List of Presidents of Dominica
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The President of Dominica is its head of state. Eight individuals have held the position since it was established by the Constitution of 1978, the year of Dominica's independence.
Presidents of Dominica (1978–present)
| # | Incumbent (Birth-Death) |
Portrait | Tenure | Political affiliation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||
| Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue (1905-1993) (interim) |  | 3 November 1978 | 16 January 1979 | |||
| 1 | Fred Degazon (1913-2008) (left Dominica on 11 June 1979) | | 16 January 1979 | 29 January 1980 | ||
| Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue (1905-1993) (acting for Degazon) | | 15 June 1979 | 16 June 1979 | |||
| Jenner B. M. Armour (1936?-2001) (acting for Deguazon until 29 January 1980) | | 21 June 1979 | 25 February 1980 | |||
| 2 | Aurelius Marie (1904-1995) | | 25 February 1980 | 19 December 1983 | ||
| 3 | Sir Clarence Seignoret (1919-2002) |  | 19 December 1983 | 25 October 1993 | Dominica Labour Party | |
| 4 | Crispin Sorhaindo (1931-2010) | | 25 October 1993 | 5 October 1998 | Dominica Freedom Party | |
| 5 | Vernon Shaw (1930-2013) | | 6 October 1998 | 1 October 2003 | United Workers' Party | |
| 6 | Nicholas Liverpool (1934-2015) |  | 2 October 2003 | 17 September 2012 | Non-partisan | |
| 7 | Eliud Williams (1948-) | | 17 September 2012 | 2 October 2013 | Dominica Labour Party | |
| 8 | Charles Savarin (1943-) | | 2 October 2013 | Incumbent | Dominica Labour Party | |
See also
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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