List of Presidents of Dominica

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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
(1932–2001)[1][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, 312 days
(as of 10 August 2017)		 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 
  1. ↑ Left Dominica on 11 June 1979.
  2. ↑ Acting for Degazon.
  3. ↑ Acting for Degazon until 29 January 1980.
  1. ↑ https://www.rulers.org/indexa4.html
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