History Main / StudentCouncilPresident

** Subverted in ''VideoGame/LinkLikeLoveLive''; the student council president, Sachi, is a secondary character with no signs of antagonism towards the school idol club, nor is she a member, [[spoiler:instead she's a former member of the club who was part of it the previous year, with circumstances that strained the relationships between the members making her leave. The one time she acts in the classic ObstrusiveBureaucrat way, it's played in an over-the-top way to make it blatant she's trying to shape-up the first years to be better]].

** Subverted in ''VideoGame/LinkLikeLoveLive''; the student council president, Sachi, is a secondary character with no signs of antagonism towards the school idol club, nor is she a member, [[spoiler:instead she's a former member of the club who was part of it the previous year, with circumstances that strained the relationships between the members making her leave]].

** ''VideoGame/LoveLiveSchoolIdolFestivalAllStars'' had Nana Nakagawa AKA the true identity of Setsuna Yuki, who seemingly fills this role but in reality wanted to see if the main cast was really serious to keep the school idol club open before joining back right in the prologue. Later on, Shioriko Mifune gets to become student council president and fills the more traditional antagonistic role by claiming how they're wasting their talents, before being convinced to join. The anime adaptation, ''Anime/LoveLiveNijigasakiHighSchoolIdolClub'', doesn't has Shioriko be antagonistic towards the main cast and doesn't even becomes student council president [[spoiler:until the very end]], leaving Nana/Setsuna to use her position to give the club a few more advantages.

* In ''WesternAnimation/YourNotElectedCharlieBrown'', unlike the series of strips it's based on, Linus actually wins the election, [[spoiler: and learns the class president has no power whatsoever, least of all to fulfill his grandiose and borderline messianic campaign promises]].

* A 1964 run of ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' strips had Linus running for class president (concurrently with an actual Presidental election) with Charlie Brown as his running mate and Lucy as his campaign manager. Unfortunately, it was also around Halloween, and Linus couldn't resist using his final campaign speech to proselytize about the Great Pumpkin.

The British version (in certain schools) is the Head Boy/Girl, who is in charge of the prefects (student volunteers with various roles). The stereotype is for them to be either a [[TheAce nigh-perfect]] BigManOnCampus RenaissanceMan/Woman, or the toadying epitome of the TeachersPet, and either way to be destined for a career in politics. Mixed schools may have one of each, who may or may not be a RulingCouple.

** In ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'', Dia Kurosawa plays a similar role to Eli in antagonizong the main group and disapproving of their activities, [[spoiler:but is later revealed to be a big school idol geek who tried to be an idol along Mari and Kanan as the original Aqours, and antagonizes them in hopes they wouldn't go through the same pains they did]].

** In ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'', Dia Kurosawa plays a similar role to Eli in antagonizong the main group and disapproving of their activities, [[spoiler:But is later revealed to be a big school idol geek who tried to be an idol along Mari and Kanan as the original Aqours, and antagonizes them in hopes they wouldn't go through the same pains they did]].

** Subverted in ''VideoGame/LinkLikeLoveLive''; the student council president is a secondary character with no signs of antagonism towards the school idol club, nor is she a member.

* Homura Akai in ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial 2'', and when she graduates, her ArchEnemy [[SenpaiKohai kohai]] Mei Ijuin takes the mantle. Let's just say that neither of them are your typical anime and video game Student Council President : the first is a lazy {{tomboy}} who was forcefully put in that role by the school headmaster, who hoped to make her a better student, and she instead used that opportunity to make things fun and wacky ; the second is a quirky MadScientist {{Tsundere}}. HilarityEnsues.

* Jack Fairfax of ''FanFic/TheSimpsonsTeamLASH'' is not only the student council president of Springfield Elementary, but also the illegitimate son of [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Mayor Joe Quimby]] (and... well... [[LikeFatherLikeSon you can really tell]]). He's [[BigManOnCampus the most popular boy at the school]], a [[KidAnova ladies' man]], and a very skilled politician- although he is known to be [[It'sAllAboutMe rather egotistical]].

* Jack Fairfax of ''FanFic/TheSimpsonsTeamLASH'' is not only the student council president of Springfield Elementary, but also the illegitimate son of [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Mayor Joe Quimby]] (and... well... [[LikeFatherLikeSon you can really tell]]). He's [[BigManOnCampus the most popular boy at the school]], a KidAnova, and despite his [[ItsAllAboutMe massive ego]], a very skilled politician.

** In the original ''Anime/LoveLive'', Eli Ayase looks down upon school idols activities and antagonizes the group for most of the first season, though vicepresident Nozomi Tojo keeps helping the group until Eli sees the erros of her ways and they both join. [[spoiler:Later in the second season, Honoka succeeds Eli as student council president and some focus is given to the responsibilities she must face]].

The British version (in certain schools) is the Head Boy/Girl, who's in charge of the prefects (student volunteers with various roles). The stereotype is for them to be either a [[TheAce nigh-perfect]] BigManOnCampus RenaissanceMan/Woman, or the toadying epitome of the TeachersPet, and either way to be destined for a career in politics. Mixed schools may have one of each, who may or may not be a RulingCouple.

* ''VideoGame/PokémonScarletAndViolet'': Nemona is one to Naranja/Uva Academy.

* ''Manga/StoryOfADumbPrefectAndHighSchoolGirlWithInappropriateSkirtLength'' has president [[MeaningfulName Yamato]] [[IronicName Nadeshiko]], an {{Ojou}} with a [[TheTease playful streak]], who sometimes wears a skirt, [[BareYourMidriff bares her midriff]], and [[LettingHerHairDown lets her hair down]] for a seductive GyaruGirl persona. She mostly uses her "gal version" to toy with Vice President Kaoru Kogori.

* In [[WhatCouldHaveBeen an earlier version]] of ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', Mei was going to run for class president against Tyler.

* Rachel Witchburn in ''Film/SydneyWhite'', who happens to be the AlphaBitch and maybe the BigBad..

* DoubleSubverted in Creator/DanielPinkwater's ''Young Adult Novel''. The president of the Himmler High School student council has no real authority, and Kevin Shapiro [[DorkHorseCandidate didn't want the position]] anyway. Yet the overwhelming popularity that elected him to that position also makes him king of the school.
* The unnamed Student Council President from the ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' novels acts as the MagnificentBastard variety, primarily to fit with Haruhi's perception of the AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil and give her an "enemy". The President actually laughs about how ridiculous his role is. [[BecomingTheMask But soon, he starts taking it more seriously...]]

* Orihime in ''VisualNovel/KaraNoShoujo,'' who is idolized by the school body.
* Though there is an official one in ''VisualNovel/MajikoiLoveMeSeriously'', they don't seem to do much. [[spoiler: In the Ryuuzetsuran path Hideo usurps this role, though not without good reason.]]

* Remi Himekawa from ''VisualNovel/TrueLoveJunaiMonogatari'' is both the ''vice'' president of the student council and one of the love interests in the game. She's rarely seen doing actual work, as the MC meets up with her either in the halls or outside school - but she sometimes speaks about the SchoolFestival she's working on. [[spoiler: And she's kidnapped in the middle of it.]]

* Ava Crescentia and Kayto Shields of ''VisualNovel/{{Sunrider}}'' were the president and vice-president of the student council respectively in their youth. Ava tried to bring about positive change for the school during her tenure, but was so overbearing that she drove all the other council members away, which made her realize that she wasn’t cut out to be a leader. Eight years later, their positions are reversed: Kayto is captain of the ''Sunrider'' and Ava is his NumberTwo.
* Homura Akai in ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial 2'', and when she graduates, her ArchEnemy [[SenpaiKohai kohai]] Mei Ijuin takes the mantle. Let's just say that neither of them are your typical anime and video game Student Council President : the first is a lazy {{tomboy}} who was forcefully put in that role by the school headmaster, who hoped to make her a better student, and she instead used that opportunity to make things fun and wacky ; the second is a quirky MadScientist {{Tsundere}}. HilarityEnsues.
** In ''Tokimeki Memorial 4'', {{Deuteragonist}} [[TheAce Yuu Satsuki]] is the Student Council President of the Modern Kirameki Saga, and when she graduates, [[TheHero main heroine]] Maki Hoshikawa takes the mantle. Unlike ther Hibikino counterparts above, they take the role seriously, Yuu especially.
* Ryuudou Issei from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''. He's a minor character and his status as council president doesn't have much impact on the plot. Rather, it seems to be so that the story can demonstrate [[TheHero Shirou]]'s pathological altruism by having Issei ask him to do repair work around the school.

* ''Webcomic/MagickChicks'': [[AlphaBitch Faith]] [[SmugSuper Abbot]] is introduced as the student council president at [[AllGirlSchool Artemis Academy]], in addition to being the most powerful esper in the academy's history, and the most popular student on campus. [[spoiler: Following the events of chapter 15, she steps down and [[http://www.magickchicks.com/strips-mc/make_a_break appoints Melissa as her replacement.]]]]
* ''[[Webcomic/BobbinsVerse Giant Days]]'' features a university GirlPosse who were all formerly Head Girls of their respective secondary schools. They try to recruit Esther into their clique and respond aggressively when rebuffed (turns out all Head Girls are required to train in a fighting style...)
-->'''Anna:''' Head Girls are a special breed! [[TheSocialDarwinist Naturally selected over seven years along strict Darwinian lines!]] \\
'''Nita:''' DESTINED TO RULE!

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Fillmore}}'', the student council president at X Middle School is Robert Chestnut, a highly decorated retired safety patroller and BigManOnCampus who used his reputation as a safety patroller to be elected president. The Chestnut lineage inspires a great deal of respect in X Middle School due to Robert's older brothers Chuck and Chippy, the "Wonder Twins", being the only two Safety Patrol officers more decorated than him. [[spoiler:However, his obsession with preserving the reputation of the Chestnut name results in him destroying a flawed shipment of "Lobstee the Lobster" claws that was accidently caused by his own terrible handwriting, and then convincing fellow student Oscar Mabini to take the fall for the disappearance of the claws so he could ensure that his younger brother Peter [[EngineeredHeroics would get recognition]].]]

* ''Manga/FruitsBasket'': Yuki Sohma is elected Student Council President of his high school during his second year. His older brother, Ayame Sohma, was also Student Council President when he was in school.