| Post: | President |
| Body: | Cantabria |
| Insignia: | Escudo de Cantabria (oficial).svg |
| Insigniasize: | 75px |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of Cantabria |
| Incumbent: | María José Sáenz de Buruaga |
| Seat: | Santander, Cantabria, Spain |
| Incumbentsince: | July 5, 2023 |
| Nominator: | Parliament of Cantabria |
| Appointer: | The Monarch |
| Appointer Qualified: | countersigned by the Prime Minister |
| Termlength: | 4 years. No limits. |
| Constituting Instrument: | Constitution of 1978 |
| Formation: | 1982 |
| Inaugural: | José Antonio Rodríguez Martínez |
| Website: | cantabria.es |
The President of Cantabria, according to the Autonomy Statute of Cantabria, presides over the Government of Cantabria, directs its activities, coordinates the Administration of the autonomous community, designates and separates the regional ministers, and holds the supreme representation of the autonomous community and ordinary representation of the State in Cantabria. The president is elected by the Parliament of Cantabria among its members, and is appointed by the King of Spain.
The Parliament elects him or her by absolute majority in first session or by simple majority in subsequent. Between each session at least forty eight hours have to pass. If two months after the constitution of the Parliament there hasn't been elected a candidate, it is dissolved and there is another call for elections.
The President of Cantabria is chosen by the Parliament of Cantabria after the autonomic elections of Cantabria, in which ones, people votes for the political parties that will form the Parliament.
According with the established in the third point of the article 17 of the Organic Law 8/1981, of December 30, of the Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria:[1]
The functions of the President of Cantabria are established in the articles 17 and 23 of the Organic Law 8/1981, of December 30, of the Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria:[1]
Also, in the second point of the article 22 is given the unique authority to the President of Cantabria to raise a matter of confidence:
According to the article 22 of the Organic Law 8/1981, of December 30, of the Statute of Autonomy of Cantabria:[1]
See main article: Interprovincial Council of Santander, Palencia and Burgos.
| Portrait | Name | Term Begins | Term Ends | Political Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Antonio Rodríguez | March 15, 1982 | March 2, 1984 | Independent | |||
| Ángel Díaz de Entresotos | March 2, 1984 | June 24, 1987 | People's Alliance (AP) | |||
| Juan Hormaechea | June 24, 1987 | December 5, 1990 | Independent | |||
| Jaime Blanco | December 5, 1990 | July 2, 1991 | Socialist Party of Cantabria (PSC-PSOE) | |||
| Juan Hormaechea | July 2, 1991 | July 13, 1995 | Union for the Progress of Cantabria (UPCA) People's Party (PP) | |||
| José Joaquín Martínez Sieso | July 13, 1995 | June 27, 2003 | People's Party (PP) | |||
| Miguel Ángel Revilla | June 27, 2003 | June 23, 2011 | Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | |||
| Ignacio Diego | June 23, 2011 | July 7, 2015 | People's Party (PP) | |||
| Miguel Ángel Revilla | July 7, 2015 | July 5, 2023 | Regionalist Party of Cantabria (PRC) | |||
| María José Sáenz de Buruaga | July 5, 2023 | Incumbent | People's Party (PP) |