years, 352 days Independent
7 No image.png Eliud Williams
(born 1948)
17 September 20122 October 20131 year, 15 days Independent
8 Swearing in of His Excellency Charles A Savarin, DAH, President of the Commonwealth of Dominica (44464022734).jpg Charles Savarin
(born 1943)
2013
2018
2 October 20132 October 202310 years DLP
9 No image.png Sylvanie Burton
(born 1965)
2023 2 October 2023Incumbent219 days DLP

See also

Notes

  1. Left Dominica on 11 June 1979.
  2. Acting for Degazon.
  3. Acting for Degazon until 29 January 1980.
  4. Sir Clarence Seignoret from 25 October 1985.

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References

  1. "Establishment of Office - Office of the President". presidentoffice.gov.dm.
  2. Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica (13 October 2008). "PRESIDENT'S EMOLUMENTS AND CONDITIONS OF OFFICE (AMENDMENT) ACT 8" (PDF). www.dominica.gov.dm.
  3. 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
  4. "Administering Officers - Office of the President". presidentoffice.gov.dm.
  5. "Index Ar-As". www.rulers.org.