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|[[Martial Haillet]]<br />{{small|(1931–2019)}}<br><small>''Acting President''</small>
|[[David Rousselot]]<br/>{{small|(born 1931)}}<br><small>''Acting President''</small>
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|[[People's Action Party|PAP]]
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|[[Emmanuel Ménard]]<br />{{small|(1949–)}}
|[[Emmanuel Ménard]]<br/>{{small|(born 1944)}}
| 29 May 2011
| 16 May 2010
| 30 May 2021
| 29 May 2022
|[[Baptistois Liberal Party|PLB]]
|[[People's Action Party|PAP]]
|[[2011 Saint-Baptiste presidential election|2011]]<br>[[2016 Saint-Baptiste presidential election|2016]]
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|[[Victor Azaïs]]<br />{{small|(1976–)}}
|[[Victor Azaïs]]<br />{{small|(1976–)}}
| 30 May 2021
| 29 May 2022
| ''Incumbent''
| ''Incumbent''
|{{wp|Independent politician|Independent}}
|{{wp|Independent politician|Independent}}
|[[2021 Saint-Baptiste presidential election|2021]]
|[[2022 Saint-Baptiste presidential election|2022]]
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Revision as of 17:21, 12 December 2022

President of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Président de Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Saint-BaptisteCOA.png
Coat of arms
Michel Chancy.jpg
Incumbent
Victor Azaïs
since 29 May 2022
Office of the President
StyleThe Right Honourable
ResidencePlace Rose, Port-Anne
AppointerDirect popular vote
Term lengthFive years
Renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Saint-Baptiste
Inaugural holderJean-Louis Galopin
Formation1 July 1947
Salary$100,000 annual
Websitewww.president.sb

The President of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Principean: Président de Saint-Jean-Baptiste) is the head of state of Saint-Baptiste. Originally the highest post in a presidential republic, the President since the adoption of Saint-Baptiste's 1990 constitution takes the role of equal partner alongside the Prime Minister. The current President is Victor Azaïs, since 2021.

History and role

In Saint-Baptiste's original 1947 constitution, the role of President was granted sweeping powers, including a final veto over the Chamber of Deputies, the creation of the country's cabinet, and only minor checks and balances over the position. The president was initially voted directly by the electorate for a six-year term, renewable once. The passing of the 1948 Security Act overturned much of these checks on power, and Claude-Antoine Bachelet retained the role of President for forty-one years as a de facto dictator.

Democratization and the passing of a new constitution in 1990 has changed the role of President significantly, stripping the position's legislative functions and placing control over most government agencies and decisions in the hands of the newly-created post of Prime Minister. In the present day, the President of Saint-Baptiste acts as the executive head of the state, intended to be the "sober second reader" of legislation and a representative of Saint-Baptiste abroad. The President officially appoints and confirms the Prime Minister and their government, and has the right and responsibility to call elections, including a snap election. They also retain a notable veto power over the Chamber of Deputies, which can be repealed by a two-thirds majority in the legislature.

If the incumbent President is incapacitated or resigns during their term, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, more commonly referred to as the speaker, is appointed Acting President (Président par intérim) until a new election can be held within a hundred days of the vacancy.

List of Presidents

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Took office Left office Political party Election
1 Séverin Jaccoud
(1885–1953) 		1 July 1947 20 April 1950
(resigned) 		PCN 1947
2 Elie Lescot portrait.jpg Claude-Antoine Bachelet
(1893–1984) 		20 April 1950 18 January 1984
(died in office) 		PCN 1953
1959
1965
1971
1977
1983
– Ralph Gonsalves 2013.jpg Cyrille Bachelet
(born 1943)
Acting President 		18 January 1984 15 March 1984 PCN –
Vacant under National Transitional Government (15 March 1984 – 24 April 1986)
– David Rousselot
(born 1931)
Acting President 		24 April 1986 18 May 1986 PAP –
3 Samuel Lucy
(1912–2000) 		18 May 1986 31 May 1992 Independent 1986
4 Ralph Gonsalves 2013.jpg Cyrille Bachelet
(born 1943) 		31 May 1992 30 May 2004 PAP 1992
1998
5 Jean-Marc Granet
(1954–2010) 		30 May 2004 28 February 2010
(died in office) 		PAP 2004
– Daniel Tremblay
(born 1951)
Acting President 		28 February 2010 16 May 2010 POSB –
6 Rene Preval.jpg Emmanuel Ménard
(born 1944) 		16 May 2010 29 May 2022 PAP 2010
2016
7 Michel Chancy.jpg Victor Azaïs
(1976–) 		29 May 2022 Incumbent Independent 2022
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