The president of the Province of Taranto is the head of the provincial government in Taranto, Apulia, Italy. The president oversees the administration of the province, coordinates the activities of the municipalities, and represents the province in regional and national matters.
Since May 2025, the office has been held by Gianfranco Palmisano of the Democratic Party.
List Presidents of the Royal Commission (1923–1929) No.PortraitNameTermPartyStartEnd Nicola Maffei 28 November 1923 1 July 1924 Royal commissioner 1 Pietro Zanframundo 1 July 1924 25 May 1926 National Fascist Party 2 Ferdinando Natoli 25 May 1926 10 November 1926 National Fascist Party 3 Mario Rizzo 10 November 1926 25 January 1927 National Fascist Party 4 Osvaldo Adami 25 January 1927 9 May 1927 National Fascist Party 5 Giuseppe Meta 9 May 1927 28 April 1929 National Fascist Party
Presidents of the Provincial Rectorate (1929–1943) No.PortraitNameTermPartyStartEnd 1 Giuseppe Turi 28 April 1929 5 January 1939 National Fascist Party – Luigi Gardini 5 January 1939 12 August 1939 Prefectural commissioner – Raffaele Muscogiuri 13 August 1939 4 October 1939 Prefectural commissioner 2 Cesare Blandamura 4 October 1939 8 October 1943 National Fascist Party – Raffaele D'Alessandro 8 October 1943 2 December 1943 Prefectural commissioner – Alberto Rochira 3 December 1943 5 May 1944 Prefectural commissioner
Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1944–1951) No.PortraitNameTermPartyStartEnd 1 Alfredo Fighera 6 May 1944 1951 Christian Democracy
Presidents of the Province (1951–present) No.PortraitNameTermPartyStartEnd 1 Alfredo Fighera 1951 28 March 1953 Christian Democracy 2 Pietro Diasparro 27 June 1953 28 September 1960 Christian Democracy 3 Giuseppe Conte 29 September 1960 26 July 1963 Christian Democracy 4 Nicola Lazzaro 26 July 1963 29 October 1969 Christian Democracy 5 Franco Muschio Schiavone 6 January 1970 16 December 1971 Christian Democracy 6 Paolo Tarantino 4 January 1972 4 January 1986 Christian Democracy 7 Giovanni Iacovelli 12 May 1986 31 October 1986 Christian Democracy 8 Giovanni De Cataldo 1 November 1986 8 August 1988 Italian Republican Party 9 Cosimo Fretta 9 August 1988 23 July 1990 Independent 10 Mario Luciano D'Alconzo 24 September 1990 14 July 1995 Italian Socialist Party 11 Marcello Cantore 31 May 1995 14 June 1999 Forza Italia 12 Domenico Rana 14 June 1999 14 June 2004 Independent (centre-right) 13 Giovanni Florido 14 June 2004 18 May 2013 Democratic Party – Mario Tafaro 18 May 2013 29 September 2014 Prefectural commissioner 14 Martino Tamburrano 29 September 2014 2 November 2018 Forza Italia 15 Giovanni Gugliotti 2 November 2018 18 September 2022 Forza Italia 16 Rinaldo Melucci 18 September 2022 21 February 2025 Democratic PartyItalia Viva 17 Gianfranco Palmisano 23 May 2025 Incumbent Democratic Party
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