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🇩🇴 Dominican Republic

Electoral democracy

Luis Abinader

President · 2,206 days in office

Tenure records

Recent presidents by days in office

Is a leader's tenure getting longer or shorter in Dominican Republic?

Across 30 completed terms, the average president of Dominican Republic has served 1,309 days (about 3.6 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 2,484 days.

All presidents of Dominican Republic

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Days
31	Luis Abinader	Aug 16, 2020	Incumbent	2,206
30	Danilo Medina	Aug 16, 2012	Aug 16, 2020	2,922
29	Leonel Fernández	Aug 16, 2004	Aug 16, 2012	2,922
28	Hipólito Mejía	Aug 16, 2000	Aug 16, 2004	1,461
27	Leonel Fernández	Aug 16, 1996	Aug 16, 2000	1,461
26	Joaquín Balaguer	Aug 16, 1986	Aug 16, 1996	3,653
25	Salvador Jorge Blanco	Aug 16, 1982	Aug 16, 1986	1,461
24	Antonio Guzmán Fernández	Aug 16, 1978	Jul 4, 1982	1,418
23	Joaquín Balaguer	Jul 1, 1966	Aug 16, 1978	4,429
22	Antonio Imbert Barrera	May 7, 1965	Aug 30, 1965	115
21	Pedro Bartolomé Benoit	May 1, 1965	May 7, 1965	6
20	Juan Bosch	Feb 27, 1963	Sep 25, 1963	210
19	Joaquín Balaguer	Aug 3, 1960	Jan 16, 1962	531
18	Rafael Trujillo	May 18, 1942	Aug 16, 1952	3,743
17	Rafael Trujillo	Aug 16, 1930	Aug 16, 1938	2,922
16	Horacio Vásquez	Jul 24, 1924	Mar 3, 1930	2,048
15	Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra	Dec 6, 1914	May 7, 1916	518
14	José Bordas Valdés	Apr 14, 1913	Aug 27, 1914	500
13	Ramón Cáceres	Jan 12, 1906	Nov 19, 1911	2,137
12	Ulises Heureaux	Apr 30, 1889	Jul 26, 1899	3,739
11	Manuel María Gautier	Feb 27, 1889	Apr 30, 1889	62
10	Ulises Heureaux	Jan 6, 1887	Feb 27, 1889	783
9	Francisco Gregorio Billini	Sep 1, 1884	May 16, 1885	257
8	Ulises Heureaux	Sep 1, 1882	Sep 1, 1884	731
7	Fernando Arturo de Meriño	Jan 1, 1880	Jan 1, 1882	731
6	Jacinto de Castro	Sep 7, 1878	Sep 29, 1878	22
5	Marcos Antonio Cabral	Dec 10, 1876	Dec 26, 1876	16
4	Pedro Guillermo	Nov 15, 1865	Dec 8, 1865	23
3	Benigno Filomeno de Rojas	Jan 24, 1865	Mar 24, 1865	59
2	José Antonio Salcedo	Sep 14, 1863	Oct 10, 1864	392
1	José María Caminero	Jun 5, 1844	Jun 9, 1844	4

Officeholder history via Wikidata. Multiple rows for one person indicate separate terms.

Frequently asked questions

Who is the President of Dominican Republic?

Luis Abinader has been President of Dominican Republic since Aug 16, 2020.

Who is the longest-serving President of Dominican Republic?

Joaquín Balaguer, with 8,613 days in office across 3 terms.

Are leaders serving longer or shorter terms in Dominican Republic?

Across 30 completed terms, the average president of Dominican Republic has served 1,309 days (about 3.6 years). Terms are getting longer: the last five completed terms averaged 2,484 days.