Post: | President |
Body: | Government of New Caledonia |
Insignia: | Coat of arms of New Caledonia.svg |
Insigniasize: | 80px |
Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of New Caledonia |
Incumbent: | Louis Mapou |
Incumbentsince: | 22 July 2021 |
Residence: | Nouméa, South Province |
Appointer: | Congress of New Caledonia |
Termlength: | 5 years |
Formation: | 28 May 1999 |
First: | Jean Lèques |
Deputy: | Vice President of the Government of New Caledonia |
This article lists the presidents of the Government of New Caledonia since 1999, after the Nouméa Accord was signed in 1998. The President is often from the largest party in the Congress of New Caledonia, though the government itself is made up of cabinet ministers from all parties in Congress, allocated proportionally based on the number of MPs from each party.
Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | |||
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1 | Jean Lèques | 28 May 1999 | 5 April 2001 | The Rally | |||
2 | Pierre Frogier | 5 April 2001 | 10 July 2004 | The Rally | |||
3 | Marie-Noëlle Thémereau | 10 July 2004 | 7 August 2007 | Future Together | |||
4 | Harold Martin | 7 August 2007 | 5 June 2009 | Future Together | |||
5 | Philippe Gomès | 5 June 2009 | 11 March 2011 | Caledonia Together | |||
6 | Harold Martin | 11 March 2011 | 5 June 2014 | Future Together | |||
7 | Cynthia Ligeard | 5 June 2014 | 1 April 2015 | The Rally | |||
8 | Philippe Germain | 1 April 2015 | 5 July 2019 | Caledonia Together | |||
9 | Thierry Santa | 6 July 2019 | 22 July 2021 | The Rally | |||
10 | Louis Mapou | 22 July 2021 | Incumbent | National Union for Independence |