President of North Macedonia

President of the Republic of North Macedonia Претседател на Република Северна Македонија (Macedonian) Presidenti i Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut (Albanian)
Presidential Coat of arms
Incumbent Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova since 12 May 2024
Residence	Villa Vodno[1]
Appointer	Direct election
Term length	Five years renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of North Macedonia
Formation	16 April 1991
First holder	Kiro Gligorov
Salary	17,250 USD annually[2]
Website	pretsedatel.mk

The president of the Republic of North Macedonia (Macedonian: Претседател на Република Северна Македонија; is the head of state of North Macedonia. The presidency of the modern North Macedonia state began after the Macedonian declaration of independence on 8 September 1991.

Its first president was Kiro Gligorov, the oldest president in the world until his resignation in 1999.

North Macedonia's presidency is largely a ceremonial post and the prime minister of North Macedonia is the country's main political figure.

The president must be a citizen of North Macedonia, be over 40 years of age and have lived in North Macedonia for at least ten of the last fifteen years.^[3]

Parties

  LPM   DA   VMRO–DPMNE   SDSM   Independent

Status

No.	Portrait	Name (Born-Died)	Term of office			Political Party	Election
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Kiro Gligorov (1917–2012)	18 September 1991	4 October 1995	4 years, 16 days	SDSM	1994
–		Stojan Andov (1935–2024) Acting	4 October 1995	17 November 1995	44 days	LPM	—
(1)		Kiro Gligorov (1917–2012)	17 November 1995	19 November 1999	4 years, 2 days	SDSM	—
–		Savo Klimovski (born 1947) Acting	19 November 1999	15 December 1999	26 days	DA	—
2		Boris Trajkovski (1956–2004) (Died in plane crash)	15 December 1999	26 February 2004 †	4 years, 73 days	Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity	1999
–		Ljupčo Jordanovski (1953–2010) Acting	26 February 2004	12 May 2004	76 days	SDSM	—
3		Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962)	12 May 2004	12 May 2009	5 years, 0 days	SDSM	2004
4		Gjorge Ivanov (born 1960)	12 May 2009	12 May 2019	10 years, 0 days	Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity	2009 2014
5		Stevo Pendarovski (born 1963)	12 May 2019	12 May 2024	5 years, 0 days	SDSM	2019
6		Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova (born 1953)	12 May 2024	Incumbent	204 days	Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization – Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity	2024

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