President of the Canary Islands

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President of the Canary Islands
Presidente de las Islas Canarias (
His Excellency
  • Mr. President
    • TypeHead of government
    NominatorParliament of the Canary Islands
    AppointerThe Monarch
    countersigned by the Prime Minister
    Term length4 years
    Formation29 December 1982
    First holderJerónimo Saavedra
    WebsiteOfficial website

    The president of the Canary Islands is the

    Felipe VI remains the head of state as king of Spain
    (and therefore of the Canary Islands).

    List

    Presidents of the junta (pre-autonomy)

    No. Name
    (born–died)     		Term of office Political party Ref.
    Took office Left office Time in office
    1 Alfonso Soriano Benítez de Lugo
    (born 1936)     		14 April 1978 9 June 1979 1 year, 56 days Union of the Democratic Centre
    2 Fernando Bergasa Perdomo
    (born 1938)     		9 June 1979 9 June 1980 1 year, 0 days Union of the Democratic Centre
    3 Vicente Álvarez Pedreira
    (1933–2002)     		9 June 1980 12 June 1981 1 year, 3 days Union of the Democratic Centre
    4 Fernando Bergasa Perdomo
    (born 1938)     		12 June 1981 June 1982 1 year Union of the Democratic Centre
    5 Francisco Javier Ucelay Sabina
    (1944–2001)     		June 1982 29 December 1982 5 months Union of the Democratic Centre

    Presidents of the government (after the approval of the Statute of Autonomy)

    Governments:

    •   PSOE
    •   CCa
    •   Mixed coalition
    Portrait Name
    (Birth–Death)     		Term of office Party Government
    Composition     		Election Monarch
    (Reign)     		Ref.
    Took office Left office Duration
    Jerónimo Saavedra
    (1936–2023)     		13 January
    1983     		10 June
    1983     		4 years and 202 days PSOE Saavedra I
    PSOE     		N/A
    Juan Carlos I

    (1975–2014)     		[1]
    [2]
    [3]
    [4]
    10 June
    1983     		20 July
    1985     		Saavedra II
    PSOE     		1983
    20 July
    1985     		3 August
    1987     		Saavedra III
    PSOE
    Fernando Fernández Martín
    (born 1943)     		3 August
    1987     		3 January
    1989     		1 year and 153 days CDS Fernández
    CDS–AIC–AP     		1987 [5]
    [6]
    Lorenzo Olarte
    (1932–2024)     		3 January
    1989     		12 July
    1991     		2 years and 190 days CDS Olarte
    CDS–AIC–AP     		[7]
    [8]
    Jerónimo Saavedra
    (1936–2023)     		12 July
    1991     		31 March
    1993
    (censured)     		1 year and 264 days PSOE Saavedra IV
    PSOE–AIC     		1991 [9]
    [10]
    Manuel Hermoso
    (born 1935)     		5 April
    1993     		15 July
    1995     		6 years and 103 days CCa (AIC) Hermoso I
    CCa     		[11]
    [12]
    [13]
    15 July
    1995     		17 July
    1999     		Hermoso II
    CCa until May 1996
    CCa–PP from May 1996         		1995
    Román Rodríguez
    (born 1935)     		17 July
    1999     		5 July
    2003     		3 years and 353 days CCa (ICAN) Rodríguez
    CCa–PP until May 2002
    CCa from May 2002         		1999 [14]
    [15]
    Adán Martín
    (1943–2010)     		5 July
    2003     		13 July
    2007     		4 years and 8 days CCa (ATI) Martín
    CCa–PP until May 2005
    CCa from May 2005         		2003 [16]
    [17]
    Paulino Rivero
    (born 1955)     		13 July
    2007     		7 July
    2011     		7 years and 361 days CCa Rivero I
    CCa–PP until Oct 2010
    CCa from Oct 2010         		2007 [18]
    [19]
    [20]
    7 July
    2011     		9 July
    2015     		Rivero II
    CCa–PSOE     		2011 King
    Felipe VI

    (2014–present)
    Fernando Clavijo
    (born 1971)     		9 July
    2015     		16 July
    2019     		4 years and 7 days CCa Clavijo I
    CCa–PSOE until Dec 2016
    CCa from Dec 2016         		2015 [21]
    [22]
    Ángel Víctor Torres
    (born 1966)     		16 July
    2019     		14 July
    2023     		3 years and 363 days PSOE Torres
    PSOE–NCa–Podemos–ASG     		2019 [23]
    [24]
    Fernando Clavijo
    (born 1971)     		14 July
    2023     		Incumbent 286 days CCa Clavijo II
    CCa–PP–AHI–ASG     		2023 [25]

    Timeline

    Ángel Víctor TorresFernando Clavijo BatllePaulino RiveroAdán Martín MenisRomán Rodríguez RodríguezManuel HermosoJerónimo SaavedraLorenzo Olarte CullenFernando Fernández Martín

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