List of Lehendakaris
| # | From | To | Picture | Holder | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 October 1936 | 22 March 1960 | José Antonio Aguirre y Lecube | PNV-EAJ | In exile from 1937 due to the advance of the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent dictatorship. | |
| 2nd | 22 March 1960 | 2 May 1979 | Jesús María de Leizaola Sánchez | PNV-EAJ | In exile. The Basque government-in-exile dissolved following the enacting of the new Statute of Autonomy in 1980. | |
| 3rd | 2 May 1979 | 2 March 1985 | Carlos Garaikoetxea Urriza | PNV-EAJ | Served as president of the Basque General Council in 1979, then as Lehendakari after the enacting of the Statute of Autonomy. | |
| 4th | 2 March 1985 | 2 January 1999 | José Antonio Ardanza Garro | PNV-EAJ | ||
| 5th | 2 January 1999 | 7 May 2009 | Juan José Ibarretxe Markuartu | PNV-EAJ | ||
| 6th | 7 May 2009 | Incumbent | Francisco Javier "Patxi" López Álvarez | PSE-EE |
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