List of Presidents of Guyana

President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana
Presidential Coat of arms
Incumbent Donald Ramotar since 3 December 2011
Residence	State House, Georgetown
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	Edward Luckhoo
Formation	23 February 1970

Guyana
This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Guyana
Constitution President Donald Ramotar Prime Minister Sam Hinds National Assembly Speaker Raphael Trotman Political parties Elections: 2006, 2011 Regions Neighborhood Councils Foreign relations
Other countries Atlas Politics portal

This is a list of presidents of Guyana. The president is the head of state of Guyana.

When Guyana was declared a republic in 1970, the president was elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term and possessed largely ceremonial powers. After a 1980 referendum, the constitution was amended to make the president chief executive officer, and the president became known as the executive president. The president is elected for a five-year term on the basis of the parliamentary elections. Presidents are counted beginning with President Arthur Chung in 1970. Executive presidents are counted beginning with President Forbes Burnham (first executive president) in 1980.

Presidents of Guyana (1970–present)

#	Incumbent	Portrait	Tenure		Political affiliation
			Took office	Left office
	Sir Edward Luckhoo (acting)		23 February 1970	17 March 1970		Non-partisan
1	Arthur Chung		17 March 1970	6 October 1980		Non-partisan
2	Forbes Burnham*		6 October 1980	6 August 1985		People's National Congress
3	Desmond Hoyte		6 August 1985	9 October 1992		People's National Congress
4	Cheddi Jagan*		9 October 1992	6 March 1997		People's Progressive Party
5	Sam Hinds		6 March 1997	19 December 1997		People's Progressive Party
6	Janet Jagan		19 December 1997	11 August 1999		People's Progressive Party
7	Bharrat Jagdeo		11 August 1999	3 December 2011		People's Progressive Party
8	Donald Ramotar		3 December 2011	Incumbent		People's Progressive Party

• * Note - Died in office

See also

• List of Governors of British Guiana
• List of Governors-General of Guyana
• List of Prime Ministers of Guyana