The president of the Province of Brindisi is the head of the provincial government in Brindisi, 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. It was created in 1927.
Since September 2026, the office has been held by the Elio Ciccarese of the centre-left coalition.
List Presidents of the Royal Commission (1927–1929) No. Portrait Name Term of office Party Start End 1 Antonio Mancarella 19 January 1927 28 April 1929 National Fascist Party
Presidents of the Provincial Rectorate (1929–1944) No. Portrait Name Term of office Party Start End 1 Simone Giuseppe 28 April 1929 15 November 1937 National Fascist Party 2 Giovanni De Simone 15 November 1937 2 January 1940 National Fascist Party – Pier Paolo Pietrabissa 2 January 1940 8 January 1941 Royal commissioner – Giacomo Perrone 8 January 1941 8 February 1942 Prefectural commissioner – Giuseppe Gazzilli 8 February 1942 9 November 1942 Prefectural commissioner – Lorenzo Mugnozza 9 November 1942 4 October 1943 Prefectural commissioner – Teodoro De Castro 4 October 1943 14 June 1944 Prefectural commissioner
Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1944–1951) No. Portrait Name Term of office Party Start End 1 Giovanni Stefanelli 14 June 1944 12 April 1947 – Giuseppe Nicoly 12 April 1947 30 September 1948 Prefectural commissioner 2 Antonio Perrino 30 September 1948 1951
Presidents of the Province (1951–present) No. Portrait Name Term of office Party Start End 1 Antonio Perrino 1951 11 April 1961 2 Vincenzo Fiori 11 April 1961 15 February 1965 3 Vincenzo Palma 15 February 1965 5 October 1970 4 Ubaldo Rini 5 October 1970 16 December 1975 5 Francesco Clarizia 16 December 1975 29 December 1984 – Arcangelo Li Calzi 29 December 1984 18 October 1985 Prefectural commissioner 6 Nicola Melpignano 18 October 1985 7 November 1987 Christian Democracy 7 Luigi De Michele 7 November 1987 11 August 1990 Italian Socialist Party 8 Vito Punzi 11 August 1990 7 February 1991 Italian Communist Party 9 Cosimo Verola 7 February 1991 11 October 1991 Christian Democracy (7) Luigi De Michele 11 October 1991 9 April 1993 Italian Socialist Party 10 Giuseppe Santoro 9 April 1993 23 June 1993 Italian Socialist Party (7) Luigi De Michele 23 June 1993 3 May 1995 Italian Socialist Party11Nicola Frugis 3 May 1995 14 June 1999Forza Italia 14 June 1999 3 July 2004 12 Michele Errico 3 July 2004 1 July 2009 Independent (centre-left) 13 Massimo Ferrarese 1 July 2009 23 October 2012 Independent (centre-left) – Cesare Castelli 23 October 2012 13 October 2014 Prefectural commissioner 14 Maurizio Bruno 13 October 2014 4 December 2017 Democratic Party 15 Riccardo Rossi 31 October 2018 31 December 2021 Independent (left) 16 Toni Matarrelli 6 March 2022 20 October 2025 Independent (centre-left) 17 Angelo Pomes 15 March 2026 27 April 2026 Democratic Party –Elio Ciccarese 27 April 2026As acting vice president. 28 September 2026Independent (centre-left) 18 28 September 2026 Incumbent
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