Post: | President |
Body: | the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire |
Insignia: | Coat of arms of Ivory Coast.svg |
Insigniasize: | 125px |
Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Ivory Coast |
Incumbent: | Alassane Ouattara |
Incumbentsince: | 4 December 2010 |
Residence: | Presidential Palace, Abidjan |
Termlength: | 5 years, renewable only once under the 2016 Constitution |
Formation: | 3 November 1960 |
Inaugural: | Félix Houphouët-Boigny |
Deputy: | Vice President of Ivory Coast |
Salary: | 100,000 USD annually[1] |
This article lists the heads of state of Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, since the country gained independence from France in 1960. Alassane Ouattara has been serving as President of Ivory Coast since 4 December 2010.
There is a two-term limit for the president in the new 2016 Constitution of Ivory Coast. This limit has been lifted for Alassane Ouattara, allowing him to run for third and fourth terms.[2]
Portrait | Name | Elected | Term of office | Political party | Vice-president | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1 | Félix Houphouët-Boigny | 1990 | 3 November 1960 | 7 December 1993 | PDCI–RDA | Position not established | ||
2 | Henri Konan Bédié | 1995 | 7 December 1993 | 24 December 1999 | PDCI–RDA | |||
3 | Robert Guéï | — | 24 December 1999 | 26 October 2000 | Military | |||
4 | Laurent Gbagbo | 2000 | 26 October 2000 | 11 April 2011 | FPI | |||
5 | Alassane Ouattara | 2010 2015 2020 | 4 December 2010 | Incumbent | RDR | |||
Daniel Kablan Duncan | ||||||||
Tiémoko Meyliet Koné |
See main article: 2020 Ivorian presidential election.