| President of the Parliament of the Canary Islands | |
|---|---|
| Presidente del Parlamento de Canarias | |
 | |
| Member of | Parliament of the Canary Islands |
| Formation | 1977 |
| First holder | Antonio González |
This article lists the presidents of the Parliament of the Canary Islands, the regional legislature of the Canary Islands.
| No. | Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Legs. | Refs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio González |  | Independent | 1977 | 1978 | |||
| 2 | José Mederos | | Union of the Democratic Centre | June 1980 | June 1981 | |||
| 3 | Pedro Guerra | | Socialist Party of the Canaries | 1982 | 30 May 1983 | |||
| 30 May 1983 | 14 July 1987 | 1st | [1] | |||||
| 4 | Victoriano Ríos | | Canarian Independent Groups | 14 July 1987 | 25 June 1991 | 2nd | [2] | |
| 25 June 1991 | 27 June 1995 | 3rd | [3] | |||||
| 5 | José Bravo de Laguna |  | People's Party of the Canary Islands | 27 June 1995 | 7 July 1999 | 4th | [4] | |
| 7 July 1999 | 18 June 2003 | 5th | [5] | |||||
| 6 | Gabriel Mator |  | People's Party of the Canary Islands | 18 June 2003 | 25 June 2007 | 6th | [6] | |
| 7 | Antonio Castro | | Canarian Coalition | 25 June 2007 | 21 June 2011 | 7th | [7] | |
| 21 June 2011 | 23 June 2015 | 8th | [8] [9] | |||||
| 8 | Carolina Darias |  | Socialist Party of the Canaries | 23 June 2015 | 25 June 2019 | 9th | [10] [11] [12] | |
| 9 | Gustavo Matos | | Socialist Party of the Canaries | 25 June 2019 | 10th | [13] [14] [15] | ||
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