# President of the Canary Islands

The president of the Canary Islands is the head of government of the Canary Islands, one of the 17 autonomous communities of Spain, while the monarch Felipe VI remains the head of state as king of Spain (and therefore of the Canary Islands).

## List
### Presidents of the junta (pre-autonomy)

| No. | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Political party | Ref. |
| No. | Name (born–died) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Political party | Ref. |
| 1 | Alfonso Soriano Benítez de Lugo (born 1936) | 14 April 1978 | 9 June 1979 | 1 year, 56 days | | Union of the Democratic Centre |
| 2 | Fernando Bergasa Perdomo (1938-2024) | 9 June 1979 | 9 June 1980 | 1 year, 0 days | | Union of the Democratic Centre |
| 3 | Vicente Álvarez Pedreira (1933–2002) | 9 June 1980 | 12 June 1981 | 1 year, 3 days | | Union of the Democratic Centre |
| 4 | Fernando Bergasa Perdomo (1938-2024) | 12 June 1981 | June 1982 | 1 year | | Union of the Democratic Centre |
| 5 | Francisco Javier Ucelay Sabina (1944–2001) | June 1982 | 29 December 1982 | 5 months | | Union of the Democratic Centre |

### Presidents of the government (after the approval of the Statute of Autonomy)

Governments:
* PSOE
* CCa
* 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. |
| | Jerónimo Saavedra (1936–2023) | 13 January 1983 | 10 June 1983 | 4 years and 202 days | | PSOE | Saavedra I PSOE | N/A | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| | Jerónimo Saavedra (1936–2023) | 10 June 1983 | 20 July 1985 | 4 years and 202 days | | PSOE | Saavedra II PSOE | 1983 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| | Jerónimo Saavedra (1936–2023) | 20 July 1985 | 3 August 1987 | 4 years and 202 days | | PSOE | Saavedra III PSOE | 1983 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
| | Fernando Fernández Martín (born 1943) | 3 August 1987 | 3 January 1989 | 1 year and 153 days | | CDS | Fernández CDS–AIC–AP | 1987 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [5] [6] |
| | Lorenzo Olarte (1932–2024) | 3 January 1989 | 12 July 1991 | 2 years and 190 days | | CDS | Olarte CDS–AIC–AP | 1987 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [7] [8] |
| | Jerónimo Saavedra (1936–2023) | 12 July 1991 | 31 March 1993 (censured) | 1 year and 264 days | | PSOE | Saavedra IV PSOE–AIC | 1991 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [9] [10] |
| | Manuel Hermoso (born 1935) | 5 April 1993 | 15 July 1995 | 6 years and 103 days | | CCa (AIC) | Hermoso I CCa | 1991 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [11] [12] [13] |
| | Manuel Hermoso (born 1935) | 15 July 1995 | 17 July 1999 | 6 years and 103 days | | CCa (AIC) | Hermoso II CCa until May 1996 CCa–PP from May 1996 | 1995 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [11] [12] [13] |
| | Román Rodríguez (born 1935) | 17 July 1999 | 5 July 2003 | 3 years and 353 days | | CCa (ICAN) | Rodríguez CCa–PP until May 2002 CCa from May 2002 | 1999 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [14] [15] |
| | Adán Martín (1943–2010) | 5 July 2003 | 13 July 2007 | 4 years and 8 days | | CCa (ATI) | Martín CCa–PP until May 2005 CCa from May 2005 | 2003 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [16] [17] |
| | Paulino Rivero (born 1955) | 13 July 2007 | 7 July 2011 | 7 years and 361 days | | CCa | Rivero I CCa–PP until Oct 2010 CCa from Oct 2010 | 2007 | King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) | [18] [19] [20] |
| | Paulino Rivero (born 1955) | 7 July 2011 | 9 July 2015 | 7 years and 361 days | | CCa | Rivero II CCa–PSOE | 2011 | King Felipe VI (2014–present) | [18] [19] [20] |
| | Fernando Clavijo (born 1971) | 9 July 2015 | 16 July 2019 | 4 years and 7 days | | CCa | Clavijo I CCa–PSOE until Dec 2016 CCa from Dec 2016 | 2015 | King Felipe VI (2014–present) | [21] [22] |
| | Ángel Víctor Torres (born 1966) | 16 July 2019 | 14 July 2023 | 3 years and 363 days | | PSOE | Torres PSOE–NCa–Podemos–ASG | 2019 | King Felipe VI (2014–present) | [23] [24] |
| | Fernando Clavijo (born 1971) | 14 July 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year and 86 days | | CCa | Clavijo II CCa–PP–AHI–ASG | 2023 | King Felipe VI (2014–present) | |