List of presidents of the Province of Grosseto
| President of the Province of Grosseto | |
|---|---|
| Presidente della Provincia di Grosseto | |
 | |
| Residence | Palazzo Aldobrandeschi |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Inaugural holder | Vittorio Valeri |
| Formation | 1889 |
| Deputy | Valentino Bisconti |
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.[1]
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.[2]
During the Fascist regime (1928–1944), the Provincial Rectorate replaced the deputation, and presidents were appointed by the central government.[3] 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.[4]
List
Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1889–1927)
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||
| 1 |  |
Vittorio Valeri (1851–1904) |
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 (1875–1948) |
5 December 1920 | 1922 | Italian Socialist Party | |
| (3) | |
Arturo Pallini | 1922 | 1927 | Italian Liberal Party | |
Presidents of the Provincial Rectorate (1928–1944)
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||
| 1 | |
Tullio Gaggioli (1886–19??) |
December 1928 | 1940 | National Fascist Party | |
| 2 | |
Arturo Galli (1885–1965) |
1940 | 1943 | National Fascist Party | |
| – | |
Bruno Carattoli | 1943 | 1944 | Prefectural commissioner | |
Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1944–1951)
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||
| 1 | |
Giovanni Magrassi (1891–1969) |
1944 | March 1947 | Italian Republican Party | |
| 2 |  |
Raffaello Bellucci (1904–1981) |
April 1947 | 1948 | Italian Communist Party | |
| 3 | |
Dante Evangelisti | 1948 | 8 July 1951 | Italian Republican Party | |
Presidents of the Province (1951–present)
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||||
| 1 | |
Emilio Suardi (1905–1983) |
8 July 1951 | 27 September 1952 | Italian Communist Party | 1951 | |
| 2 |  |
Mario Ferri (1927–1978) |
27 September 1952 | 1956 | Italian Socialist Party | ||
| 1956 | 1960 | 1956 | |||||
| 1960 | 1964 | 1960 | |||||
| 1964 | 1967 | 1964 | |||||
| 3 |  |
Antonio Palandri (1925–2003) |
1967 | 1970 | Italian Communist Party | ||
| 4 |  |
Luciano Giorgi (b. 1940) |
1970 | 1975 | Italian Socialist Party | 1970 | |
| 1975 | 1980 | 1975 | |||||
| 5 | |
Claudio Asta (b. 1948) |
12 August 1980 | January 1983 | Italian Socialist Party | 1980 | |
| 6 | |
Fosco Monaci (1924–1997) |
January 1983 | May 1985 | Italian Socialist Party | ||
| 7 | |
Alberto Cerreti (1939–2019) |
7 September 1985 | 14 July 1990 | Italian Socialist Party | 1985 | |
| 8 | |
Lamberto Ciani (b. 1949) |
20 July 1990 | 24 April 1995 | Italian Socialist Party | 1990 | |
| 9 | |
Stefano Gentili (1957–2023) |
8 May 1995 | 14 June 1999 | Democratic Party of the Left | 1995 | |
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Lio Scheggi (b. 1948) |
16 June 1999 | 14 June 2004 | Democrats of the Left | 1999 | |
| 14 June 2004 | 23 June 2009 | Democrats of the Left Democratic Party |
2004 | ||||
| 11 |  |
Leonardo Marras (b. 1973) |
23 June 2009 | 14 October 2014 | Democratic Party | 2009 | |
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Emilio Bonifazi (b. 1961) |
14 October 2014 | 19 July 2016 | Democratic Party | 2014 | |
| – | Andrea Benini (acting) | 19 July 2016 | 9 January 2017 | Democratic Party | |||
| 13 |  |
Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna (b. 1969) |
9 January 2017 | 19 December 2021 | Independent (centre-right) | 2017 | |
| 14 |  |
Francesco Limatola (b. 1970) |
19 December 2021 | 17 March 2026 | Democratic 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) | |||
References
- ↑ "Grosseto, la Provincia al centrosinistra: Limatola presidente". La Nazione. 18 December 2021.
- ↑ Menichini, Piera (2005). "I presidenti delle Province dall'Unità alla Grande guerra: repertorio analitico". Storia Amministrazione Costituzione (13): 254–255.
- ↑ Galimi, Valeria, ed. (2018). Il fascismo a Grosseto. Figure e articolazioni del potere in provincia (1922-1938). Arcidosso: Effigi. pp. 151, 190–194.
- ↑ "Province, rivincita del Pd a Livorno. E a Catanzaro finisce in rissa: due in ospedale". La Stampa. 13 October 2014.
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- Cifelli, Alberto (2008). L'istituto prefettizio dalla caduta del fascismo all'Assemblea costituente. I Prefetti della Liberazione (PDF). Rome: Scuola Superiore dell'Amministrazione dell'Interno. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
- Cappelli, Enrico (2017). Bonfiglioli, Giorgio (ed.). Grosseto. Appunti storici. Grosseto: Innocenti Editore.
- Galimi, Valeria, ed. (2018). Il fascismo a Grosseto. Figure e articolazioni del potere in provincia (1922-1938). Arcidosso: Effigi.
- Menichini, Piera (2005). "I presidenti delle Province dall'Unità alla Grande guerra: repertorio analitico". Storia Amministrazione Costituzione (13): 254–255.
