title: List of presidents of Apulia
text: # List of presidents of Apulia
  
  This is the list of presidents of Apulia since 1970.
  
  ## Presidents elected by the Regional Council (1970–1995)
  
  | N. | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Legislature |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi | 8 June 1970 | 16 June 1975 | DC | I (1970) |
  | 2 | Nicola Rotolo | 16 June 1975 | 23 December 1978 | DC | II (1975) |
  | 3 | Nicola Quarta | 23 December 1978 | 9 June 1980 | DC | II (1975) |
  | 3 | Nicola Quarta | 9 June 1980 | 4 July 1983 | DC | III (1980) |
  | 4 | Angelo Monfredi | 4 July 1983 | 23 September 1983 | DC | III (1980) |
  | (1) | Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi | 23 September 1983 | 13 May 1985 | DC | III (1980) |
  | 5 | Salvatore Fitto | 13 May 1985 | 29 August 1988 | DC | IV (1985) |
  | 6 | Franco Borgia | 29 August 1988 | 23 November 1988 | PSI | IV (1985) |
  | 7 | Giuseppe Colasanto | 23 November 1988 | 6 May 1990 | DC | IV (1985) |
  | 8 | Michele Bellomo | 6 May 1990 | 23 October 1992 | DC | V (1990) |
  | 9 | Cosimo Convertino | 23 October 1992 | 4 December 1992 | PSI | V (1990) |
  | 10 | Giovanni Copertino | 4 December 1992 | 3 September 1993 | DC | V (1990) |
  | 11 | Vito Savino | 3 September 1993 | 1 March 1994 | DC | V (1990) |
  | 12 | Giuseppe Martellotta | 1 March 1994 | 27 June 1995 | PPI | V (1990) |
  
  ## Directly-elected presidents (since 1995)
  
  | N. | President | Term of office | Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) | Party | Composition | Legislature |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 13 | Salvatore Distaso (1937–2008) | 27 June 1995 | 19 May 2000 | 4 years, 327 days | FI | FI–AN–CDC | VI (1995) |
  | 14 | Raffaele Fitto (b. 1969) | 19 May 2000 | 27 April 2005 | 4 years, 343 days | FI | FI–AN–CDC–CDU | VII (2000) |
  | 15 | Nichi Vendola (b. 1958) | 27 April 2005 | 26 April 2010 | 10 years, 60 days | PRC / SEL | DS–DL–PRC–SDI– UDEUR–PdCI−IdV–FdV | VIII (2005) |
  | 15 | Nichi Vendola (b. 1958) | 26 April 2010 | 26 June 2015 | 10 years, 60 days | PRC / SEL | PD–SEL–IdV | IX (2010) |
  | 16 | Michele Emiliano (b. 1959) | 26 June 2015 | 24 November 2020 | 8 years, 31 days | PD | PD–SEL–IdV–SC–UdC | X (2015) |
  | 16 | Michele Emiliano (b. 1959) | 24 November 2020 | Incumbent | 8 years, 31 days | PD | PD–CE–PcE–M5S | XI (2020) |
  