The president of the Province of Udine was the head of the provincial administration of Udine, a local government authority in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy.
The province was abolished as an administrative body on 1 January 2017 as part of the reform of local government in Friuli Venezia Giulia. The abolition process was established by Regional Law no. 20 of 9 December 2016, which provided for the suppression of the provinces and the transfer of their functions to other local authorities. The last president, Pietro Fontanini, left office in April 2018. The province was replaced by a Regional Decentralization Entity (Ente di Decentramento Regionale), an administrative body headed by a general director.
The Province of Udine is scheduled to be re-established on 1 January 2027, following the reform of the local government system of Friuli-Venezia Giulia which provides for the reintroduction of the provinces.
List Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1889–1926) No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Took office Left office1 Giovanni Gropplero 1889 1899 ?2 Ignazio Renier 1899 1906 ?3 Damiano Roviglio 1906 1912 ?4Luigi Spezzotti 1912 1917 ?– 1917 1919 Extraordinary Commissioner Agostino Candolini 1920 1923 Italian People's Party
Presidents of the Provincial Rectorate (1927–1945) No. Portrait Name Term of office Party Start End Gianni Micoli Toscano 1928 1930 National Fascist Party Alberto Asquini 1930 1932 National Fascist Party Francesco Tullio 1932 1936 National Fascist Party Raffaello Pagani 1937 1943 National Fascist Party
Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1945–1951) No. Portrait Name Term of office Party Start End Agostino Candolini 1948 1951 Christian Democracy
Presidents of the Province (1951–2018) No. Portrait Name Term of office Party Start End1 Agostino Candolini 1951 1962 Christian Democracy2 Luigi Burtulo 1962 1967 Christian Democracy3 Vinicio Turello 1967 1978 Christian Democracy4 Giancarlo Englaro 1978 1985 Christian Democracy5Tiziano Venier 7 October 1985 27 July 1990Christian Democracy 27 July 1990 4 July 19946Giovanni Pelizzo 1 August 1994 8 May 1995Italian People's Party 8 May 1995 28 June 19997 Carlo Melzi 28 June 1999 26 August 2000 Forza Italia8Marzio Strassoldo 11 June 2001 11 April 2006Forza Italia 11 April 2006 10 January 20089Pietro Fontanini 15 April 2008 25 April 2013Lega Nord 25 April 2013 22 April 2018
Regional Decentralization Entity of Udine (2020–present) No. General director Term of office Start End – Augusto Viola(Extraordinary commissioner) 1 April 2020 2 August 20231Ida Valent 2 August 2023 2 August 2026 2 August 2026 Incumbent
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