The Regional Council of Apulia (Consiglio Regionale della Puglia) is the legislative assembly of Apulia.
It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948.
Composition The Regional Council of Apulia was originally composed of 50 regional councillors. The number of regional councillors increased to 63 in 1995, then reduced to 60 in 2000 and subsequently increased again to 70 in 2005, following a modification of the regional Statute in 2004.Appunti sul nuovo Statuto della Regione PugliaPuglia, prima regione con nuovo statuto In the 2005 regional election the number of councillors further raised to 78, following a further allocation of 8 regional councillors to the center-left winning coalition.Vendola riconfermato, il nuovo Consiglio sono 78 gli eletti, resta fuori la Poli BortoneRegionali, Tarquinio: lo Statuto parla di 70 consiglieri. Soddisfazione Sel
Following the decree-law n. 138 of 13 August 2011 the number of regional councillors returned to 50, with an additional seat reserved for the President of the Region.
Political groups (2025–2030) The Regional Council of Apulia is currently composed of the following political groups: Party Seats Status Democratic Party (PD) Brothers of Italy (FdI) Decaro for President Forza Italia (FI) For Apulia (PP) Five Star Movement (M5S) Lega Mixed group
By coalition: Party Seats Status Centre-left coalition Centre-right coalition
Historical composition Election DC PCI PSI PLI PRI PSDI MSI Others Total 7 June 1970 22 14 5 1 1 - 4 350 15 June 1975 21 15 5 1 1 2 5 -50 8 June 1980 22 13 6 1 1 2 4 150 12 May 1985 20 13 8 1 1 2 5 -50 6 May 1990 22 10 10 1 1 2 3 150
Election Majority Opposition Council President of the Region 23 April 1995Centre-right(Pole for Freedoms) Centre-left(The Olive Tree) Salvatore Distaso(1995–2000) 16 April 2000Centre-right(House of Freedoms) Centre-left(The Olive Tree)Raffaele Fitto(2000–2005) 3 April 2005Centre-left(The Union)Centre-right(House of Freedoms)Nichi Vendola(2005–2015) 28 March 2010Centre-leftCentre-rightUDC 31 May 2015Centre-leftCoRM5SCentre-right Michele Emiliano(2015–2026) 20 September 2020Centre-leftCentre-rightM5S 23 November 2025Centre-leftCentre-right Antonio Decaro(since 2026)
Presidents
This is a list of the Presidents of the Regional Council (Italian: Presidenti del Consiglio regionale):
Name Period Regional Legislature Beniamino Finocchiaro (PSI) 20 July 1970 30 July 1975 I (1970) Luigi Tarricone (PSI) 30 July 1975 8 August 1980II (1975) 8 August 1980 21 June 1985III (1980) Walter Distasio (DC) 21 June 1985 28 October 1985IV (1985) Nicola Di Cagno (PLI) 28 October 1985 28 June 1990 Mario Annese (DC) 28 June 1990 15 December 1992V (1990) Cosimo Convertino (PSI) 15 December 1992 20 July 1995 Giovanni Copertino (CCD) 20 July 1995 12 June 2000 VI (1995) Mario De Cristofaro (AN) 12 June 2000 5 May 2005 VII (2000) Pietro Pepe (PD) 5 May 2005 27 May 2010 VIII (2005) Onofrio Introna (SEL) 27 May 2010 22 July 2015 IX (2010) Mario Loizzo (PD) 22 July 2015 26 November 2020 X (2015) Loredana Capone (PD) 26 November 2020 2 February 2026 XI (2020) Toni Matarrelli (PD) 2 February 2026 Incumbent XII (2025)
See also Regional council Politics of Apulia President of Apulia
References
External links Regional Council of Apulia