List of presidents of Sicily

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This is the list of all the presidents of Sicily since 1947.

There has been 24 elected presidents by Regional Council (1947–2001), and 4 directly elected presidents since 2001.

Elected by the Regional Council (1947–2001)
NameTerm of officePolitical partyLegislature
1 Giuseppe Alessi 30 May 194713 June 1949 DC I (1947)
2 Franco Restivo 13 June 194920 July 1951 DC
20 July 19514 June 1955II (1951)
(1) Giuseppe Alessi 4 June 19554 April 1956 DC III (1955)
3 Giuseppe La Loggia 4 April 195613 May 1958 DC
4 Silvio Milazzo 13 May 195812 August 1959 DC
12 August 195923 February 1960IV (1959)
5 Benedetto della Nicchiara 23 February 19608 September 1961 DC
6 Giuseppe D'Angelo  [ it ]8 September 196125 July 1963 DC
25 July 19634 August 1964V (1963)
7 Francesco Coniglio  [ it ]4 August 196411 August 1967 DC
8 Vincenzo Carollo 11 August 196720 September 1969 DC VI (1967)
9 Mario Fasino 20 September 196910 August 1971 DC
10 August 197122 December 1972VII (1971)
10 Vincenzo Giummarra  [ it ]22 December 197226 March 1974 DC
11 Angelo Bonfiglio  [ it ]26 March 197413 August 1976 DC
13 August 197620 March 1978VIII (1976)
12 Piersanti Mattarella 20 March 19786 January 1980 DC
13 Mario D'Acquisto  [ it ]6 January 19807 August 1981 DC
7 August 198123 December 1982IX (1981)
14 Calogero Lo Giudice 23 December 198219 October 1983 DC
15 Santi Nicita  [ it ]19 October 198321 March 1984 DC
16 Modesto Sardo  [ it ]21 March 19841 February 1985 DC
17 Rino Nicolosi  [ it ]1 February 198512 August 1986 DC
12 August 198612 August 1991X (1986)
18 Vincenzo Leanza  [ it ]12 August 199116 July 1992 DC XI (1991)
19 Giuseppe Campione  [ it ]16 July 199221 December 1993 DC
20 Francesco Martino 21 December 199316 May 1995 PLI
21 Matteo Graziano  [ it ]16 May 199518 July 1996 PPI
22 Giuseppe Provenzano 18 July 199620 January 1998 FI XII (1996)
23 Giuseppe Drago 20 January 199821 November 1998 CCD
24 Angelo Capodicasa  [ it ]21 November 199826 July 2000 DS
(18) Vincenzo Leanza  [ it ]26 July 200017 July 2001 FI
Directly-elected presidents (since 2001)
N.PresidentTerm of officeTenure
(Years and days)
PartyCoalitionLegislature
25 Cuffaro foto del18 sett.2006 044.jpg Salvatore Cuffaro
(1958– )
17 July
2001
15 June
2006
6 years, 193 days CCD / UDC FIANCDCCDUNPSI XIII
(2001)
15 June
2006
26 January
2008 [lower-alpha 1]
FIUDCMpAAN XIV
(2006)
26 Raffaele Lombardo (cropped).jpg Raffaele Lombardo
(1950– )
28 April
2008
10 November
2012 [lower-alpha 2]
4 years, 196 days MpA PdLMpAUDC XV
(2008)
27 Rosario Crocetta crop.jpeg Rosario Crocetta
(1951– )
10 November
2012
18 November
2017
5 years, 7 days PD PDUDCIMSFCpS XVI
(2012)
28 Nello Musumeci stampa estera.jpg Nello Musumeci
(1955– )
18 November
2017
13 October
2022
4 years, 329 days DB FIMpAUDCDBFdI XVI
(2017)
29 Renato Schifani 2018 (cropped).jpg Renato Schifani
(1950– )
13 October
2022
Incumbent1 year, 35 days FI FdIFILegaMpADC XVII
(2022)
  1. Resigned after being sentenced five years in prison for aiding and abetting the Mafia. His deputy Nicola Leanza (UDC) held the office till a new regional election was called.
  2. Resigned on 31 July 2012 after being under investigation for external contribution with Mafia and pork-barrelling. Remained in office as Acting President till a new regional election was called.

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