The president of Dominica is the head of state under the system implemented by the Constitution of 1978, the year of Dominica's independence.

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.Commonwealth Caribbean Constitutional Law, Routledge, 2013, page 198]Surrogates for the Sovereign: Constitutional Heads of State in the Commonwealth, David Butler, Springer, 1991, page 173

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

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Other affiliations

Status

Portrait NameElectedTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Time in office — Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue — 3 November 1978 16 January 1979 Independent 1 Fred Degazon 1978 16 January 1979 29 January 1980 Independent — Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue — 15 June 1979 16 June 1979 Independent — Jenner Armour — 21 June 1979 25 February 1980 Independent 2 Aurelius Marie 1980 25 February 1980 19 December 1983 Independent 3 Clarence Seignoret 1983 1988 19 December 1983 25 October 1993 Independent 4 Crispin Sorhaindo 1993 25 October 1993 5 October 1998 Independent 5 Vernon Shaw 1998 6 October 1998 1 October 2003 Independent 6 Nicholas Liverpool 20032008 1 October 2003 17 September 2012 Independent 7 Eliud Williams 2012 17 September 2012 2 October 2013 DLP 8 Charles Savarin 20132018 2 October 2013 2 October 2023 years DLP 9 Sylvanie Burton 2023 2 October 2023 Incumbent DLP

Timeline

See also List of colonial governors and administrators of Dominica List of heads of government of Dominica Lists of office-holders

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References

External links Official site of the President's Office, Commonwealth of Dominica World Statesmen - Dominica