List of Presidents of Galicia

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The President of Galicia is the head of the government of the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia. Namely, he/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 the Francoist dictatorship. 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.

Contents 1 Presidents of Galicia (since 1977) 2 Notes 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Presidents of Galicia (since 1977)

Name [1]	Took Office	Party
Antonio Rosón Pérez	1977-1979	UCD
José Quiroga Suárez	1979-1981	UCD
Xerardo Fernández Albor	1981 - September 27, 1987	AP
Fernando Ignacio González Laxe	September 27, 1987 - February 2, 1990 (motion of no confidence)	PSOE/PSdG (with Coalición Galega and Partido Nacionalista Galego)
Manuel Fraga Iribarne	February 2, 1990 - April 17, 2005	PPdeG
Emilio Pérez Touriño	April 17, 2005 - April 16, 2009	PSOE/PSdG (in coalition with BNG)
Alberto Núñez Feijóo	April 16, 2009 - present	PPdeG

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also

• Xunta de Galicia
• Parliament of Galicia
• Autonomous Community
• Devolution
• History of Galicia
• Galician Statute of Autonomy

[edit] External links

• Xunta de Galicia - Presidencia. Official site of the President of Galicia, within the internet portal of the Xunta de Galicia (in Galician and Spanish).