This is the list of presidents of Apulia since 1970.
- Presidents elected by the Regional Council (1970–1995)
| N. | Name | Term of office | Political party | Legislature | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi | 8 June 1970 | 16 June 1975 | DC | I (1970) |
| 2 | Nicola Rotolo | 16 June 1975 | 23 December 1978 | DC | II (1975) |
| 3 | Nicola Quarta | 23 December 1978 | 9 June 1980 | DC | |
| 9 June 1980 | 4 July 1983 | III (1980) | |||
| 4 | Angelo Monfredi | 4 July 1983 | 23 September 1983 | DC | |
| (1) | Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi | 23 September 1983 | 13 May 1985 | DC | |
| 5 | Salvatore Fitto | 13 May 1985 | 29 August 1988[1] | DC | IV (1985) |
| 6 | Franco Borgia | 29 August 1988 | 23 November 1988 | PSI | |
| 7 | Giuseppe Colasanto | 23 November 1988 | 6 May 1990 | DC | |
| 8 | Michele Bellomo | 6 May 1990 | 23 October 1992 | DC | V (1990) |
| 9 | Cosimo Convertino | 23 October 1992 | 4 December 1992 | PSI | |
| 10 | Giovanni Copertino | 4 December 1992 | 3 September 1993 | DC | |
| 11 | Vito Savino | 3 September 1993 | 1 March 1994 | DC | |
| 12 | Giuseppe Martellotta | 1 March 1994 | 27 June 1995 | PPI | |
- Directly-elected presidents (since 1995)
| N. | Portrait | President | Term of office | Tenure (Years and days) |
Party | Composition | Legislature | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 
|
Salvatore Distaso (1937–2008) |
27 June 1995 |
19 May 2000 |
4 years, 327 days | FI | FI–AN–CDC | VI (1995) | |
| 14 | 
|
Raffaele Fitto (b. 1969) |
19 May 2000 |
27 April 2005 |
4 years, 343 days | FI | FI–AN–CDC–CDU | VII (2000) | |
| 15 | 
|
Nichi Vendola (b. 1958) |
27 April 2005 |
26 April 2010 |
10 years, 60 days | PRC / SEL |
DS–DL–PRC–SDI– UDEUR–PdCI−IdV–FdV |
VIII (2005) | |
| 26 April 2010 |
26 June 2015 |
PD–SEL–IdV | IX (2010) | ||||||
| 16 | 
|
Michele Emiliano (b. 1959) |
26 June 2015 |
24 November 2020 |
9 years, 160 days | PD | PD–SEL–IdV–SC–UdC | X (2015) | |
| 24 November 2020 |
Incumbent | PD–CE–PcE–M5S[2] | XI (2020) | ||||||