List of Presidents of Dominica
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This page contains a list of President
s of Dominica
. The President of Dominica is its head of state
under the system implemented by the Constitution of 1978, the year of Dominica's independence.
President
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s of Dominica
Dominica
Dominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...
. The President of Dominica is its head of state
Head of State
A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
under the system implemented by the Constitution of 1978, the year of Dominica's independence.
Presidents of Dominica (1978-Present)
| # | Incumbent | Portrait | Tenure | Political Affiliation | |
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| Took Office | Left Office | ||||
| Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue (interim) |
3 November 1978 | 16 January 1979 | |||
| 1 | Fred Degazon Fred Degazon Frederick Eutrope Degazon was the first President of Dominica. He was born in Castries, Saint Lucia and is currently living in exile in London.... |
16 January 1979 | 21 June 1979 | ||
| Jenner B. M. Armour (acting) |
21 June 1979 | 25 February 1980 | |||
| 2 | Aurelius Marie | 25 February 1980 | 19 December 1983 | ||
| 3 | Sir Clarence Seignoret Clarence Seignoret Sir Clarence Henry Augustus Seignoret, GCB, COL, KtM, OSJ, OBE was the third President of Dominica.... |
19 December 1983 | 25 October 1993 | Dominica Labour Party Dominica Labour Party The Dominica Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in Dominica.-History:Founded in 1955 by Phyllis Shand Allfrey and Emmanuel Christopher Loblack, it is the oldest political party in Dominica. It first contested general elections in 1961, winning seven of the eleven seats. In the next... |
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| 4 | Crispin Sorhaindo Crispin Sorhaindo Crispin Anselm Sorhaindo OBE was the fourth President of Dominica. He served from October 25, 1993 until October 5, 1998.... |
25 October 1993 | 5 October 1998 | Dominica Freedom Party Dominica Freedom Party The Dominica Freedom Party is a conservative political party in Dominica.The party lost all of its seats in the House of Assembly at 2005 general election, held on 5 May 2005. This was the first time since 1975 that the DFP was not elected in any seats... |
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| 5 | Vernon Shaw Vernon Shaw Vernon Lorden Shaw was the fifth President of Dominica. He is an alumnus of the Dominica Grammar School and Trinity College, Oxford. He was a career civil servant, rising to the post of Cabinet Secretary in 1977, and retiring in 1990. He was elected to a five-year term by the House of Assembly on... |
6 October 1998 | 1 October 2003 | United Workers' Party United Workers' Party (Dominica) The United Workers' Party is a centrist political party in Dominica. As of the 2009 general election, it is the only opposition party represented in the House of Assembly of Dominica, holding three of the twenty-one seats... |
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| 6 | Nicholas Liverpool Nicholas Liverpool Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool is a Dominican politician and jurist who has served as the sixth President of Dominica since October 2, 2003.... |
2 October 2003 | Incumbent | ||