The president of the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani is the head of the provincial government in Barletta-Andria-Trani, 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 September 2019, the office has been held by Bernardo Lodispoto, a centre-left independent.
History The Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani was established in 2004, after being separated from the Province of Bari. In its initial phase, the new province was administered by a government-appointed extraordinary commissioner, pending the organisation of its institutional bodies. Following the 2009 elections, Francesco Ventola took office as the first president of the province, marking the beginning of the province's ordinary democratic administration. The president was directly elected by the citizens for a five-year term and was responsible for appointing and dismissing the members of the Provincial Executive.
Following the 2014 Delrio Law, the president is elected by an assembly composed of the mayors and municipal councillors of the municipalities within the province. The president serves a four-year term and acts as the legal representative of the province, presiding over the Provincial Council and the Provincial Assembly of Mayors.
List Nº Portrait Name Term of office Party Election Start End 1 Francesco Ventola 8 June 2009 14 October 2014 The People of Freedom 2009 2 Francesco Spina 14 October 2014 29 February 2016 Independent (centre-right) 2014 – Giuseppe Corrado(Acting vice-president) 29 February 2016 11 October 2016 Forza Italia 3 Nicola Giorgino 11 October 2016 29 April 2019 Forza Italia 2016 – Pasquale De Toma(Acting vice-president) 29 April 2019 27 September 2019 Forza Italia 4 Bernardo Lodispoto 27 September 2019 3 December 2023 Independent (centre-left) 2019 3 December 2023 Incumbent 2023
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