# President of the Principality of Asturias

The President of the Principality of Asturias (Spanish: Presidente del Principado de Asturias); Asturian: Presidente del Principáu d'Asturies) is the head of government of the Spanish autonomous community of Asturias. The president is chosen by the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias, autonomous parliamentary institution.

## Election

The president is elected after the constitution of the General Junta or after the cessation of the former president.
A deputy can be nominated as candidate only if at least five members propose him.
During the Investiture proceedings the nominees present their political agenda in an Investiture Speech to be debated and submitted for a Vote of Confidence by the General Junta, effecting an indirect election of the head of government. A simple majority confirms the nominee and his program. At the moment of the vote, the confidence is awarded if the candidate receives a majority of votes in the first poll (currently 23 out of 45 deputies), but if the confidence is not awarded, a second vote is scheduled two days later in which a simple majority of votes cast (i.e., more "yes" than "no" votes) is required.

## Headquarters

The headquarters of the President of the Principality of Asturias are located in Oviedo. The building is in the back part of the General Junta of the Principality of Asturias and both buildings are connected by an underground passage.
The building was formerly the seat of the Bank of Spain in Oviedo until 1982
The Principality of Asturias acquired the building 1982 and reformed it for its current use between 1983 and 1985.

## List of officeholders

Governments:
* PSOE
* PP
* FAC
* Mixed coalition
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Government Composition | Election | Ref. |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Party | Party | Government Composition | Election | Ref. |
| | Rafael Fernández Álvarez (1913–2010) | 10 November 1978 | 18 June 1979 | 4 years and 222 days | | PSOE | Fernández Álvarez I PSOE–UCD–AP–PCE | N/A | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| | Rafael Fernández Álvarez (1913–2010) | 18 June 1979 | 5 May 1982 | 4 years and 222 days | | PSOE | Fernández Álvarez II PSOE–UCD–AP–PCE | N/A | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| | Rafael Fernández Álvarez (1913–2010) | 5 May 1982 | 20 June 1983 | 4 years and 222 days | | PSOE | Fernández Álvarez III PSOE–PCE | N/A | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
| | Pedro de Silva (born 1945) | 20 June 1983 | 28 July 1987 | 8 years and 21 days | | PSOE | De Silva I PSOE | 1983 | [7] [8] [9] |
| | Pedro de Silva (born 1945) | 28 July 1987 | 11 July 1991 | 8 years and 21 days | | PSOE | De Silva II PSOE | 1987 | [7] [8] [9] |
| | Juan Luis Rodríguez-Vigil (born 1945) | 11 July 1991 | 19 June 1993 | 1 year and 343 days | | PSOE | Rodríguez-Vigil PSOE | 1991 | [10] [11] [12] |
| | Antonio Trevín (born 1956) | 19 June 1993 | 17 July 1995 | 2 years and 28 days | | PSOE | Trevín PSOE | 1991 | [13] [14] |
| | Sergio Marqués (1946–2012) | 17 July 1995 | 21 July 1999 | 4 years and 4 days | | PP | Marqués PP until Jun 1998 Ind./URAS from Jun 1998 | 1995 | [17] [18] |
| | Sergio Marqués (1946–2012) | 17 July 1995 | 21 July 1999 | 4 years and 4 days | | URAS | Marqués PP until Jun 1998 Ind./URAS from Jun 1998 | 1995 | [17] [18] |
| | Vicente Álvarez Areces (1943–2019) | 21 July 1999 | 5 July 2003 | 11 years and 360 days | | PSOE | Areces I PSOE | 1999 | [19] [20] [21] [22] |
| | Vicente Álvarez Areces (1943–2019) | 5 July 2003 | 12 July 2007 | 11 years and 360 days | | PSOE | Areces II PSOE–IU–BA | 2003 | [19] [20] [21] [22] |
| | Vicente Álvarez Areces (1943–2019) | 12 July 2007 | 16 July 2011 | 11 years and 360 days | | PSOE | Areces III PSOE until Nov 2008 PSOE–IU–BA from Nov 2008 | 2007 | [19] [20] [21] [22] |
| | Francisco Álvarez-Cascos (born 1947) | 16 July 2011 | 25 May 2012 | 314 days | | FAC | Cascos FAC | 2011 | [23] [24] |
| | Javier Fernández (born 1948) | 25 May 2012 | 23 July 2015 | 7 years and 53 days | | PSOE | Fernández I PSOE | 2012 | [25] [26] [27] |
| | Javier Fernández (born 1948) | 23 July 2015 | 17 July 2019 | 7 years and 53 days | | PSOE | Fernández II PSOE | 2015 | [25] [26] [27] |
| | Adrián Barbón (born 1979) | 17 July 2019 | 20 July 2023 | 5 years and 100 days | | PSOE | Barbón I PSOE | 2019 | [28] [29] |
| | Adrián Barbón (born 1979) | 20 July 2023 | Incumbent | 5 years and 100 days | | PSOE | Barbón II PSOE–IU | 2023 | [28] [29] |