 The party is currently led by Paolo Grimoldi as national secretary and Giacomo Stucchi as national president.Leading members include Matteo Salvini (federal secretary of Lega Nord), Attilio Fontana (President of Lombardy), Umberto Bossi, Roberto Maroni, Roberto Calderoli, Giancarlo Giorgetti, Gian Marco Centinaio, Francesco Speroni and Roberto Castelli.Lega Lombarda was officially founded on 12 April 1984 by Umberto Bossi, who used the resonance of the name of the historical "Lega Lombarda" when choosing the name.