President of the Canary Islands

President of the
Canary Islands

El presidente de las Canarias



Coat of Arms of the Canary Islands
Incumbent
Paulino Rivero

since July 13, 2007
Style Sr Presidente
Inaugural holder Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo
1983

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 Juan Carlos I remains the head of state as King of the Canary Islands.

Presidents of the Canary Islands
Period President Party
1983 - 1987 Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo PSOE
1987 - 1989 Fernando Fernández Martín CDS
1989 - 1991 Lorenzo Olarte Cullén CDS
1991 - 1993 Jerónimo Saavedra Acevedo PSOE
1993 - 1999 Manuel Antonio Hermoso Rojas CC
1999 - 2003 Román Rodríguez Rodríguez CC
2003 - 2007 Adán Martín Menis CC
2007 - Paulino Rivero Baute CC