Dominica: Heads of State: 1978-2023 Interim President of Dominica [1] 3 Nov 1978 - 18 Jan 1979 Sir Louis Cools-Lartigue President of Dominica [1] 19 Jan 1979 - 29 Jan 1980 Frederick Eutrope Degazon [2] Acting President of Dominica [1] 29 Jan 1980 - 15 Feb 1980 Jenner Bourne Maude Armour [3] 16 Feb 1980 - 25 Feb 1980 office vacant President of Dominica [1] 26 Feb 1980 - 20 Dec 1983 Aurelius John Baptist Lamothe Marie 21 Dec 1983 - 24 Oct 1993 Clarence Henry Augustus Seignoret [4][5] 25 Oct 1993 - 5 Oct 1998 Crispin Anselm Sorhaindo 6 Oct 1998 - 1 Oct 2003 Vernon Lorden Shaw 2 Oct 2003 - 16 Sep 2012 Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool 17 Sep 2012 - 1 Oct 2013 Eliud Thaddeus Williams 2 Oct 2013 - Charles Angelo Savarin [1] Sometines in official use: ...of the Commonwealth of Dominica, although this is not prescribed by the Constitution. [2] Left the national territory 11 Jun 1979 and later submitted his resignation (dated 27 Jan 1980, received by the Speaker of the House of Assembly on 29 Jan 1980). [3] Assumed the office of Acting President of Dominica on 21 Jun 1979, exercising the functions of head of state in absence of Degazon. [4] Elected by the House of Assembly on 19 Dec 1983 for a term commencing on 21 Dec 1983 and took the oath of office on 19 Dec 1983. [5] From 25 Oct 1985 Sir Clarence Henry Augustus Seignoret. Last updated on: 17 May 2023 13:32:22
