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President of the Canary Islands
The president of the Canary Islands is the head of government of the Canary Islands, one of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain, while the monarch Felipe VI remains the head of state as king of Spain (and therefore of the Canary Islands).
| President of the Canary Islands | |
|---|---|
| Presidente de las Islas Canarias | |
Coat of Arms of the Canary Islands | |
| Style | Sr Presidente |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | Jerónimo Saavedra 29 December 1982 |
List
Presidents of the junta (pre-autonomy)
| # | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfonso Soriano Benítez de Lugo (born in 1936) | 14 April 1978 | 9 June 1979 | Union of the Democratic Centre | |
| 2 | Fernando Bergasa Perdomo (born in 1938) | 9 June 1979 | 9 June 1980 | Union of the Democratic Centre | |
| 3 | Vicente Álvarez Pedreira (1933–2002) | 9 June 1980 | 12 June 1981 | Union of the Democratic Centre | |
| 4 | Fernando Bergasa Perdomo (born in 1938) | 12 June 1981 | June 1982 | Union of the Democratic Centre | |
| 5 | Francisco Javier Ucelay Sabina (1944–2001) | June 1982 | 29 December 1982 | Union of the Democratic Centre | |
Presidents of the government (after the approval of the Statute of Autonomy)
| # | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Tenure | Political Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerónimo Saavedra (born in 1936) | 29 December 1982 | 30 July 1987 | 4 years and 213 days | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | ||
| 2 | Fernando Fernández Martín (born in 1943) | 30 July 1987 | 28 December 1988 | 1 year and 151 days | Democratic and Social Centre | ||
| 3 | Lorenzo Olarte Cullen (born in 1932) | 28 December 1988 | 11 July 1991 | 2 years and 195 days | Democratic and Social Centre | ||
| 4 | Jerónimo Saavedra (born in 1936) | 11 July 1991 | 2 April 1993 | 1 year and 265 days | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | ||
| 5 | Manuel Hermoso (born in 1935) | 2 April 1993 | 16 July 1999 | 6 years and 105 days | Canarian Coalition | ||
| 6 | Román Rodríguez Rodríguez (born in 1956) | 16 July 1999 | 8 July 2003 | 3 years and 357 days | Canarian Coalition | ||
| 7 | Adán Martín Menis (1943–2010) | 8 July 2003 | 13 July 2007 | 4 years and 5 days | Canarian Coalition | ||
| 8 | Paulino Rivero (born in 1955) | 13 July 2007 | 9 July 2015 | 7 years and 361 days | Canarian Coalition | ||
| 9 | Fernando Clavijo Batlle (born in 1971) | 9 July 2015 | 12 July 2019 | 4 years and 3 days | Canarian Coalition | ||
| 10 | Ángel Víctor Torres (born in 1966) | 16 July 2019 | Incumbent | 3 years and 206 days | Spanish Socialist Workers' Party | ||
Timeline
Sources
- World Statesmen.org