This is a list of incumbent presidents of the autonomous communities of Spain . The presidents head the regional government of the autonomous communities and are elected by the regional legislatures.
Currently, the longest serving incumbent Spanish regional president is Juan Jesús Vivas of Ceuta, having served since February 2001, and the most recently inaugurated is Salvador Illa of Catalonia, having served since August 2024. In terms of age, Melilla president Juan José Imbroda (born 1944) is the oldest president, and Murcia president Fernando López Miras (born 1983) is the youngest.
PP (13): Andalusia, Aragon, Balearic Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Ceuta, Extremadura, Galicia, Community of Madrid, La Rioja, Melilla, Murcia, Valencian Community
PSOE (4): Asturias, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, Navarre
PNV (1): Basque Country
CCa (1): Canary Islands
Autonomous community | President | Portrait | Party/Alliance | Born | Prior public experience | Took office | End of term | Tenure | Cabinets | Government | Past Presidents | Refs. | |
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Juan Manuel Moreno | People's Party of Andalusia | May 1, 1970 | Regional deputy, Deputy, Senator | 18 January 2019 | 2026 | 5 years and 361 days | Moreno I (2019-2022) Moreno II (2022-current) | Majority government: PP | List | [1] [2] [3] | |||
Jorge Azcón | People's Party of Aragon | November 21, 1973 | Mayor | 11 August 2023 | 2027 | 1 year and 155 days | Azcón I (2023-current) | Coalition government: PP, Vox, PAR (Until July 2024) Minority coalition government: PP, PAR (Since July 2024) | List | [4] [5] [6] | |||
Adrián Barbón | Asturian Socialist Federation | January 4, 1979 | Regional deputy, Deputy, Mayor | 20 July 2019 | 2027 | 5 years and 177 days | Barbón I (2019-2023) Barbón II (2023-current) | Minority government: PSOE, CxAst | List | [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] | |||
Marga Prohens | People's Party of the Balearic Islands | May 24, 1982 | Regional deputy, Deputy | 6 July 2023 | 2027 | 1 year and 191 days | Prohens I (2023-current) | Minority government: PP | List | [12] | |||
Imanol Pradales | Basque Nationalist Party | April 21, 1975 | Regional deputy | 22 June 2024 | 2028 | 205 days | Pradales I (2024-current) | Coalition government: PNV, PSOE | List | [13] | |||
Fernando Clavijo | Canarian Coalition | August 10, 1971 | Regional deputy, Senator, Mayor, Regional president | 12 July 2023 | 2027 | 1 year and 185 days | Clavijo II (2023-current) | Coalition government: CCa, PP, ASG, AHI | List | ||||
María José Sáenz de Buruaga | People's Party of Cantabria | June 4, 1968 | Regional deputy, Regional Vice-President, Regional Minister | 4 July 2023 | 2027 | 1 year and 193 days | Buruaga I (2023-current) | Minority government: PP | List | ||||
Alfonso Fernández Mañueco | People's Party of Castile and León | April 29, 1965 | Regional deputy, Provincial President, Mayor, Regional Minister | 12 July 2019 | 2026 | 5 years and 185 days | Mañueco I (2019-2022) Mañueco II (2022-current) | Coalition government: PP, Vox (Until July 2024) Minority government: PP (Since July 2024) | List | [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] | |||
Emiliano García-Page | Socialist Party of Castilla–La Mancha | June 11, 1968 | Regional deputy, Senator, Regional President, Mayor | 4 July 2015 | 2027 | 9 years and 193 days | García-Page I (2015-2019) García-Page II (2019-2023) García-Page III (2023-present) | Majority government: PSOE | List | [20] [21] [22] | |||
Salvador Illa | Socialists' Party of Catalonia | May 5, 1966 | Mayor, Minister | 10 August 2024 | 2028 | 156 days | Illa I (2024-current) | Minority government: PSOE | List | [23] | |||
Juan Jesús Vivas | People's Party of Ceuta | February 27, 1953 | Regional deputy | 6 February 2001 | 2027 | 23 years and 342 days | Vivas I (2001-2003) Vivas II (2003-2007) Vivas III (2007–2011) Vivas IV (2011-2015) Vivas V (2015-2019) Vivas VI (2019-2023) Vivas VII (2023-current) | Minority government: PP | List | [24] | |||
María Guardiola | People's Party of Extremadura | December 5, 1978 | Regional deputy, Regional Minister | 14 July 2023 | 2027 | 1 year and 183 days | Guardiola I (2023-current) | Coalition government: PP (Until July 2024) Minority government: PP (Since July 2024) | List | ||||
Alfonso Rueda | People's Party of Galicia | July 8, 1968 | Regional deputy, Regional Vice-President, Regional Minister | 13 May 2022 | 2028 | 2 years and 245 days | Rueda I (2022-2024) Rueda II (2024-current) | Majority government: PP | List | ||||
Gonzalo Capellán | People's Party of La Rioja | January 23, 1972 | Regional deputy, Regional Minister | 28 June 2023 | 2027 | 1 year and 199 days | Capellán I (2023-current) | Majority government: PP | List | ||||
Isabel Díaz Ayuso | People's Party of the Community of Madrid | October 17, 1978 | Regional deputy | 17 August 2019 | 2027 | 5 years and 180 days | Ayuso I (2019-2021) Ayuso II (2021-2023) Ayuso III (2023-present) | Majority government: PP | List | [25] | |||
Juan José Imbroda | People's Party of Melilla | June 24, 1944 | Regional president | 7 July 2023 | 2027 | 1 year and 190 days | Imbroda I (2000-2003) Imbroda II (2003-2007) Imbroda III (2007-2011) Imbroda IV (2011-2015) Imbroda V (2015-2019) Imbroda VI (2023-current) | Majority government: PP | List | [26] | |||
Fernando López Miras | People's Party of the Region of Murcia | October 4, 1983 | Regional deputy | 2 May 2017 | 2027 | 7 years and 256 days | López Miras I (2017-2019) López Miras II (2019-2023) López Miras III (2023-current) | Coalition government: PP, Vox(Until July 2024) Minority government: PP (Since July 2024) | List | [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] | |||
María Chivite | Socialist Party of Navarre | June 5, 1978 | Regional deputy, Senator | 6 August 2019 | 2027 | 5 years and 160 days | Chivite I (2019-2023) Chivite II (2023-current) | Minority coalition government: PSOE, GBai, Contigo Navarra | List | [33] [34] [35] [36] | |||
Carlos Mazón | People's Party of the Valencian Community | April 8, 1974 | Regional deputy, Provincial president | 14 July 2023 | 2027 | 1 year and 183 days | Mazón I (2023-current) | Coalition government: PP, Vox (Until July 2024) Minority government: PP (Since July 2024) | List |
The President of the Principality of Asturias ; Asturian: Presidente del Principáu d'Asturies) is the head of government of the Spanish autonomous community of Asturias. The president is chosen by the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, autonomous parliamentary institution.
The president of the Valencian Government is the head of the Generalitat Valenciana, the government of the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia. The president is chosen by the Valencian parliament, the Corts Valencianes.
The president of the Government of Aragon, also known as the president of the General Deputation of Aragon or, simply, the president of Aragon, is the head of government of Aragon, an autonomous community in Spain. The President is elected to a four-year term by the Aragonese Corts.
The president of the Regional Government of Castile and León is the executive head of government of the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and León. The president is the head of the Junta of Castile and León, or regional government.
The first government of Javier Lambán was formed on 6 July 2015, following the latter's election as President of the Government of Aragon by the Cortes of Aragon on 3 July and his swearing-in on 5 July, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) and the Aragonese Union (CHA) being able to muster a majority of seats in the Cortes with external support from Podemos and United Left (IU) following the 2015 Aragonese regional election. It succeeded the government of Luisa Fernanda Rudi and was the Government of Aragon from 6 July 2015 to 6 August 2019, a total of 1,492 days, or 4 years and 1 month.
The first López Miras government was a regional government of Murcia led by President Fernando López Miras. It was formed in May 2017 after the resignation of López Miras's predecessor Pedro Antonio Sánchez and ended in August 2019 following the regional election.
The fifth Herrera government was a regional government of Castile and León led by President Juan Vicente Herrera. It was formed in July 2015 after the regional election and ended in July 2019 following the regional election.
The first government of Alfonso Fernández Mañueco was formed on 17 July 2019, following the latter's election as President of the Junta of Castile and León by the Cortes of Castile and León on 9 July and his swearing-in on 12 July, as a result of the People's Party (PP) and Citizens (Cs) being able to muster a majority of seats in the Cortes following the 2019 Castilian-Leonese regional election. It succeeded the fifth Herrera government and was the Junta of Castile and León from 17 July 2019 to 20 April 2022, a total of 1,008 days, or 2 years, 9 months and 3 days.
The first government of Adrián Barbón was formed on 25 July 2019, following the latter's election as President of the Principality of Asturias by the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias on 15 July and his swearing-in on 17 July, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2019 regional election. It succeeded the second Fernández government and was the incumbent Government of the Principality of Asturias between 25 July 2019 and 31 July 2023, a total of 1,467 days, or 4 years and 6 days.
The second government of Fernando López Miras was formed on 1 August 2019, following the latter's election as President of the Region of Murcia by the Regional Assembly of Murcia on 26 July and his swearing-in on 29 July, as a result of the People's Party (PP) allying itself with Citizens (Cs) and mustering the external support from Vox in exchange for policy compromises following the 2019 Murcian regional election. It succeeded the first López Miras government and has been the incumbent government of the Region of Murcia since 1 August 2019, a total of 1,990 days, or 5 years, 5 months and 10 days.
The president of the Government of Navarre, is the head of government of the devolved government of the Chartered Community of Navarre.
The second government of Javier Lambán was formed on 7 August 2019, following the latter's election as President of the Government of Aragon by the Cortes of Aragon on 31 July and his swearing-in on 3 August, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2019 regional election. It succeeded the first Lambán government and was the Government of Aragon from 7 August 2019 to 12 August 2023, a total of 1,466 days, or 4 years and 5 days.
The first government of Mariano Rajoy was formed on 22 December 2011, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 20 December and his swearing-in on 21 December, as a result of the People's Party (PP) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2011 Spanish general election. It succeeded the second Zapatero government and was the Government of Spain from 22 December 2011 to 4 November 2016, a total of 1,779 days, or 4 years, 10 months and 13 days.
The first government of José María Aznar was formed on 6 May 1996, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 4 May and his swearing-in on 5 May, as a result of the People's Party (PP) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 1996 Spanish general election. It succeeded the fourth González government and was the Government of Spain from 6 May 1996 to 28 April 2000, a total of 1,453 days, or 3 years, 11 months and 22 days.
The second government of José María Aznar was formed on 28 April 2000, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 26 April and his swearing-in on 27 April, as a result of the People's Party (PP) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2000 Spanish general election. It succeeded the first Aznar government and was the Government of Spain from 28 April 2000 to 18 April 2004, a total of 1,451 days, or 3 years, 11 months and 21 days.
The third government of Felipe González was formed on 7 December 1989, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 5 December and his swearing-in on 6 December, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 1989 Spanish general election. It succeeded the second González government and was the Government of Spain from 7 December 1989 to 14 July 1993, a total of 1,315 days, or 3 years, 7 months and 7 days.
The fourth government of Felipe González was formed on 14 July 1993, following the latter's election as Prime Minister of Spain by the Congress of Deputies on 9 July and his swearing-in on 13 July, as a result of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 1993 Spanish general election. It succeeded the third González government and was the Government of Spain from 14 July 1993 to 6 May 1996, a total of 1,027 days, or 2 years, 9 months and 22 days.
The second government of Alfonso Fernández Mañueco was formed on 20 April 2022, following the latter's election as President of the Junta of Castile and León by the Cortes of Castile and León on 11 April and his scheduled swearing-in on 19 April, as a result of the People's Party (PP) and Vox being able to muster a majority of seats in the Cortes following the 2022 Castilian-Leonese regional election. It succeeded the first Mañueco government and has been the incumbent Junta of Castile and León since 20 April 2022, a total of 997 days, or 2 years, 8 months and 22 days.
The government of Jorge Azcón was formed on 12 August 2023, following the latter's election as President of the Government of Aragon by the Cortes of Aragon on 10 August and his swearing-in on 11 August, as a result of the People's Party (PP) emerging as the largest parliamentary force at the 2023 regional election. It succeeded the second Lambán government and is the incumbent Government of Aragon since 12 August 2023, a total of 518 days.