The President of Madagascar is head of state and the Prime Minister of Madagascar is head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
As of 2021, there is a two-term limit for the president in the Constitution of Madagascar. The term limit has not been met by any president yet.
This is a list of presidents of Madagascar, since the establishment of the office of President in 1959, during the Malagasy Republic.
| | Name
(Birth–Death) | Elected | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) |
| | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| Malagasy Republic (within the French Community) |
| — | | Philibert Tsiranana
(1912–1978) | — | 1 May 1959 | 26 June 1960 | 1 year, 56 days | PSD | Position abolished |
| Malagasy Republic (independent country) |
| 1 | | Philibert Tsiranana
(1912–1978) | 1965
1972 | 26 June 1960 | 11 October 1972
(resigned.) | 12 years, 107 days | PSD | Ramanantsoa |
| 2 | | Gabriel Ramanantsoa
(1906–1979) | 1972
(referendum) | 11 October 1972 | 5 February 1975
(resigned.) | 2 years, 117 days | Military | Himself |
| — | | Richard Ratsimandrava
(1931–1975) | — | 5 February 1975 | 11 February 1975
(assassinated.) | 6 days | Military | Position abolished |
| — | | Gilles Andriamahazo
(1919–1989) | — | 12 February 1975 | 15 June 1975 | 123 days | Military |
| — | | Didier Ratsiraka
(1936–2021) | — | 15 June 1975 | 30 December 1975 | 198 days | Military |
| Democratic Republic of Madagascar |
| 3 | | Didier Ratsiraka
(1936–2021) | 1982
1989 | 30 December 1975 | 12 January 1992 | 16 years, 13 days | Military /
AREMA | Rakotomalala
Rakotoniaina
Rakotoarijaona
Ramahatra
Razanamasy |
| Third Republic of Madagascar |
| 3 | | Didier Ratsiraka
(1936–2021) | — | 12 January 1992 | 27 March 1993 | 1 year, 74 days | AREMA | Razanamasy |
| 4 | | Albert Zafy
(1927–2017) | 1992–93 | 27 March 1993 | 5 September 1996
(resigned.) | 3 years, 162 days | UNDD | Razanamasy
Ravony
Rakotovhiny
Ratsirahonana |
| — | | Norbert Ratsirahonana
(born 1938) | — | 5 September 1996 | 9 February 1997 | 157 days | AVI | Himself |
| 3v | | Didier Ratsiraka
(1936–2021) | 1996 | 9 February 1997 | (25 February 2002)
15 July 2002 | 5 years, 146 days | AREMA | Ratsirahonana
Rakotomayo
Andrianarivo
Rasolondraibe |
| 5 | | Marc Ravalomanana
(born 1949) | 2001
2006 | (22 February 2002)
15 July 2002 | 17 March 2009
(deposed.) | 6 years, 255 days | TIM | sylla
Rabemananjara |
| — | | Hyppolite Ramaroson
(born 1951) | — | 17 March 2009 | Several hours | Military | Position vacant |
| High Transitional Authority |
| — | | Andry Rajoelina
(born 1974) | — | (7 February 2009)
17 March 2009 | 25 January 2014 | 4 years, 314 days | TGV | Roindefo
Mangalaza
Manorohanta
Vital
Beriziky |
| Fourth Republic of Madagascar |
| 6 | | Hery Rajaonarimampianina
(born 1958) | 2013 | 25 January 2014 | 7 September 2018 | 4 years, 225 days | HVM | Beriziky
Kolo
Ranelonarivo
Solonandrasana
Ntsay |
| — | | Rivo Rakotovao
(born 1960) | — | 7 September 2018 | 19 January 2019 | 134 days | HVM | Ntsay |
| 7 | | Andry Rajoelina
(born 1974) | 2018 | 19 January 2019 | Incumbent | 4 years, 132 days | TGV | Ntsay |
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