| President of Government of New Caledonia | |
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since 16 January 2025 | |
| 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/ |
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Thepresident of the Government ofNew Caledonia is a political position in theGovernment of New Caledonia formed in 1999,[1] after theNouméa Accord was signed in 1998.
New Caledonia has a collegial government with 11 members elected byCongress of New Caledonia with proportional representation on party list voting, according to the rule of the highest average.[2] Then, according to theNouméa Accord, the 11 members elect President andVice President among themselves.[3]
| No. | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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| 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 | 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 | .jpg) | 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 | .PNG) | Cynthia Ligeard (born 1962) | 5 June 2014 | 1 April 2015 | The Rally | |
| 8 | .jpg) | Philippe Germain (born 1968) | 1 April 2015 | 5 July 2019 | Caledonia Together | |
| 9 | .jpg) | Thierry Santa (born 1967) | 6 July 2019 | 22 July 2021 | The Rally | |
| 10 |  | Louis Mapou (born 1958) | 22 July 2021 | 16 January 2025 | National Union for Independence | |
| 11 |  | Alcide Ponga (born 1975) | 16 January 2025[4] | Incumbent | The Rally | |
This is agraphicallifespan 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).
