List of presidents of the Province of Asti

President of the Province of Asti
Presidente della Provincia di Asti
Incumbent Maurizio Rasero since 13 September 2022
Term length	4 years
Formation	1935

The president of the Province of Asti is the head of the provincial government in Asti, Piedmont, Italy. The president oversees the administration of the province, coordinates the activities of the municipalities, and represents the province in regional and national matters. It was created in 1935.

Since September 2022, the office has been held by Maurizio Rasero of Forza Italia party.

List

Presidents of the Provincial Rectorate (1935–1943)

No.		Portrait	Name	Term of office		Party
				Start	End
–			Giuseppe Vassallo	15 April 1935	19 February 1936	Royal commissioner
1			Lamberto Vallarino Gancia	20 February 1936	30 September 1943	National Fascist Party
–			Matteo Dardanello	1 October 1943	20 October 1943	Prefectural commissioner
–			Rodolfo Saporiti	21 October 1943	15 January 1944	Prefectural commissioner
–			Arturo Vacca Maggiolini	16 January 1944	23 March 1945	Extraordinary commissioner
–			Stefano Lorenzi	29 March 1945	24 April 1945	Prefectural commissioner

Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1945–1951)

No.		Portrait	Name	Term of office		Party
				Start	End
1			Giovanni Battista Torta	25 April 1945	4 June 1949
2			Umberto Grilli	4 June 1949	9 July 1951	Italian Democratic Socialist Party

Presidents of the Province (1951–present)

No.		Portrait	Name	Term of office		Party
				Start	End
1			Norberto Saracco	10 July 1951	17 December 1960	Christian Democracy
2			Giovanni Amasio	17 December 1960	16 February 1964	Christian Democracy
3			Pietro Andriano	16 February 1965	25 August 1980	Christian Democracy
4			Guglielmo Tovo	25 August 1980	16 July 1990	Christian Democracy
5			Luciano Grasso	14 February 1994	8 May 1995	Italian Liberal Party
6			Giuseppe Goria	8 May 1995	28 June 1999	Democratic Party of the Left
7			Roberto Marmo	28 June 1999	14 June 2004	Forza Italia
				14 June 2004	13 February 2008
–			Mario Spanu	13 February 2008	29 April 2008	Prefectural commissioner
8			Maria Teresa Armosino	29 April 2008	30 October 2012	The People of Freedom
–			Alberto Ardia	30 October 2012	8 July 2014	Prefectural commissioner
–			Alfredo Nappi	8 July 2014	13 October 2014	Prefectural commissioner
9			Fabrizio Brignolo	13 October 2014	20 March 2015	Democratic Party
–			Marco Gabusi	20 March 2015	14 Novembre 2016	Forza Italia
10				14 November 2016	27 May 2019
–			Paolo Lanfranco	27 May 2019	29 July 2019	Lega Nord
11				29 July 2019	13 June 2022
–			Davide Massaglia (acting)	13 June 2022	13 September 2022	Civic list
12			Maurizio Rasero	13 September 2022	Incumbent	Forza Italia

Sources

• "Storia amministrativa dell'ente". Ministero dell'Interno. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
• Aldo Gamba. "Provincia. Nascita, vita e requiem di un ente". Astigiani. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
• "Il giorno del Consiglio provinciale". La Stampa. Turin. 15 July 1999. p. 36. Retrieved 15 April 2026.