The president of the Province of Lecce is the head of the provincial government in Lecce, 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 February 2026, the office has been held by Fabio Tarantino of Con Emiliano.

List Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1889–1927) No.PortraitNameTermPartyStartEnd1 Angelantonio Fumarola 1889 1892 ?2 Vincenzo Gervasi 1892 1896 ?3 Gaetano Capozza 1896 1899 ?(2) Vincenzo Gervasi 1899 1900 ?4 Domenico Caputo 1900 1903 ?5 Ferdinando Biscosi 1903 1905 ?6 Luigi Arditi 1905 1908 ?(5) Ferdinando Biscosi 1908 1909 ?7 Domenico Daniele 1909 1912 ?8 Pietro Demarco 1912 1914 ?9 Federico Balsamo 1914 ? ?

Presidents of the Provincial Rectorate (1927–1943) No.PortraitNameTermPartyStartEnd1 Nicola Lopez y Royo 1927 1943 National Fascist Party

Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1944–1951)

Presidents of the Province (1951–present) No.PortraitNameTermPartyStartEnd1Martino Caroli 16 July 1951 1956Christian Democracy 1956 19582Girolamo Vergine 1958 17 November 1960Christian Democracy 18 December 1960 14 March 19653Egidio Grasso 15 March 1965 20 September 1970Christian Democracy 21 September 1970 28 October 19754 Pietro Licchetta 29 October 1975 25 September 1980 Christian Democracy5 Mario Ferrante 26 September 1980 13 December 1983 Christian Democracy6 Cosimo De Benedetto 24 April 1984 9 January 1985 Christian Democracy7 Antonio Biasi 18 February 1985 11 May 1985 Christian Democracy– Martire Schito (acting) 15 May 1985 4 October 1985 Christian Democracy8 Giacinto Urso 5 October 1985 9 August 1990 Christian Democracy9 Rosario Giorgio Costa 10 August 1990 30 April 1993 Christian Democracy10 Luigi Marcelli 28 June 1993 8 May 1995 Christian Democracy11Lorenzo Ria 8 May 1995 14 June 1999Italian People's PartyThe Daisy 14 June 1999 1 July 200412 Giovanni Pellegrino 1 July 2004 23 June 2009 Democrats of the LeftDemocratic Party13Antonio Maria Gabellone 23 June 2009 14 October 2014The People of FreedomForza Italia 14 October 2014 7 November 201814Stefano Minerva 7 November 2018 10 November 2022Democratic Party 10 November 2022 22 October 2025–Fabio Tarantino 22 October 2025 2 February 2026Con Emiliano15 2 February 2026 Incumbent

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