List of Real Madrid CF presidents

Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a football club based in Madrid, Spain, that competes La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Unlike most European football clubs, Real Madrid CF is owned and run by its members (all Spanish), called socios, since its founding. These members elect the president by a ballot, similarly to a limited liability company. The president has the responsibility for the overall management of the club, including formally signing contracts with players and staff. In Spain, it is customary for the Owner to watch the games in which the first team participates, together with the president from the opposing team.

Legendary Santiago Bernabéu remains the longest-serving president of the club (35 years, from 1943 to 1978). Current president Florentino Pérez won the most trophies (34). In July 2000, former Real player Alfredo Di Stéfano was appointed Honorary President of the club. Overall, the club has had 18 different presidents throughout its history.

List of presidents

Below is the official presidential history of Real Madrid until the present day.

Name	From	To	Years
ESP Julián Palacios	1900	6 March 1902
ESP Juan Padrós	6 March 1902	January 1904
ESP Carlos Padrós	January 1904	1908
ESP Adolfo Meléndez	1908	July 1916
ESP Pedro Parages	July 1916	16 May 1926
ESP Luis de Urquijo	16 May 1926	1930
ESP Luis Usera Bugallal	1930	31 May 1935
ESP Rafael Sánchez Guerra	31 May 1935	4 August 1936
ESP Adolfo Meléndez	4 August 1936	27 November 1940
ESP Antonio Santos Peralba	27 November 1940	11 September 1943
ESP Santiago Bernabéu	11 September 1943	2 June 1978
ESP Luis de Carlos	September 1978	24 May 1985
ESP Ramón Mendoza	24 May 1985	26 November 1995
ESP Lorenzo Sanz	26 November 1995	16 July 2000
ESP Florentino Pérez	16 July 2000	27 February 2006
ESP Ramón Calderón	2 July 2006	16 January 2009
ESP Vicente Boluda	16 January 2009	31 May 2009
ESP Florentino Pérez	1 June 2009	present