List of presidents of Dominica

Further information: List of heads of state of Dominica

The president of Dominica is the head of state which was created by the Constitution of 1978, the year of Dominica's independence.^[3]

President of the State of Dominica
The flag of the President of Dominica
Incumbent Sylvanie Burton since 2 October 2023
Term length	5 years, renewable[1]
Inaugural holder	Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue
Formation	3 November 1978
Salary	91,000 XCD annually[2]
Website	http://presidentoffice.gov.dm/

List

Status

#	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Political party
1		Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue (1905–1993)	3 November 1978	16 January 1979	Independent
2		Fred Degazon (1913–2008)[a]	16 January 1979	15 June 1979	Independent
3		Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue (1905–1993)[b]	15 June 1979	16 June 1979	Independent
4		Fred Degazon (1913–2008)	16 June 1979	21 June 1979	Independent
5		Jenner B. M. Armour (1932–2001)[4][c]	21 June 1979	25 February 1980	Independent
6		Aurelius Marie (1904–1995)	25 February 1980	19 December 1983	Independent
7		Clarence Seignoret (1919–2002)[d]	19 December 1983	25 October 1993	Dominica Labour Party
8		Crispin Sorhaindo (1931–2010)	25 October 1993	5 October 1998	Dominica Freedom Party
9		Vernon Shaw (1930–2013)	6 October 1998	1 October 2003	United Workers' Party
10		Nicholas Liverpool (1934–2015)	1 October 2003	17 September 2012	Independent
11		Eliud Williams (1948–)	17 September 2012	2 October 2013	Dominica Labour Party
12		Charles Savarin (1943–)	2 October 2013	2 October 2023	Dominica Labour Party
13		Sylvanie Burton (1965–)	2 October 2023	Incumbent	Dominica Labour Party

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.