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President of Government of New Caledonia
Coat of arms of New Caledonia
Incumbent Louis Mapou since 22 July 2021
Residence	Nouméa, South Province
Appointer	Congress of New Caledonia
Term length	5 years
Formation	28 May 1999
First holder	Jean Lèques
Deputy	Vice President of the Government of New Caledonia
Website	https://gouv.nc/

Politics of New Caledonia
High Commissioner Patrice Faure President of the Government Alcide Ponga Vice President of the Government Isabelle Champmoreau Congress President Veylma Falaeo Political parties Recent elections Legislative: 2004 2009 2014 2019 Referendums: 1987 2018 2020 2021 Matignon Agreements Nouméa Accord
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The president of the Government of New Caledonia is a political position in the Government of New Caledonia formed in 1999, after the Nouméa Accord was signed in 1998.

New Caledonia has a collegial government with 11 members elected by Congress of New Caledonia with proportional representation on party list voting, according to the rule of the highest average. Then, according to the Nouméa Accord, the 11 members elect President and Vice President among themselves.

List of officeholders

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
11		Alcide Ponga (born 1975)	Taking office in January 2025			The Rally

Timeline

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of presidents of the Government of New Caledonia. They are listed in order of office (Martin is shown in order of his first presidency).

See also

• Politics of New Caledonia
• List of colonial and departmental heads of New Caledonia

External links

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

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Outline Bibliography Category

1. "Un peu d'histoire". Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (in French). 4 April 2016.
2. "Élection des membres du 18e gouvernement". Gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie (in French). 7 January 2025.
3. "Alcide Ponga elected as President of New Caledonia". Islands Business. 9 January 2025.

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