| Post: | President |
| Body: | the Republic of Cabo Verde |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Cape Verde.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 125px |
| Insigniacaption: | National emblem of Cape Verde |
| Incumbent: | José Maria Neves |
| Incumbentsince: | 9 November 2021 |
| Residence: | Presidential Palace, Praia |
| Department: | Executive branch of the Government of Cape Verde |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable once |
| Formation: | 8 July 1975 |
| Inaugural: | Aristides Pereira |
This article lists the presidents of Cape Verde, an island country in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa, since the establishment of the office of president in 1975. Aristides Pereira was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 8 July 1975. The incumbent is José Maria Neves, having taken office on 9 November 2021.
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Cape Verde. The first president for whom the term limits applied was Monteiro in 2001.[1]
| Portrait | Name | Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Aristides Pereira | 1975 1981 1986 | 8 July 1975 | 22 March 1991 | PAIGC | |||
| PAICV | ||||||||
| 2 | António Mascarenhas Monteiro | 1991 1996 | 22 March 1991 | 22 March 2001 | years | MpD | ||
| 3 | Pedro Pires | 2001 2006 | 22 March 2001 | 9 September 2011 | PAICV | |||
| 4 | Jorge Carlos Fonseca | 2011 2016 | 9 September 2011 | 9 November 2021 | MpD | |||
| 5 | José Maria Neves | 2021 | 9 November 2021 | Incumbent | PAICV | |||
See main article: 2021 Cape Verdean presidential election.