President of Cantabria
| President of Cantabria | |
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Flag of Cantabria | |
| Inaugural holder | José Antonio Rodríguez Martínez |
| Formation | 1982 |
The President of Cantabria, according to the Autonomy Statute of Cantabria, presides over the Government of Cantabria, directing its activities, coordinating the Administration of the autonomous community, designating and separating the councillors, and holds supreme representation of the autonomous community and ordinary representation of the State in Cantabria. He or she is elected by the Parliament of Cantabria among its members, and is appointed by the King of Spain.
The Parliament elects him or her by absolute majority in first session or by simple majority in subsequent. Between each session at least forty eight hours have to pass. If two months after the constitution of the Parliament there hasn't been elected a candidate, it is dissolved and there is another call for elections.
List of Presidents of Cantabria
| Name | Term Begins | Term Ends | Political Party | Notes |
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| José Antonio Rodríguez Martínez | March 15, 1982 | March 2, 1984 | Independent | |
| Ángel Díaz de Entresotos | March 2, 1984 | June 24, 1987 | AP | |
| Juan Hormaechea | June 24, 1987 | December 5, 1990 | Independent | |
| Jaime Blanco | December 5, 1990 | July 2, 1991 | Partido Socialista de Cantabria-PSOE | |
| Juan Hormaechea | July 2, 1991 | July 13, 1995 | Unión para el Progreso de Cantabria (UPCA) | |
| José Joaquín Martínez Sieso | July 13, 1995 | June 27, 2003 | PP | |
| Miguel Ángel Revilla | June 27, 2003 | June 23, 2011 | Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | |
| Ignacio Diego | June 23, 2011 | Present | PP |