President of Sierra Leone - wikipedia President of Sierra Leone President of the Republic of Sierra Leone Presidential Flag Incumbent Julius Maada Bio since 4 April, 2018 Residence State House State Avenue, Tower Hill, Freetown, Sierra Leone Term length Five years, renewable once Inaugural holder Siaka Stevens Formation 19 April 1971 Deputy Vice President of Sierra Leone Website http://www.statehouse.gov.sl/ Sierra Leone This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Sierra Leone Constitution Human rights Executive President ( list ) Julius Maada Bio Vice-President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh Chief Minister David J. Francis Cabinet Legislative Parliament Speaker : S.B.B. Dumbuya Members of Parliament Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice : A.H. Charm Human rights Elections Political parties Recent elections General : 2007 2012 2018 Administrative divisions Provinces Districts Chiefdoms Foreign relations Minister of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic missions Passport Visa requirements Other countries Atlas The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone is the head of state and the head of government of Sierra Leone, as well as the commander - in - chief of the Armed Forces. As the head of the executive branch of the Sierra Leone government, the president implements laws passed by parliament. The president has influence, especially over members of the party of the President in the legislative branch of Parliament. The president constitutionally appoints judges of the Sierra Leone Judicial branch, including judges of the high court, the court of appeals and the Supreme Court. The president heads a Cabinet of ministers, which must be approved by the Parliament. The president is the most famous, the most powerful, and the most influential person in the Government of Sierra Leone. The President of Sierra Leone is addressed as His Excellency. The current President of Sierra Leone is Rt. Brigadier Julius Maada Bio. Contents 1 Term 2 Election 3 Residence 4 Security and protection 5 List of Presidents 6 Latest election 7 See also 8 References Term The president is elected by popular vote to a maximum of two five - year terms. Election To be elected president of Sierra Leone, a candidate must gain at least 55 percent of the vote. If no candidate gets the 55 percent requirement, there will be a second - round runoff between the top two candidates with the most votes in the first round. For qualification to be elected President of Sierra Leone, the person must be a Sierra Leonean citizen by birth ; should have attained the age of 40 years ; should be a member of a political party ; and should be able to speak and read the English language. The current president of Sierra Leone is Julius Maada Bio. Bio was sworn in as president on 12 May 2018, three weeks after being declared the winner of a tense run - off election. Residence The President of Sierra Leone official and principal workplace is at State House, located in Tower Hill in central Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. The president of Sierra Leone has two official residence. The first is at State Lodge, located in the affluent neighborhood of Hill Station in the west end of Freetown ; the second is at Kabasa Lodge, located in the affluent neighborhood of Juba Hill in the west end of Freetown. The current president Julius Maada Wonie Bio uses the State Lodge at Hill Station as his official residence. The former president of Sierra Leone Ahmad Tejan Kabbah used State Lodge as his residence. Former Sierra Leone an presidents Joseph Saidu Momoh and Siaka Stevens used the Kabasa Lodge at Juba Hill as their official residence. Security and protection The President of Sierra Leone is heavily guarded by the Presidential Guard, which is made up of a special unit of soldiers of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces and a special unit of police officers of the Operational Support Division of the Sierra Leone Police Force. List of Presidents Main article : List of heads of state of Sierra Leone Latest election Main article : Sierra Leonean general election, 2012 Candidate Party Votes % Ernest Bai Koroma All People 's Congress 1,314,881 58.7 Julius Maada Bio Sierra Leone People 's Party 837,517 37.4 Charles Francis Margai People 's Movement for Democratic Change 28,944 1.3 Joshua Albert Carew Citizens Democratic Party 22,863 1.0 Eldred Collins Revolutionary United Front 12,993 0.6 Gibrilla Kamara People 's Democratic Party 8,273 0.4 Kandeh Baba Conteh Peace and Liberation Party 6,144 0.3 Mohamed Bangura United Democratic Movement 5,069 0.2 James Obai Fullah United National People 's Party 5,044 0.2 Invalid / blank votes 108,898 -- Total 2,459,524 100 Registered voters / turnout 87.3 Source : National Electoral Commission See also List of colonial governors of Sierra Leone List of heads of state of Sierra Leone List of heads of government of Sierra Leone References Jump up ^ BBC country profile Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Jump up ^ ( 2 ) Jump up ^ National Electoral Commission Heads of State of Sierra Leone Queen ( 1961 -- 1971 ) Elizabeth II President of the First Republic ( 1971 -- 1992 ) Cole * Stevens Momoh Military regime ( 1992 -- 1996 ) Kanu Strasser Bio President of the Second Republic ( 1996 -- 1997 ) Kabbah Military regime ( 1997 -- 1998 ) J.P. Koroma President of the Second Republic ( since 1998 ) Kabbah E.B. 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Question: what is the name of sierra leone president
Answer: Julius Maada Bio