President of Sainte-Chloé

President of the Republic of Sainte-Chloé
Presidential Standard of Sainte-Chloé
Incumbent Michel Thiele since Feburary 14, 2020
Executive Office of the President
Style	His Excellency
Status	Head of State
Abbreviation	PDSC
Member of	Cabinet of Sainte-Chloé
Residence	Azure Palace
Seat	Port de la Sainte
Term length	Six Years, renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Sainte-Chloé
Formation	Feburary 14th, 1954
First holder	Camille Pétain

The President of the Republic of Sainte-Chloé (Alternatively: President of Sainte-Chloé) is the head of state and head of executive of the Sainte-Chloé and commander-chief of the Armed Forces of Sainte-Chloé. The President is popularly elected and may serve up to two six-year terms, and is considered the highest office in the Republic.

List of Presidents and Heads of State

Community of Nations Mandate (1935-1945)

  Independent

No	Picture	Name	Term	Tenure		Mandate and notes	Affiliation
Govenor-General of Sainte-Chloé
-		Pierre Voloix (1893-1968)	-	21 April 1935	3 May 1945	Appointment by the Community of Nations Trusteeship Committee	Independent

Independent Sainte-Chloé (1954-present)

  Catholic Labour Party (PCT)
  Social Democratic Party (PSD)
  Independent

No	Picture	Name	Term	Tenure		Premier	Notes	Affiliation
President of the Republic of Sainte-Chloé
1		Camille Pétain (1906-1977)	1	14 February 1954	13 February 1960	Raymond Rivière (PCT)	A military figure and head of the Chloéois Legitimists in the Catholic Party until its merger, known for his pro-monarchical and integralist views. Considered one of the two principal founding fathers of Sainte-Chloé alongside his friend and Premier Raymond Rivière.	Catholic Labour Party
			2	14 Feburary 1960	13 Feburary 1966	Raymond Rivière (PCT)
2		Martin Célestin (1909-1988)	1	14 February 1966	13 February 1972	Claude Bourgent (PSD) François Laurent (PCT)	Wealthy sugar planter who campaigned on solving the problems of the Sugar Crash. However, under his Presidency problems only intensified, leading to the loss of his party in the 1970 elections.	Social Democratic Party
3		Pierre Leroy (1930-)	1	14 February 1972	13 February 1978	François Laurent (PCT) Alexandre du Ponte (PCT)	Two-time Invictus medalist in fencing (winning a bronze in 1950 and a silver in 1954) and early supporter of the PCT. Under his Presidency the economy was re-stabilized, and also implemented major land reforms in the wake of the Sugar Crash. His Presidency also saw the recession of 1980, which was eventually resolved.	Catholic Labour Party
			2	14 February 1978	13 February 1984	Alexandre du Ponte (PCT) Phillipe Leclerq (PCT)
4		Philippe Leclercq (1937-2006)	1	14 February 1984	13 February 1990	Dominique Monteclare (PCT)	Longtime PCT politician and public servant who established himself as a successful Premier, and groomed by Leroy to be his successor. Under his Presidency, Sainte-Chloé would become a founding member of the ACO.	Catholic Labour Party
			2	14 February 1990	13 February 1996	Dominique Monteclare (PCT) Anne de Lourdes (PCT)
5		Jean-Claude Bennett (1956-)	1	14 February 1996	13 February 2002	Anne de Lourdes (PCT) Assyl Xiengboree (PCT) Jean-Baptiste Florent (PCT) Jean-Luc Morin (PSD)	Only narrowing winning a contentious PCT Presidential primary, internal party disputes plagued the first party of Bennett's Presidency. Governmental disputes made his Presidency unpopular, with the PSD winning their first elections in 1998 after a drought of nearly 30 years.	Independent
6		René Gagné (1954-)	1	14 Feburary 2002	13 Feburary 2008	Jean-Luc Morin (PSD) Gladys Dubous (PSD) Jean-Baptiste Florent (PCT)	A wealthy businessman, he also engaged in intra-party disputes, sacking Jean-Luc Morin in 2002. Called the first snap elections in Chloéois history in 2004, which backfired and resulted in a four-year long period of cohabitation.	Social Democratic Party
7		Jaques Durand (1952-)	1	14 February 2008	13 February 2014	Jean-Baptiste Florent (PCT) Stephanie Conille (PCT) Bernard Blanc (PCT)	Worked as a lawyer before entering into politics. First President elected to a second term after a period of 24 years.	Catholic Labour Party
			2	14 February 2014	13 February 2020	Bernard Blanc (PCT)
8		Michel Thiele (1972-)	1	14 February 2020	Incumbent	Bernard Blanc (PCT) Henri Montas (PSD) Genevieve Chevallier (PCT)	Worked as a diplomat prior to becoming President. Natural disasters and political fallout led to him dissovling the Parliament and calling snap elections in 2021, allowing the PCT to come back into power.	Catholic Labour Party