President of the Commonwealth of Dominica | |
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Residence | Government House in Roseau |
Term length | Five years [1] renewable once |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Dominica |
Inaugural holder | Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue |
Formation | November 3, 1978 |
Salary | 91,000 XCD annually [2] |
Website | http://presidentoffice.gov.dm/ |
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Administrative divisions (parishes) |
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]
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. [4] [5]
The current president is Sylvanie Burton, since 2 October 2023.
Source: [6]
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
— | ![]() | Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue (1905–1993) | — | 3 November 1978 | 16 January 1979 | 74 days | Independent |
1 | ![]() | Fred Degazon (1913–2008) [a] | — | 16 January 1979 | 29 January 1980 | 1 year, 13 days | Independent |
— | ![]() | Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue (1905–1993) [b] | — | 15 June 1979 | 16 June 1979 | 1 day | Independent |
— | ![]() | Jenner B. M. Armour (1932–2001) [7] [c] | — | 21 June 1979 | 25 February 1980 | 249 days | Independent |
2 | ![]() | Aurelius Marie (1904–1995) | — | 25 February 1980 | 19 December 1983 | 3 years, 297 days | Independent |
3 | ![]() | Clarence Seignoret (1919–2002) [d] | 1983 1988 | 19 December 1983 | 25 October 1993 | 9 years, 310 days | Independent |
4 | ![]() | Crispin Sorhaindo (1931–2010) | 1993 | 25 October 1993 | 5 October 1998 | 4 years, 345 days | Independent |
5 | ![]() | Vernon Shaw (1930–2013) | 1998 | 6 October 1998 | 1 October 2003 | 4 years, 360 days | Independent |
6 | ![]() | Nicholas Liverpool (1934–2015) | 2003 2008 | 1 October 2003 | 17 September 2012 | 8 years, 352 days | Independent |
7 | ![]() | Eliud Williams (born 1948) | 2012 | 17 September 2012 | 2 October 2013 | 1 year, 15 days | DLP |
8 | ![]() | Charles Savarin (born 1943) | 2013 2018 | 2 October 2013 | 2 October 2023 | 10 years | DLP |
9 | ![]() | Sylvanie Burton (born 1965) | 2023 | 2 October 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 339 days | DLP |