President of the Valencian Government

The president of the Valencian Government^[1] (Valencian: President de la Generalitat Valenciana) is the head of the Generalitat Valenciana, the government of the Spanish autonomous community of Valencia. The president is chosen by the Valencian parliament, the Corts Valencianes.

President of the Valencian Government
President de la Generalitat Valenciana
Flag of the Valencian Community
Incumbent Carlos Mazón since 13 July 2023
Nominator	Corts Valencianes
Appointer	The Monarch countersigned by the Prime Minister
Inaugural holder	José Lluis Albiñana
Formation	10 April 1978
Website	www.presidencia.gva.es

Election

Under Article 27 of the regional Statute of Autonomy, investiture processes to elect the president of the Valencian Government or Generality require of an absolute majority—more than half the votes cast—to be obtained in the first ballot in the Corts 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

Governments:

•   UCD
•   PSOE
•   PP
•   Mixed coalition

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Party		Government Composition	Election	Monarch (Reign)	Ref.
		Took office	Left office	Duration
	José Lluis Albiñana (born 1943)	10 April 1978	30 June 1979	1 year and 256 days		PSOE	Albiñana I PSOE–UCD–AP–PSP– USPV–PCE	N/A	King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014)	[3] [4]
		30 June 1979	22 December 1979				Albiñana II PSOE–UCD–PCE
	Enrique Monsonís (1931–2011)	22 December 1979	15 September 1981	2 years and 339 days		UCD	Monsonís I UCD			[5]
		15 September 1981	11 August 1982				Monsonís II UCD
		11 August 1982	26 November 1982				Monsonís III UCD–PSOE–PCE
	Joan Lerma (born 1951)	26 November 1982	25 June 1983	12 years and 219 days		PSOE	Lerma I PSOE–UCD–PCE			[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
		25 June 1983	23 July 1987				Lerma II PSOE	1983
		23 July 1987	12 July 1991				Lerma III PSOE	1987
		12 July 1991	3 July 1995				Lerma IV PSOE	1991
	Eduardo Zaplana (born 1956)	3 July 1995	20 July 1999	7 years and 6 days		PP	Zaplana I PP–UV	1995		[12] [13] [14] [15]
		20 July 1999	9 July 2002 (resigned)				Zaplana II PP	1999
During this interval, First Vice President José Luis Olivas served as acting officeholder.
	José Luis Olivas (born 1952)	24 July 2002	20 June 2003	331 days		PP	Olivas PP			[16] [17]
	Francisco Camps (born 1962)	20 June 2003	27 June 2007	8 years and 30 days		PP	Camps I PP	2003		[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]
		27 June 2007	18 June 2011				Camps II PP	2007
		18 June 2011	20 July 2011 (resigned)				Camps III PP	2011
During this interval, Vice President Paula Sánchez de León served as acting officeholder.
	Alberto Fabra (born 1964)	28 July 2011	27 June 2015	3 years and 334 days		PP	Fabra PP			[24] [25]
									King Felipe VI (2014–present)
	Ximo Puig (born 1959)	27 June 2015	15 June 2019	8 years and 18 days		PSPV–PSOE	Puig I PSOE–Compromís	2015		[26] [27] [28]
		15 June 2019	15 July 2023				Puig II PSOE–Compromís–UP	2019
	Carlos Mazón (born 1974)	15 July 2023	Incumbent	2 years and 21 days		PP	Mazón PP–Vox until Jul 2024 PP from Jul 2024	2023		[29]

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