President of the Government of New Caledonia
Head of the executive branch of New Caledonia
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The president of the Government of New Caledonia (French: Président du gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie) is the head of the executive branch of the Government of New Caledonia formed in 1999,[1] after the Nouméa Accord was signed in 1998.
| President of Government of New Caledonia | |
|---|---|
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 Incumbent since 31 July 2026Milakulo Tukumuli | |
| 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 | gouv |
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.[2] Then, according to the Nouméa Accord, the 11 members elect President and Vice President among themselves.[3]
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | _receives_a_wreath_to_lay_at_the_U.S._war_memorial_during_a_ceremony_(cropped).png) |
Jean Lèques (1931–2022) |
28 May 1999 | 5 April 2001 | 1 year, 312 days | The Rally | |
| 2 |  |
Pierre Frogier (born 1950) |
5 April 2001 | 10 July 2004 | 3 years, 96 days | The Rally | |
| 3 | |
Marie-Noëlle Thémereau (born 1950) |
10 July 2004 | 7 August 2007 | 3 years, 28 days | Future Together | |
| 4 | .jpg) |
Harold Martin (born 1954) |
7 August 2007 | 5 June 2009 | 1 year, 302 days | Future Together | |
| 5 |  |
Philippe Gomès (born 1958) |
5 June 2009 | 11 March 2011 | 1 year, 279 days | Caledonia Together | |
| 6 | |
Harold Martin (born 1954) |
11 March 2011 | 5 June 2014 | 3 years, 86 days | Future Together | |
| 7 | .PNG) |
Cynthia Ligeard (born 1962) |
5 June 2014 | 1 April 2015 | 300 days | The Rally | |
| 8 | .jpg) |
Philippe Germain (born 1968) |
1 April 2015 | 5 July 2019 | 4 years, 95 days | Caledonia Together | |
| 9 | .jpg) |
Thierry Santa (born 1967) |
6 July 2019 | 22 July 2021 | 2 years, 16 days | The Rally | |
| 10 |  |
Louis Mapou (born 1958) |
22 July 2021 | 16 January 2025 | 3 years, 178 days | National Union for Independence | |
| 11 |  |
Alcide Ponga (born 1975) |
16 January 2025[4] | 31 July 2026 | 1 year, 196 days | The Rally | |
| 12 | |
Milakulo Tukumuli |
31 July 2026[5] | Incumbent | 32 days | Oceanian Awakening | |
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).
