Spanish autonomous community head
Thepresident of the Valencian Government [ 1] (Valencian :President de la Generalitat Valenciana ) is the head of theGeneralitat Valenciana , the government of the Spanishautonomous community ofValencia . The president is chosen by the Valencian parliament, theCorts Valencianes .
Under Article 27 of theregional Statute of Autonomy , investiture processes to elect the president of the Valencian Government require of an absolute majority—more than half the votes cast—to be obtained in the first ballot in theCorts Valencianes . If unsuccessful, a new ballot will be held 48 hours later requiring only of a simple majority—more affirmative than negative votes—to succeed. If the proposed candidate is not elected, successive proposals are to be transacted under the same procedure. In the event of the investiture process failing to elect a regional president within a two-month period from the first ballot, the Parliament shall be automatically dissolved and a fresh election called.[ 2]
Before 2006, the election of the regional president was regulated under Article 15. Until then, the Statute allowed for multiple candidates to be voted, with the one securing the absolute majority in the first ballot, or a simple majority in the second one to be held 48 hours later, being elected to the office.[ 2]
List of officeholders [ edit ] Governments:
Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Term of office Party GovernmentComposition Election Monarch (Reign) Ref. Took office Left office Duration José Lluis Albiñana (born 1943) 10 April 197830 June 19791 year, 256 days PSOE Albiñana IPSOE –UCD –AP –PSP –USPV –PCE N/A King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) [ 3] [ 4] 30 June 197922 December 1979Albiñana IIPSOE –UCD –PCE Enrique Monsonís (1931–2011) 22 December 197915 September 19812 years, 339 days UCD Monsonís IUCD [ 5] 15 September 198111 August 1982Monsonís IIUCD 11 August 198226 November 1982Monsonís IIIUCD –PSOE –PCE Joan Lerma (born 1951) 26 November 198225 June 198312 years, 219 days PSOE Lerma IPSOE –UCD –PCE [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] 25 June 198323 July 1987Lerma IIPSOE 1983 23 July 198712 July 1991Lerma IIIPSOE 1987 12 July 19913 July 1995Lerma IVPSOE 1991 Eduardo Zaplana (born 1956) 3 July 199520 July 19997 years, 6 days PP Zaplana IPP –UV 1995 [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] 20 July 19999 July 2002(resigned) Zaplana IIPP 1999 During this interval,First Vice President José Luis Olivas served as acting officeholder. José Luis Olivas (born 1952) 24 July 200220 June 2003331 days PP OlivasPP [ 16] [ 17] Francisco Camps (born 1962) 20 June 200327 June 20078 years, 30 days PP Camps IPP 2003 [ 18] [ 19] [ 20] [ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] 27 June 200718 June 2011Camps IIPP 2007 18 June 201121 July 2011(resigned) Camps IIIPP 2011 During this interval,Vice President Paula Sánchez de León served as acting officeholder. Alberto Fabra (born 1964) 28 July 201127 June 20153 years, 334 days PP FabraPP [ 25] [ 26] King Felipe VI (2014–present) Ximo Puig (born 1959) 27 June 201515 June 20198 years, 18 days PSPV–PSOE Puig I PSOE –Compromís 2015 [ 27] [ 28] [ 29] 15 June 201915 July 2023Puig II PSOE –Compromís –UP 2019 Carlos Mazón (born 1974) 15 July 2023Incumbent 2 years, 135 days PP Mazón PP –Vox until Jul 2024PP from Jul 20242023 [ 30] [ 31] [ 32]
^ "The President Ximo Puig encourages taking advantage of "the Valencian moment" in the 17th Employment and Entrepreneurship Forum inauguration" .UV Press Office . University of Valencia. 14 February 2018.^a b Ley Orgánica 5/1982, de 1 de julio, de Estatuto de Autonomía de la Comunidad Valenciana .Boletín Oficial del Estado (Organic Law 1) (in Spanish). 1 July 1982. Retrieved20 January 2020 .^ Millas, Jaime (11 April 1978)."El socialista Albiñana, presidente del Consejo del País Valenciano" .El País (in Spanish). Valencia. Retrieved30 April 2018 . ^ Millas, Jaime (23 December 1979)."Dimite Albiñana tras la retirada del PSOE del Consell" .El País (in Spanish). Valencia. Retrieved30 April 2018 . ^ Millas, Jaime (26 November 1982)."Despedida de Enrique Monsonís como presidente del Consell" .El País (in Spanish). Valencia. Retrieved7 September 2020 . ^ Millas, Jaime (27 November 1982)."Joan Lerma tomó posesión ayer de la presidencia de la Generalitat valenciana" .El País (in Spanish). Valencia. Retrieved30 April 2018 . ^ "Real Decreto 3144/1982, de 23 de septiembre, por el que se nombra Presidente de la Generalidad Valenciana a don Juan Lerma Blasco" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (282). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 32265. 24 November 1982.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 1741/1983, de 24 de junio, por el que se nombra Presidente de la Generalidad Valenciana a don Juan Lerma Blasco" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (151). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 17828. 25 June 1983.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 948/1987, de 22 de julio, por el que se nombra Presidente de la Generalidad Valenciana a don Juan Lerma Blasco" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (175). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 22598. 23 July 1987.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 1074/1991, de 10 de julio, por el que se nombra Presidente de la Generalidad Valenciana a don Juan Lerma Blasco" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (16). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 23248. 12 July 1991.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 1108/1995, de 2 de julio, por el que se declara el cese de don Juan Lerma Blasco como Presidente de la Generalidad Valenciana" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (157). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 20233. 3 July 1995.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 1109/1995, de 2 de julio, por el que se nombra Presidente de la Generalidad Valenciana a don Eduardo Zaplana Hernández-Soro" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (157). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 20233. 3 July 1995.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 1282/1999, de 19 de julio, por el que se nombra Presidente de la Generalidad Valenciana a don Eduardo Zaplana Hernández-Soro" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (172). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 27199. 20 July 1999.ISSN 0212-033X .^ Torrent, Josep (10 July 2002)."José Luis Olivas, presidente, y Zaplana, ministro" .El País (in Spanish). Valencia. Retrieved30 April 2018 . ^ "Real Decreto 670/2002, de 9 de julio, por el que se dispone el cese de don Eduardo Zaplana Hernández-Soro como Presidente de la Generalidad Valenciana" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (164). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 24933. 10 July 2002.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 771/2002, de 23 de julio, por el que se nombra Presidente de la Generalidad Valenciana a don José Luis Olivas Martínez" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (176). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 27246. 24 July 2002.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 738/2003, de 19 de junio, por el que se dispone el cese de don José Luis Olivas Martínez como Presidente de la Generalidad Valenciana" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (147). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 23868. 20 June 2003.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 739/2003, de 19 de junio, por el que se nombra Presidente de la Generalidad Valenciana a don Francisco Camps Ortiz" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (147). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 23868. 20 June 2003.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 860/2007, de 26 de junio, por el que se nombra President de la Generalitat Valenciana a don Francisco Camps Ortiz" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (153). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 27663. 27 June 2007.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 837/2011, de 17 de junio, por el que se nombra President de la Generalitat Valenciana a don Francisco Camps Ortiz" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (145). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 62944. 18 June 2011.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Camps presenta su dimisión" .El País (in Spanish). Madrid / Valencia. 20 July 2011. Retrieved30 April 2018 .^ Durán, Ana (20 July 2011)."Alberto Fabra, president. Y Francisco Camps, ¿a juicio?" (in Spanish). Valencia:Cadena SER . Retrieved4 November 2025 . ^ "Sánchez de León será la presidenta de la Generalitat en funciones" .Heraldo de Aragón (in Spanish). Valencia.EFE . 20 July 2011. Retrieved30 April 2018 .^ "Real Decreto 1143/2011, de 27 de julio, por el que se declara el cese de don Francisco Camps Ortiz como President de la Generalitat Valenciana" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (180). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 85368. 28 July 2011.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 1144/2011, de 27 de julio, por el que se nombra President de la Generalitat Valenciana a don Alberto Fabra Part" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (180). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 85369. 28 July 2011.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 580/2015, de 26 de junio, por el que se declara el cese de don Alberto Fabra Part como President de la Generalitat Valenciana" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (153). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 53066. 27 June 2015.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 581/2015, de 26 de junio, por el que se nombra President de la Generalitat Valenciana a don Ximo Puig i Ferrer" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (153). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 53067. 27 June 2015.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 376/2019, de 14 de junio, por el que se nombra President de la Generalitat Valenciana a don Ximo Puig i Ferrer" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (143). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 62500. 15 June 2019.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 645/2023, de 14 de julio, por el que se declara el cese de don Ximo Puig i Ferrer como President de la Generalitat Valenciana" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (168). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 102659. 15 July 2023.ISSN 0212-033X .^ "Real Decreto 646/2023, de 14 de julio, por el que se nombra President de la Generalitat Valenciana a don Carlos Mazón Guixot" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (168). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 102661. 15 July 2023.ISSN 0212-033X .^ Bono, Ferran; García de Blas, Elsa (3 November 2025)."Mazón dimite y apela a Vox para pactar un presidente interino de la Generalitat: "Ya no puedo más" " .El País (in Spanish). Valencia / Madrid. Retrieved3 November 2025 . ^ "Real Decreto 1025/2025, de 5 de noviembre, por el que se declara el cese de don Carlos Mazón Guixot como President de la Generalitat Valenciana" (PDF) .Official State Gazette (in Spanish) (268). State Agency for the Official State Gazette: 146245. 7 November 2025.ISSN 0212-033X .