The president of Equatorial Guinea is the head of state and head of government of Equatorial Guinea, a country in the Gulf of Guinea. The president has formal presidency over the Council of Ministers and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea. Francisco Macías Nguema was the first person to hold the office, taking effect on 12 October 1968. The incumbent is Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, having taken office on 3 August 1979.
| President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea | |
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| Executive branch of the Government of Equatorial Guinea | |
| Residence | Malabo Government Building |
| Term length | 7 years renewable once |
| Precursor | Governor of Spanish Guinea |
| Formation | 12 October 1968 |
| First holder | Francisco Macías Nguema |
| Deputy | Vice President of Equatorial Guinea |
| Salary | 93,139,380 Central African CFA francs/152,680 USD annually[1] |
| Website | Official website |
Term limits
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Equatorial Guinea. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.[2]
List of officeholders
- Political parties
- Other factions
- Symbols
C Constitutional referendum
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  | Francisco Macías Nguema (1924–1979)[a] | 1968 | 12 October 1968 | 3 August 1979 (Deposed in a coup[b]) | 10 years, 295 days | IPGE (until 1970) |
| 1973 [C] | PUNT | ||||||
| 2 |  | Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo[c] (born 1942) Chairman of the SMC from 1979 to 1982 | — | 3 August 1979 | Incumbent | 44 years, 339 days | Military (until 1982) |
| 1982 [C] | Independent (until 1987) | ||||||
| 1989 1996 2002 2009 2016 2022 | PDGE | ||||||
Timeline
Latest election
The government announced on 26 November 2022 that Obiang had won the election by an overwhelming margin, as expected. It stated that provisional results showed him with 97% of the vote on a turnout of 98%. The official numbers included a few mistakes including the total electorate or the number of valid votes.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
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| Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo | Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea | 405,910 | 97.00 | |
| Andrés Esono Ondó | Convergence for Social Democracy | 9,684 | 2.31 | |
| Buenaventura Monsuy Asumu | Party of the Social Democratic Coalition | 2,855 | 0.68 | |
| Total | 418,449 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 418,449 | 99.50 | ||
| Invalid votes | 1,278 | 0.30 | ||
| Blank votes | 804 | 0.19 | ||
| Total votes | 420,531 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 427,671 | 98.33 | ||
| Source: Government of Equatorial Guinea | ||||