Vice President of the Government of New Caledonia
| Vice President of Government of New Caledonia | |
|---|---|
Incumbent since 16 January 2025Vacant | |
| Residence | Nouméa, South Province |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Formation | 28 May 1999 |
| First holder | Léopold Jorédié |
| Website | https://gouv.nc/ |
The vice president of the Government of New Caledonia (French: Vice-Président du gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Calédonie) is a political position in the Government of New Caledonia formed in 1999, after the Nouméa Accord was signed in 1998.
New Caledonia has a collegial government with 11 members elected by Congress of New Caledonia with proportional representation on party list voting, according to the rule of the highest average. Then, according to the Nouméa Accord, the 11 members elect President and Vice President among themselves.
According to the Nouméa Accord, the vice president in the collegial government system needs to come from a pro-independence party if the president comes from an anti-independence party and the other way round whenever the president comes from a pro-independence party. Even if the position of vice president is not filled, the government is deemed to be fully operational seven days after all government members are elected.