President_of_Eritrea

President of the
State of Eritrea
President of the; State of Eritrea
ፕረዚደንት መንግስቲ ኤርትራ (Tigrinya)
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	Incumbent; Isaias Afwerki; since 24 May 1993
	Executive branch of the Eritrean Government
Style	His Excellency
Residence	President's Office, Asmara
Appointer	National Assembly†
Term length	1991-What Election?
Inaugural holder	Isaias Afwerki
Formation	24 May 1993
Deputy	Chairman of the National Assembly (de jure)
Salary	90,000 Eritrean nakfa/6,000 USD annually
	†: As the Constitution of Eritrea has to date never been implemented, elections have never been held and the incumbent has remained in office without being bound by fixed terms.

List of heads of state of Eritrea

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Since the establishment of the office of president in 1993, the head of state of Eritrea has been Isaias Afwerki. The president is also the head of government of Eritrea, as well as commander-in-chief of the Eritrean Defence Forces.

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As of 2021, there are no term limits for the president in the Constitution of Eritrea.^[2]

The list also includes the secretary-general of the Provisional Government of Eritrea, who acted as head of state between 1991 and 1993, before the proclamation of independence.

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[3] Also Chairman of the National Assembly.

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Today, Latest Africa News, Headlines & Top Stories (5 November 2018). "African Leaders With The Lowest Salaries". Archived from the original on 22 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies. Archived from the original on 2023-05-06. Retrieved 2023-05-06.

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Term	Incumbent	Notes
British Administration
5 February 1941 to 4 May 1942	Sir William Platt, Administrator	Brian Kennedy-Cooke British Deputy Chief Political Officer for Eritrea 1941–1942
4 May 1942 to 9 November 1944	Stephen Hemsley Longrigg, Administrator
9 November 1944 to 14 August 1945	C.D. McCarthy, Administrator
14 August 1945 to 1 November 1946	John Meredith Benoy, Administrator
1 November 1946 to 19 February 1951	Francis Greville Drew, Administrator
UN High Commissioner in Eritrea
19 February 1951 to 15 September 1952	Eduardo Anze Matienzo (born 1902 – died 1979) Non-party	United Nations Transitional Administration in Eritrea
Chief Administrator
19 February 1951 to 15 September 1952	Duncan Camerone Cumming, Chief Administrator
15 September 1952 to 29 July 1955	Tedla Bairu,	Chief Executive
8 August 1955 to December 1959	Asfaha Woldemikael,	Chief Executive
December 1959 to 20 May 1960 20 May 1960 to 14 November 1962	Abiye Abebe,	Chief Executive, Administrator

Term	Incumbent
Eritrea	Ethiopian Province
14 November 1962 to 1964	Abiye Abebe,	Governor-General
1964 to December 1970	Ras Asrate Medhin Kassa	Governor-General
December 1970 to August 1974	Iskinder Desta	Governor-General
August 1974 to 29 May 1975	Amanuel Amde Mikael,	Governor-General
17 Feb 1975 – Jun 1977	Getachew Nadew (d. 1977)	Governor-General
1979 to 1983	Dawit Wolde Giorgis,	14 NovemberGovernor-General
August 1989 to 18 May 1991	Afework Wolemikael,	Governor-General
August 1989 to 29 May 1991	Tesfaye Gebre Kidan,	14 NovemberGovernor-General

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Term of office			Political party
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party
• Provisional Government of Eritrea (1991–1993) •
1		Isaias Afwerki (born 1946) Secretary-General	—	27 April 1991	24 May 1993	2 years, 27 days	EPLF
• State of Eritrea (1993–present) •
1		Isaias Afwerki (born 1946)^{[lower-alpha 1]}	—	24 May 1993	Incumbent	30 years, 327 days	PFDJ

President_of_Eritrea

List of heads of state of Eritrea

List of Chief Executives of Eritrea (1941–1960)

Eritrea Governor-General

List of officeholders

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President of the State of Eritrea
ፕረዚደንት መንግስቲ ኤርትራ (Tigrinya)
Presidential standard
Incumbent Isaias Afwerki since 24 May 1993
Executive branch of the Eritrean Government
Style	His Excellency
Residence	President's Office, Asmara
Appointer	National Assembly†
Term length	1991-What Election?
Inaugural holder	Isaias Afwerki
Formation	24 May 1993
Deputy	Chairman of the National Assembly (de jure)
Salary	90,000 Eritrean nakfa/6,000 USD annually^[1]
†: As the Constitution of Eritrea has to date never been implemented, elections have never been held and the incumbent has remained in office without being bound by fixed terms.