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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
Inaugural holder Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue
Formation 3 November 1978
Salary 91,000 XCD annually
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.

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

List of officeholders

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

     Independent     Dominica Labour Party (DLP)

Status

     Denotes interim or acting president

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Elected Term of office Political party
Took office Left office Time in office
No image.png Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue
(1905–1993)
3 November 1978 16 January 1979 74 days Independent
1 No image.png Fred Degazon
(1913–2008)
16 January 1979 29 January 1980 1 year, 13 days Independent
No image.png Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue
(1905–1993)
15 June 1979 16 June 1979 1 day Independent
Jenner Armour (cropped).jpg Jenner B. M. Armour
(1932–2001)
21 June 1979 25 February 1980 249 days Independent
2 No image.png Aurelius Marie
(1904–1995)
25 February 1980 19 December 1983 3 years, 297 days Independent
3 No image.png Clarence Seignoret
(1919–2002)
1983 1988 19 December 1983 25 October 1993 9 years, 310 days Independent
4 No image.png Crispin Sorhaindo
(1931–2010)
1993 25 October 1993 5 October 1998 4 years, 345 days Independent
5 No image.png Vernon Shaw
(1930–2013)
1998 6 October 1998 1 October 2003 4 years, 360 days Independent
6 Nicholas Liverpool.jpg Nicholas Liverpool
(1934–2015)
2003
2008
1 October 2003 17 September 2012 8 years, 352 days Independent
7 No image.png Eliud Williams
(born 1948)
17 September 2012 2 October 2013 1 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 2013 2 October 2023 10 years DLP
9 No image.png Sylvanie Burton
(born 1965)
2023 2 October 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 36 days DLP

See also

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