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.
List of presidents Governments:
Portrait Name Term of office Party Government Election Monarch Antonio Rosón 1978 1979 UCD Rosón Juan Carlos I José Quiroga Suárez 1979 1982 UCD Quiroga Gerardo Fernández Albor 1982 1986 AP Albor I 1981 1986 1987 Albor II 1985 Fernando González Laxe 1987 1990 PSdG–PSOE Laxe Manuel Fraga 1990 1993 PP Fraga I 1989 1993 1997 Fraga II 1993 1997 2001 Fraga III 1997 2001 2005 Fraga IV 2001 Emilio Pérez Touriño 2005 2009 PSdeG–PSOE Touriño 2005 Alberto Núñez Feijóo 2009 2012 PP Feijóo I 2009 2012 2016 Feijóo II 2012 Felipe VI 2016 2020 Feijóo III 2016 2020 2022 Feijóo IV 2020 Alfonso Rueda 2022 2024 PP Rueda I 2024 Incumbent Rueda II 2024
Timeline
See also Xunta de Galicia Parliament of Galicia Autonomous Community Devolution History of Galicia Galician Statute of Autonomy
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