President of the Government of New Caledonia explained

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.

List of officeholders

PortraitNameTook officeLeft officeParty
1Jean Lèques
28 May 19995 April 2001The Rally
2Pierre Frogier
5 April 200110 July 2004The Rally
3Marie-Noëlle Thémereau
10 July 20047 August 2007Future Together
4Harold Martin
7 August 20075 June 2009Future Together
5Philippe Gomès
5 June 200911 March 2011Caledonia Together
6Harold Martin
11 March 20115 June 2014Future Together
7Cynthia Ligeard
5 June 20141 April 2015The Rally
8Philippe Germain
1 April 20155 July 2019Caledonia Together
9Thierry Santa
6 July 201922 July 2021The Rally
10Louis Mapou
22 July 2021IncumbentNational Union for Independence

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