| Post: | President |
| Body: | the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Flag: | Flag of the President of Sao Tome and Principe.svg |
| Flagcaption: | Presidential standard of São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Incumbent: | Carlos Vila Nova |
| Incumbentsince: | 2 October 2021 |
| Type: | Head of state |
| Residence: | Presidential Palace, São Tomé |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable once |
| Formation: | 12 July 1975 |
| First: | Manuel Pinto da Costa |
| Salary: | 60,830,000 dobras annually[1] |
This article lists the presidents of São Tomé and Príncipe, an island country in the Gulf of Guinea off the western equatorial coast of Central Africa, since the establishment of the office of president in 1975. Manuel Pinto da Costa was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 12 July 1975. The incumbent is Carlos Vila Nova, having taken office on 2 October 2021.
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of São Tomé and Príncipe. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Trovoada in 2001.[2]
| Portrait | Name | Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Manuel Pinto da Costa | — | 12 July 1975 | 4 March 1991 | MLSTP–PSD | |||
| – | Leonel Mário d'Alva | — | 4 March 1991 | 3 April 1991 | PCD | |||
| 2 | Miguel Trovoada | 1991 | 3 April 1991 | 15 August 1995 | ADI | |||
| – | Lieutenant Manuel Quintas de Almeida | — | 15 August 1995 | 21 August 1995 | Military | |||
| Miguel Trovoada | 1996 | 21 August 1995 | 3 September 2001 | ADI | ||||
| 3 | Fradique de Menezes | 2001 | 3 September 2001 | 16 July 2003 | MDFM–PL | |||
| – | Major Fernando Pereira | — | 16 July 2003 | 23 July 2003 | Military | |||
| Fradique de Menezes | 2006 | 23 July 2003 | 3 September 2011 | MDFM–PL | ||||
| Manuel Pinto da Costa | 2011 | 3 September 2011 | 3 September 2016 | years | Independent | |||
| 4 | Evaristo Carvalho | 2016 | 3 September 2016 | 2 October 2021 | ADI | |||
| 5 | Carlos Vila Nova | 2021 | 2 October 2021 | Incumbent | ADI | |||
See main article: 2021 São Toméan presidential election.