List of presidents of the Province of Grosseto

President of the Province of Grosseto
Presidente della Provincia di Grosseto
Incumbent Francesco Limatola since 19 December 2021
Residence	Palazzo Aldobrandeschi
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Vittorio Valeri
Formation	1889
Deputy	Valentino Bisconti

The president of the Province of Grosseto is the head of the provincial government in Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy. The president oversees the administration of the province, coordinates the activities of the municipalities, and represents the province in regional and national matters. The provincial government is headquartered in the Palazzo Aldobrandeschi in Grosseto, where the council chamber is located. Since December 2019, the office has been held by Francesco Limatola of the Democratic Party.^[1]

The Provincial Deputation was established in 1861 following the unification of Italy, serving as the executive branch of the province alongside the Provincial Council, which acts as the legislative body. Until 1889, the role of president of the deputation was held by the prefect. The first president elected in 1889 was Vittorio Valeri, who served until 1904.^[2]

During the Fascist regime (1928–1944), the Provincial Rectorate replaced the deputation, and presidents were appointed by the central government.^[3] After World War II, the Provincial Deputation was briefly reinstated (1944–1951) before the modern office of the president of the Province was established in 1951, elected by the Provincial Council.

From 1995 to 2014, the president was elected directly by the citizens of the province. Following the 2014 Delrio reform, presidents are elected by the Assembly of the mayors and municipal councillors of the province's municipalities, and the term of office was reduced from five to four years.^[4]

No.	Image	Name	Term start	Term end	Party	Notes
1		Vittorio Valeri (1851–1904)	1889	December 1904	—	First president of the Province of Grosseto
2		Armando Pastorelli	December 1904	19 June 1916	—
3		Arturo Pallini	19 June 1916	9 September 1920	Liberal–monarchical
–		Giuseppe Benci	9 September 1920	5 December 1920	Italian Republican Party	Acting president
4		Giò Batta Santini (1875–1948)	5 December 1920	1922	Italian Socialist Party
(3)		Arturo Pallini	1922	1927	Italian Liberal Party

No.	Image	Name	Term start	Term end	Party	Notes
1		Tullio Gaggioli (1886–19??)	December 1928	1940	National Fascist Party	First president appointed under the Fascist regime
2		Arturo Galli (1885–1965)	1940	1943	National Fascist Party
–		Bruno Carattoli	1943	1944	Republican Fascist Party	Prefectural commissioner

No.	Image	Name	Term start	Term end	Party	Notes
1		Giovanni Magrassi (1891–1969)	1944	March 1947	Italian Republican Party	Appointed during the post-war transitional period
2		Raffaello Bellucci (1904–1981)	April 1947	1948	Italian Communist Party
3		Dante Evangelisti	1948	8 July 1951	Italian Republican Party	Last president of the Provincial Deputation

No.	Image	Name	Term start	Term end	Party	Election	Notes
1		Emilio Suardi (1905–1983)	8 July 1951	27 September 1952	Italian Communist Party	1951	First president of modern province
2		Mario Ferri (1927–1978)	27 September 1952	1956	Italian Socialist Party		Longest post-war presidency
			1956	1960		1956
			1960	1964		1960
			1964	1967		1964
3		Antonio Palandri (1925–2003)	1967	1970	Italian Communist Party
4		Luciano Giorgi (b. 1940)	1970	1975	Italian Socialist Party	1970
			1975	1980		1975
5		Claudio Asta (b. 1948)	12 August 1980	January 1983	Italian Socialist Party	1980
6		Fosco Monaci (1924–1997)	January 1983	May 1985	Italian Socialist Party
7		Alberto Cerreti (1939–2019)	7 September 1985	14 July 1990	Italian Socialist Party	1985
8		Lamberto Ciani (b. 1949)	20 July 1990	24 April 1995	Italian Socialist Party	1990
9		Stefano Gentili (1957–2023)	8 May 1995	14 June 1999	Democratic Party of the Left	1995	First directly elected president
10		Lio Scheggi (b. 1948)	16 June 1999	14 June 2004	Democrats of the Left	1999	Directly elected
			14 June 2004	23 June 2009	Democrats of the Left Democratic Party	2004
11		Leonardo Marras (b. 1973)	23 June 2009	14 October 2014	Democratic Party	2009	Directly elected
12		Emilio Bonifazi (b. 1961)	14 October 2014	19 July 2016	Democratic Party	2014
–		Andrea Benini	19 July 2016	9 January 2017	Democratic Party		Acting president
13		Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna (b. 1969)	9 January 2017	19 December 2021	Centre-right independent	2017	First centre-right president in modern era
14		Francesco Limatola (b. 1970)	19 December 2021	incumbent	Democratic Party	2021

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