Governor of Vatican City
The Governor of Vatican City is concurrently the President of the Governatorate of Vatican City and sometimes called the President of Vatican City. He is the defacto head of government acting with the powers of a premier or prime minister, administering Vatican City on behalf of its sovereign head of state, the Pope. The current governor is Edmund Cardinal Szoka of the United States, appointed to a first term by Pope John Paul II in 2001 and reappointed to a second term by Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.
List of Governors
- Alberto Cardinal di Jorio (14 Aug 1961 Appointed - 4 Nov 1968 Retired)
- Archbishop Paul Casimir Marcinkus (26 Sep 1981 Appointed - 30 Oct 1990 Resigned)
- Sebastino Cardinal Baggio (8 Apr 1984 Appointed - 31 Oct 1990 Retired)
- Rosalio José Cardinal Castillo Lara, S.D.B. (31 Oct 1990 Appointed - 14 Oct 1997 Resigned)
- Edmund Cardinal Szoka (22 Feb 2001 Appointed - )