Dataset of Italian Regional Presidents' Career Paths (1970-2015)

The dataset provides on Regional Presidents' career paths in the 15 Italian Ordinary Statute Regions (OSRs) for the 1970-2015 period. Data comprises information on Regional Presidents' personal and socio-economic data (such as presidents' name and surname, their age, sex, type of education, previous profession, etc.); their party career before entering office (such as party membership, sub-regional party leadership, regional party leadership, membership of national party executive); their institutional career before and after entering office (mayor, president of province, member of regional institution, MP, minister, MEP) and other information regarding their term as Regional Presidents (i.e., date when entering and leaving offfice, duration in office in days, early term interruption, political party affiliation). This dataset deals with all chief executives of ordinary regions from the year in which these institutions were established (1970) to 31 December 2015. Acting heads of government are not counted. Overall, the dataset includes 173 individuals.