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The president of Piedmont is the head of the government of the region. The presidents elected between 1970 and 1995 were elected by the Regional Council of Piedmont. Later they were directly elected by the population.

This is the list of presidents of Piedmont since 1970.


President Term of office Party Coalition Administration Legislature
Presidents elected by the Regional Council of Piedmont (1970–1995)
1 Edoardo Calleri di Sala
(1927–2002)
23 July
1970
21 December
1973
Christian Democracy DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI Calleri di Sala I
(1970)
2 Gianni Oberto Tarena
(1902–1980)
21 December
1973
21 July
1975
Christian Democracy DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI Tarena
3 Aldo Vigilone
(1923–1988)
21 July
1975
28 July
1980
Italian Socialist Party PSI • PCI Vigilone I II
(1975)
4 Ezio Enrietti
(1936–2020)
28 July
1980
15 July
1983
Italian Socialist Party PSI • PCI Enrietti III
(1980)
3 Aldo Vigilone
(1923–1988)
15 July
1983
1 August
1985
Italian Socialist Party DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI • PLI Vigilone II
5 Vittorio Beltrami
(1926–2012)
1 August
1985
25 July
1990
Christian Democracy DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI • PLI Beltrami IV
(1985)
6 Gian Paolo Brizio
(1929–2008)
25 July
1990
16 March
1993
Christian Democracy DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI • PLI Brizio I V
(1990)
16 March
1993
12 June
1995
DC • PSI • FdV • PDS • RI Brizio II
Directly-elected presidents (since 1995)
7 Enzo Ghigo
(b. 1953)
12 June
1995
17 April
2000
Forza Italia FI • AN • CCD Ghigo I VI
(1995)
17 April
2000
27 April
2005
FI • AN • LN • CCD Ghigo II VII
(2000)
8 Mercedes Bresso
(b. 1944)
27 April
2005
30 March
2010
Democrats of the Left
Democratic Party
DS • DL • PRC • FdV Bresso VIII
(2005)
9 Roberto Cota
(b. 1968)
30 March
2010
9 June
2014[a]
Lega Nord PdL • LN Cota IX
(2010)
10 Sergio Chiamparino
(b. 1948)
9 June
2014
6 June
2019
Democratic Party PD • SEL Chiamparino X
(2014)
11 Alberto Cirio
(b. 1972)
6 June
2019
In office Forza Italia LN • FI • FdI Cirio XI
(2019)
  1. ^ Election invalidated for irregularities.