Under the Galician Statute of Autonomy, the president of the Regional Government of Galicia is the head of the government of the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia. Namely, he or she is the president of the executive body of the Galician government, the Xunta de Galicia.
As in other parliamentary democracies the president is actually appointed by the Parliament which is, on the other hand, directly voted in by the citizens.
The democratic period in Galicia starts in 1977 with the end of Francoist Spain. Before that Galicia had last enjoyed self-government in the Middle Ages, in addition to a short period when the Xunta Suprema de Galicia was established during the Peninsular War (1808-1813).
Technically speaking, the first two presidents up to 1981 were presidents of a non-autonomous Galicia, since the actual Statute of Autonomy was only passed in April 1981. Nonetheless, they played an important role in setting up the institution.
Governments:
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Government Composition |
Election |
Monarch (Reign) |
Ref. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||||
Antonio Rosón (1911–1986) |
11 April 1978 |
9 June 1979 |
1 year and 59 days | UCD | Rosón UCD– PSOE |
N/A |
King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) |
[1] | ||
José Quiroga Suárez (1920–2006) |
9 June 1979 |
13 January 1982 |
2 years and 218 days | UCD | Quiroga UCD |
[2] | ||||
Gerardo Fernández Albor (1917–2018) |
13 January 1982 |
26 February 1986 |
5 years and 254 days | AP |
Albor I AP until Mar 1983 AP– Ind. from Mar 1983 |
1981 |
[3] [4] [5] | |||
26 February 1986 |
23 September 1987 (censored) |
Albor II AP |
1985 | |||||||
Fernando González Laxe (born 1952) |
28 September 1987 |
2 February 1990 |
2 years and 127 days |
PSdG– PSOE |
Laxe PSOE– CG–UDG– PNG |
[6] [7] | ||||
Manuel Fraga (1922–2012) |
2 February 1990 |
7 December 1993 |
15 years and 180 days | PP |
Fraga I PP |
1989 |
[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||
7 December 1993 |
5 December 1997 |
Fraga II PP |
1993 | |||||||
5 December 1997 |
11 December 2001 |
Fraga III PP |
1997 | |||||||
11 December 2001 |
1 August 2005 |
Fraga IV PP |
2001 | |||||||
Emilio Pérez Touriño (born 1948) |
1 August 2005 |
18 April 2009 |
3 years and 260 days |
PSdeG– PSOE |
Touriño PSOE– BNG |
2005 |
[13] [14] | |||
Alberto Núñez Feijóo (born 1961) |
18 April 2009 |
30 November 2012 |
13 years and 25 days | PP |
Feijóo I PP |
2009 |
[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] | |||
30 November 2012 |
12 November 2016 |
Feijóo II PP |
2012 | |||||||
King Felipe VI (2014–present) | ||||||||||
12 November 2016 |
4 September 2020 |
Feijóo III PP |
2016 | |||||||
4 September 2020 |
30 April 2022 (resigned) |
Feijóo IV PP |
2020 | |||||||
During this interval, First Vice President Alfonso Rueda served as acting officeholder. | ||||||||||
Alfonso Rueda (born 1968) |
13 May 2022 |
12 April 2024 |
2 years and 16 days | PP |
Rueda I PP |
[20] [21] | ||||
12 April 2024 |
Incumbent |
Rueda II PP |
2024 |
Under the Galician Statute of Autonomy, the president of the Regional Government of Galicia is the head of the government of the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia. Namely, he or she is the president of the executive body of the Galician government, the Xunta de Galicia.
As in other parliamentary democracies the president is actually appointed by the Parliament which is, on the other hand, directly voted in by the citizens.
The democratic period in Galicia starts in 1977 with the end of Francoist Spain. Before that Galicia had last enjoyed self-government in the Middle Ages, in addition to a short period when the Xunta Suprema de Galicia was established during the Peninsular War (1808-1813).
Technically speaking, the first two presidents up to 1981 were presidents of a non-autonomous Galicia, since the actual Statute of Autonomy was only passed in April 1981. Nonetheless, they played an important role in setting up the institution.
Governments:
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Government Composition |
Election |
Monarch (Reign) |
Ref. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||||
Antonio Rosón (1911–1986) |
11 April 1978 |
9 June 1979 |
1 year and 59 days | UCD | Rosón UCD– PSOE |
N/A |
King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) |
[1] | ||
José Quiroga Suárez (1920–2006) |
9 June 1979 |
13 January 1982 |
2 years and 218 days | UCD | Quiroga UCD |
[2] | ||||
Gerardo Fernández Albor (1917–2018) |
13 January 1982 |
26 February 1986 |
5 years and 254 days | AP |
Albor I AP until Mar 1983 AP– Ind. from Mar 1983 |
1981 |
[3] [4] [5] | |||
26 February 1986 |
23 September 1987 (censored) |
Albor II AP |
1985 | |||||||
Fernando González Laxe (born 1952) |
28 September 1987 |
2 February 1990 |
2 years and 127 days |
PSdG– PSOE |
Laxe PSOE– CG–UDG– PNG |
[6] [7] | ||||
Manuel Fraga (1922–2012) |
2 February 1990 |
7 December 1993 |
15 years and 180 days | PP |
Fraga I PP |
1989 |
[8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||
7 December 1993 |
5 December 1997 |
Fraga II PP |
1993 | |||||||
5 December 1997 |
11 December 2001 |
Fraga III PP |
1997 | |||||||
11 December 2001 |
1 August 2005 |
Fraga IV PP |
2001 | |||||||
Emilio Pérez Touriño (born 1948) |
1 August 2005 |
18 April 2009 |
3 years and 260 days |
PSdeG– PSOE |
Touriño PSOE– BNG |
2005 |
[13] [14] | |||
Alberto Núñez Feijóo (born 1961) |
18 April 2009 |
30 November 2012 |
13 years and 25 days | PP |
Feijóo I PP |
2009 |
[15] [16] [17] [18] [19] | |||
30 November 2012 |
12 November 2016 |
Feijóo II PP |
2012 | |||||||
King Felipe VI (2014–present) | ||||||||||
12 November 2016 |
4 September 2020 |
Feijóo III PP |
2016 | |||||||
4 September 2020 |
30 April 2022 (resigned) |
Feijóo IV PP |
2020 | |||||||
During this interval, First Vice President Alfonso Rueda served as acting officeholder. | ||||||||||
Alfonso Rueda (born 1968) |
13 May 2022 |
12 April 2024 |
2 years and 16 days | PP |
Rueda I PP |
[20] [21] | ||||
12 April 2024 |
Incumbent |
Rueda II PP |
2024 |