The president of the Province of Grosseto is the head of the provincial government in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The president oversees the administration of the province, coordinates the activities of the municipalities, and represents the province in regional and national matters. The provincial government is headquartered in the Palazzo Aldobrandeschi in Grosseto, where the council chamber is located.
Since December 2019, the office has been held by Francesco Limatola of the Democratic Party.
History The Provincial Deputation was established in 1861 following the unification of Italy, serving as the executive branch of the province alongside the Provincial Council, which acts as the legislative body. Until 1889, the role of president of the deputation was held by the prefect. The first president elected in 1889 was Vittorio Valeri, who served until 1904.
During the Fascist regime (1928–1944), the Provincial Rectorate replaced the deputation, and presidents were appointed by the central government. After World War II, the Provincial Deputation was briefly reinstated (1944–1951) before the modern office of the president of the Province was established in 1951, elected by the Provincial Council.
From 1995 to 2014, the president was elected directly by the citizens of the province. Following the 2014 Delrio reform, presidents are elected by the Assembly of the mayors and municipal councillors of the province's municipalities, and the term of office was reduced from five to four years.
List Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1889–1927) No.PortraitNameTerm of officePartyStartEnd 1 Vittorio Valeri 1889 December 1904 2 Armando Pastorelli December 1904 19 June 1916 3 Arturo Pallini 19 June 1916 9 September 1920 Liberal–monarchical – Giuseppe Benci (acting) 9 September 1920 5 December 1920 Italian Republican Party 4 Giò Batta Santini 5 December 1920 1922 Italian Socialist Party (3) Arturo Pallini 1922 1927 Italian Liberal Party
Presidents of the Provincial Rectorate (1928–1944) No.PortraitNameTerm of officePartyStartEnd 1 Tullio Gaggioli December 1928 1940 National Fascist Party 2 Arturo Galli 1940 1943 National Fascist Party – Bruno Carattoli 1943 1944 Prefectural commissioner
Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1944–1951) No.PortraitNameTerm of officePartyStartEnd 1 Giovanni Magrassi 1944 March 1947 Italian Republican Party 2 Raffaello Bellucci April 1947 1948 Italian Communist Party 3 Dante Evangelisti 1948 8 July 1951 Italian Republican Party
Presidents of the Province (1951–present) No.PortraitNameTerm of officePartyElectionStartEnd 1 Emilio Suardi 8 July 1951 27 September 1952 Italian Communist Party19512 Mario Ferri 27 September 1952 1956Italian Socialist Party 1956 1960 1956 1960 1964 1960 1964 19671964 3 Antonio Palandri 1967 1970 Italian Communist Party4 Luciano Giorgi 1970 1975 Italian Socialist Party 1970 1975 1980 1975 5 Claudio Asta 12 August 1980 January 1983 Italian Socialist Party1980 6 Fosco Monaci January 1983 May 1985 Italian Socialist Party 7 Alberto Cerreti 7 September 1985 14 July 1990 Italian Socialist Party 1985 8 Lamberto Ciani 20 July 1990 24 April 1995 Italian Socialist Party 1990 9 Stefano Gentili 8 May 1995 14 June 1999 Democratic Party of the Left 199510 Lio Scheggi 16 June 1999 14 June 2004 Democrats of the Left 1999 14 June 2004 23 June 2009 Democrats of the LeftDemocratic Party 2004 11 Leonardo Marras 23 June 2009 14 October 2014 Democratic Party 2009 12 Emilio Bonifazi 14 October 2014 19 July 2016 Democratic Party2014 – Andrea Benini (acting) 19 July 2016 9 January 2017 Democratic Party 13 Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna 9 January 2017 19 December 2021 Independent (centre-right) 201714 Francesco Limatola 19 December 2021 17 March 2026Democratic Party 2021 17 March 2026 Incumbent 2026
Presidents of the Provincial Council The offices of president of the Province (executive) and president of the Provincial Council (legislative) have not always coincided. Following Italian unification, the Provincial Council elected its own president, while the executive branch was exercised by the Provincial Deputation, chaired by the prefect until 1889 and thereafter by an elected president. The Provincial Council was abolished under the Fascist reforms in 1926 and re-established in 1951. From 1951 until 1995, the president of the Province also served ex officio as president of the Provincial Council. Following the 1993 reform, which took effect with the 1995 elections, the two offices were again separated. Since the implementation of the Delrio Law in 2014, which abolished the provincial executive, the president of the Province has once again served as president of the Provincial Council.
Name Start End Party Angelo Ferri September 1862 1863 Lorenzo Grottanelli 1863 1864 Giovanni Morandini 1865 September 1866 Bernardino Martinucci 1866 1867 Angelo Ferri 1867 1874 Gaspero Petruccioli 1875 1877 Giovanni Morandini 1877 September 1888 Ciro Aldi Mai 1889 1906 Luigi Pierazzi 1906 1915 Emilio Ginanneschi 1915 1920 Umberto Grilli 1920 1922 PSI Office abolished (1926–1951) President of the Province (1951–1995) Marcello Ranieri 25 May 1995 19 July 2004 PDS-DS Massimo Borghi 19 July 2004 24 June 2009 DS Sergio Martini 24 June 2009 14 October 2014 PD President of the Province (since 2014)
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