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President of the Government of New Caledonia

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President of Government of New Caledonia
Incumbent
Louis Mapou
since 22 July 2021
ResidenceNouméa, South Province
AppointerCongress of New Caledonia
Term length5 years
Formation28 May 1999
First holderJean Lèques
DeputyVice 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

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No. Portrait Name Took office Left office Party
1 Jean Lèques
(1931–2022)
28 May 1999 5 April 2001 The Rally
2 Pierre Frogier
(born 1950)
5 April 2001 10 July 2004 The Rally
3 Marie-Noëlle Thémereau
(born 1950)
10 July 2004 7 August 2007 Future Together
4 Harold Martin
(born 1954)
7 August 2007 5 June 2009 Future Together
5 Philippe Gomès
(born 1958)
5 June 2009 11 March 2011 Caledonia Together
6 Harold Martin
(born 1954)
11 March 2011 5 June 2014 Future Together
7 Cynthia Ligeard
(born 1962)
5 June 2014 1 April 2015 The Rally
8 Philippe Germain
(born 1968)
1 April 2015 5 July 2019 Caledonia Together
9 Thierry Santa
(born 1967)
6 July 2019 22 July 2021 The Rally
10 Louis Mapou
(born 1958)
22 July 2021 Incumbent National Union for Independence

See also

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  • Ben Cahoon (2000). "New Caledonia". WorldStatesman.org. Retrieved 8 November 2016.