President of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Président de la République de Côte d'Ivoire
Coat of arms of Ivory Coast
Incumbent Alassane Ouattara since 4 December 2010
Residence	Presidential Palace, Abidjan
Term length	5 years, renewable only once under the 2016 Constitution
Inaugural holder	Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Formation	3 November 1960
Deputy	Vice President of Ivory Coast
Salary	100,000 USD annually[1]

Politics of Ivory Coast
Constitution Human rights
Government President Alassane Ouattara Vice President Tiémoko Meyliet Koné Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé Government Robert Beugré Mambé government
Parliament National Assembly Speaker: Guillaume Soro Senate Speaker: Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio (TBC)
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This article lists the heads of state of Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, since the country gained independence from France in 1960. Alassane Ouattara has been serving as President of Ivory Coast since 4 December 2010.

Term limits

There is a two-term limit for the president in the new 2016 Constitution of Ivory Coast. This limit has been lifted for Alassane Ouattara, allowing him to run for third and fourth terms.^[2]

List of officeholders

Political parties

Other factions

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^§ Elected unopposed ^† Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party	Vice-president
				Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1905–1993)	1960[§] 1965[§] 1970[§] 1975[§] 1980[§] 1985[§] 1990	3 November 1960	7 December 1993[†]	33 years, 34 days	PDCI–RDA	Position not established
2		Henri Konan Bédié (1934–2023)[a]	1995	7 December 1993	24 December 1999[b]	6 years, 17 days	PDCI–RDA
3		Robert Guéï (1941–2002)[c]	—	24 December 1999	26 October 2000	307 days	Military
4		Laurent Gbagbo (born 1945)[d]	2000	26 October 2000	11 April 2011[e]	10 years, 167 days	FPI
5		Alassane Ouattara (born 1942)[d]	2010 2015 2020	4 December 2010	Incumbent	12 years, 198 days	RDR
								Daniel Kablan Duncan
								Tiémoko Meyliet Koné