# President of the Region of Murcia

The President of the Region of Murcia, (Spanish: Presidente de la Región de Murcia) is the head of government of the Spanish autonomous community of the Region of Murcia. Since 2014, no person who has been elected to two terms may be elected to a third.

## List of Presidents of the Region of Murcia
### Pre-autonomous government (1978–1983)

The Regional Council of Murcia (Consejo Regional de Murcia) was the governing body of the Region of Murcia from 1978 until the creation of the autonomous community in 1982. The two Presidents of the Regional Council were Antonio Pérez Crespo and Andrés Hernández Ros.
| Name | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political Party |
| Name | Name | Took office | Left office | Days | Political Party |
| | Antonio Pérez Crespo (1929–2012) | 10 November 1978 | 5 May 1979 | 176 | Union of the Democratic Centre |
| Union of the Democratic Centre |||
| | Andrés Hernández Ros (1948–2016) | 5 May 1979 | 22 July 1982 | 1174 | Socialist Party of the Region of Murcia |
| Socialist Party of the Region of Murcia |||

### Autonomous government (1982–present)

The office of the President of the Region of Murcia was created in 1982 upon the creation of the autonomous community.
Governments:
* PSOE
* PP
* Mixed coalition
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Government Composition | Election | Monarch (Reign) | Ref. |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Party | Party | Government Composition | Election | Monarch (Reign) | Ref. |
| | Andrés Hernández Ros (1948–2016) | 30 July 1982 | 16 June 1983 | 1 year and 245 days | | PSOE | Hernández Ros I PSOE | N/A | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [2] [3] [4] |
| | Andrés Hernández Ros (1948–2016) | 16 June 1983 | 31 March 1984 | 1 year and 245 days | | PSOE | Hernández Ros II PSOE | 1983 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [2] [3] [4] |
| | Carlos Collado (born 1938) | 31 March 1984 | 23 July 1987 | 9 years and 33 days | | PSOE | Collado I PSOE | 1983 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [5] [6] [7] [8] |
| | Carlos Collado (born 1938) | 23 July 1987 | 24 June 1991 | 9 years and 33 days | | PSOE | Collado II PSOE | 1987 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [5] [6] [7] [8] |
| | Carlos Collado (born 1938) | 24 June 1991 | 3 May 1993 | 9 years and 33 days | | PSOE | Collado III PSOE | 1991 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [5] [6] [7] [8] |
| | María Antonia Martínez (born 1953) | 3 May 1993 | 4 July 1995 | 2 years and 62 days | | PSOE | Martínez PSOE | 1991 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [9] [10] |
| | Ramón Luis Valcárcel (born 1954) | 4 July 1995 | 12 July 1999 | 18 years and 279 days | | PP | Valcárcel I PP | 1995 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [11] [12] [13] |
| | Ramón Luis Valcárcel (born 1954) | 12 July 1999 | 21 November 2003 | 18 years and 279 days | | PP | Valcárcel II PP | 1999 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [11] [12] [13] |
| | Ramón Luis Valcárcel (born 1954) | 21 November 2003 | 20 June 2007 | 18 years and 279 days | | PP | Valcárcel III PP | 2003 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [11] [12] [13] |
| | Ramón Luis Valcárcel (born 1954) | 16 June 2007 | 17 September 2011 (resigned) | 18 years and 279 days | | PP | Valcárcel IV PP | 2007 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [11] [12] [13] |
| | Ramón Luis Valcárcel (born 1954) | 16 June 2011 | 9 April 2014 (resigned) | 18 years and 279 days | | PP | Valcárcel V PP | 2011 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [11] [12] [13] |
| | Alberto Garre (born 1952) | 9 April 2014 | 3 July 2015 | 1 year and 85 days | | PP | Garre PP | 2011 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [14] [15] |
| | Alberto Garre (born 1952) | 9 April 2014 | 3 July 2015 | 1 year and 85 days | | PP | Garre PP | 2011 | King Felipe VI (2014–present) | [14] [15] |
| | Pedro Antonio Sánchez (born 1976) | 3 July 2015 | 4 April 2017 (resigned) | 1 year and 303 days | | PP | Sánchez PP | 2015 | King Felipe VI (2014–present) | |
| | Fernando López Miras (born 1983) | 2 May 2017 | 29 July 2019 | 7 years and 161 days | | PP | López Miras I PP | 2015 | King Felipe VI (2014–present) | |
| | Fernando López Miras (born 1983) | 29 July 2019 | 8 September 2023 | 7 years and 161 days | | PP | López Miras II PP–Cs until Mar 2021 PP from Mar 2021 | 2019 | King Felipe VI (2014–present) | |
| | Fernando López Miras (born 1983) | 8 September 2023 | Incumbent | 7 years and 161 days | | PP | López Miras III PP–Vox | 2023 | King Felipe VI (2014–present) | |

## Sources

* Rulers.org: Spain: Autonomous communities