List of presidents of the Province of Mantua

President of the Province of Mantua
Presidente della Provincia di Mantova
Incumbent Carlo Bottani since 20 December 2021
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Luigi Sartoretti
Formation	1889

The president of the Province of Mantua is the head of the provincial government in Mantua, Lombardy, Italy. The president oversees the administration of the province, coordinates the activities of the municipalities, and represents the province in regional and national matters.

Since December 2021, the office has been held by Carlo Bottani, a centre-right independent.

List

Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1889–1927)

No.	Portrait		Name	Term start	Term end	Party
1			Luigi Sartoretti	1889	1890
2			Giuseppe Debelli	1890	1892
3			Cesare Gioppi	1892	1895
4			Gino Dolcini	1895	1902
5			Italo Gasparetti	1902	1904
6			Carlo Vezzani	1904	1905
7			Emanuele Giannantoni	1905	1909
8			Cesare Finzi	1909	1913
(7)			Emanuele Giannantoni	1913	1914
9			Achille Menotti Luppi	1914	?

Presidents of the Province (1951–present)

No.	Portrait		Name	Term start	Term end	Party
			?	?	?	?
			Teodosio Aimoni	1959	1964	Italian Communist Party
			?	?	?	?
			Maurizio Lotti	1975	1980	Italian Communist Party
				1980	1983
			Guido Contessa	1983	1985	Italian Communist Party
			Massimo Chiaventi	24 September 1985	21 July 1990	Italian Communist Party (1985–1991) Democratic Party of the Left (1991–1992)
				21 July 1990	2 March 1992
			Davide Boni	21 June 1993	13 June 1997	Lega Nord
			Tiziana Gualtieri	13 June 1997	28 May 2001	Italian People's Party
			Maurizio Fontanili	28 May 2001	30 May 2006	Italian People's Party (2001–2002) The Daisy (2002–2007) Democratic Party (2007–2011)
				30 May 2006	1 June 2011
			Alessandro Pastacci	1 June 2011	1 September 2016	Independent (centre-left)
			Beniamino Morselli	1 September 2016	20 December 2021	Independent (centre-left)
			Carlo Bottani	20 December 2021	10 January 2026	Independent (centre-right)
				10 January 2026	Incumbent

Sources

• "Storia amministrativa dell'ente". Ministero dell'Interno. Retrieved 20 June 2026.
• Menichini, Piera (2005). "I presidenti delle Province dall'Unità alla Grande guerra: repertorio analitico". Storia Amministrazione Costituzione (13): 261–262.