List of heads of state of Matharius

No	Picture	Name	Term	Tenure		Presidential mandate	Affiliation
President of the Federal Republic of Valentir
1		James Kensington Gemmell (1838–1919)	1	13 April 1912	5 January 1914	Interim president	Independent
			Gemmell was appointed as interim president by Parliament. A political independent, he previously served as Prime Minister from 1883-1899. He was one of the primary architects of the newly independent republic, responsible for the drafting the Constitution of Free Peoples, establishing the modern framework for the Federal government and overseeing the first elections in 1914.
2		Aidan Stansfield (1876-1975)	2	5 January 1914	5 January 1918	1914 — 44.5%	National Democratic Party
			TBD.
3		Valentin Serra (1874-1948)	3	5 January 1918	5 January 1922	1918 — 53.9%	Valentirian Federation of Labour
			TBD.
4		Wallace Pendleton (1868-1967)	4	5 January 1922	5 January 1926	1922 — 47.5%	National Democratic Party
			TBD.
5		Benjamin Wainwright (1873-1958)	5	5 January 1926	3 February 1927	1926 — 38.4%	National Democratic Party
			A prominent figure of the centrist faction of the NDP, Wainwright was elected amidst the controversial 1926 election. Cohabiting with a VFL-majority government, he attempted to implement conservative social policies and advocated for protectionism. Implicated in the Draynor scandal, where he was accused of accepting bribes in exchange for advancing policies favourable to oil barons, Wainwright was impeached and removed from office by Parliament. He served nearly two decades in federal prison.
6		General Jérôme Michaux (1870-1950)	6	3 February 1927	5 March 1928	Interim president	Parliament
			A respected general with perceived political neutrality, Michaux was appointed as interim president by Parliament for the remainder of Wainwright's term. His term was dominated by the end of the Valentirian Civil War and the country's entry into the Great War in support of the Grand Alliance. He advocated for harsh punishment of rebel leaders and suppression of radical political elements in Valentir. Running as an independent on a platform of liberal economic policies and nationalism, he was defeated in the 1928 election.
7		Hadrien Poirot (1876-1941)	7	5 March 1928	5 March 1932	1928 — 63.5%	Valentirian Federation of Labour
8		Elliot Sutherland (1886-1960)	8	5 March 1932	5 March 1936	1932 — 60.8%	Valentirian Federation of Labour
			TBD.
9		Quentin Le Borgne (1878-1957)	9	5 March 1936	5 March 1940	1936 — 61.3%	Valentirian Federation of Labour
			TBD.
10		Morgan Miles (1885-1949)	10	5 March 1940	5 March 1944	1940 — 70.4%	Valentirian Federation of Labour
			TBD.
11		Judicaël Cazeneuve (1882-1973)	11	5 March 1944	5 March 1948	1944 — 66.2%	Valentirian Federation of Labour
			TBD.
12		Byron Estermont (1871-1955)	12	5 March 1948	5 March 1952	1948 — 62.4%	Valentirian Federation of Labour
			TBD.
13		Raymond Whitmore (1913-1994)	13	5 March 1952	5 March 1956	1952 — 55.8%	Progressive Republican Party
			Previously serving as a senator from Westcliff, Whitmore was elected in 1952 on a platform of "law and order," promising to pursue anti-corruption legislation and reform the judicial system. He authorized the beginning of the Valentirian nuclear program and space program, as well as maintaining the Fair Society policies of previous administrations. Abroad Whitmore expanded Valentirian involvement in the International Council for Democracy and pushed for trade liberalization. Despite his increasing popularity, Whitmore choose not to seek a second term.
14		Gaëtan Gilliéron (1884-1972)	14	5 March 1956	5 March 1960	1956 — 57.9%	Progressive Republican Party
			15	5 March 1960	5 March 1964	1960 — 62.4%
			TBD.
15		Elliott Hargrave (1908-1977)	16	5 March 1964	5 March 1968	1964 — 62.5%	Valentirian Federation of Labour
			17	5 March 1968	5 March 1972	1968 — 66.8%
			TBD.
16		Raymond Whitmore (1913-1994)	18	5 March 1972	5 March 1976	1972 — 50.3%	Progressive Republican Party
			19	5 March 1976	5 March 1980	1976 — 61.4%
			TBD.
17		François Sauveterre (1929-2019)	20	5 March 1980	5 March 1984	1980 — 53.1%	Valentirian Federation of Labour
			TBD.
18		Élisabeth Chanel (1933-2006)	21	5 March 1984	5 March 1988	1984 — 56.7%	Progressive Republican Party
			22	5 March 1988	5 March 1992	1988 — 63.2%
			TBD.
19		Justine Tisserand (1952-)	23	5 March 1992	5 March 1996	1992 — 53.5%	Valentirian Federation of Labour
			TBD.
20		Cameron Bennett (1946-)	24	5 March 1996	5 March 2000	1996 — 50.1%	Progressive Republican Party
			25	5 March 2000	5 March 2004	2000 — 52.6%
			TBD.
21		Salvador Segarra Márquez (1942-)	26	5 March 2004	5 March 2008	2004 — 54.2%	Valentirian Federation of Labour
			27	5 March 2008	5 March 2012	2008 — 55.9%
			TBD.
22		Michael Kawharu (1954-)	28	5 March 2012	5 March 2016	2012 — 58.6%	Valentirian Federation of Labour
			TBD.
23		Helene Pauline (1964-)	29	5 March 2016	Incumbent	2016 — 54.9%	Progressive Republican Party
			TBD.