| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Chieti |
| Insignia: | Chieti-Stemma.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Native Name: | Sindaco di Chieti |
| Incumbent: | Diego Ferrara (PD) |
| Incumbentsince: | 8 October 2020 |
| Appointer: | Popular election |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable once |
| Formation: | 1799 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Mayor of Chieti is an elected politician who, along with the Chieti's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Chieti in Abruzzo, Italy.
The current Mayor is Diego Ferrara (PD), who took office on 8 October 2020.[1] [2] [3]
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Chieti is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Chieti, who also elects the members of the City Council, controlling the Mayor's policy guidelines and is able to enforce his resignation by a motion of no confidence. The Mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his government.
Since 1993 the Mayor is elected directly by Chieti's electorate: in all mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000 the voters express a direct choice for the mayor or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives at least 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a preference vote: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected. The number of the seats for each party is determined proportionally.
From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Chieti was elected by the City Council.
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Mariani | 20 April 1946 | 30 June 1956 | DC | |
| 2 | Lelio Sanità di Toppi | 30 June 1956 | 19 November 1960 | DC | |
| 3 | Nicola Buracchio | 19 November 1960 | 10 October 1967 | DC | |
| 4 | Fulvio Di Bernardo | December 1967 | 30 June 1970 | DC | |
| 5 | Arduino Roccioletti | July 1970 | April 1976 | DC | |
| 6 | Angelo Zito | May 1976 | July 1985 | DC | |
| 7 | Luigi Capozucco | July 1985 | November 1985 | DC | |
| 8 | Veniero Di Petta | November 1985 | October 1987 | DC | |
| 9 | Andrea Buracchio | November 1987 | March 1993 | DC | |
Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Chieti is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola Cucullo | 6 December 1993 | 17 November 1997 | MSI MSFT | MSI | 1993 | |||
| 17 November 1997 | 27 January 2000 | ANMSFTFICCD | 1997 | |||||
| Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (27 January 2000 – 1 May 2000) | ||||||||
| Nicola Cucullo | 1 May 2000 | 12 November 2004 | MSFT | ANMSFTFICDU | 2000 | |||
| Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (12 November 2004 – 19 April 2005) | ||||||||
| Francesco Ricci | 19 April 2005 | 30 March 2010 | DLDSPRCSDI | 2005 | ||||
| Umberto Di Primio | 30 March 2010 | 19 June 2015 | PdL FI | PdLUDCMpA | 2010 | |||
| 19 June 2015 | 8 October 2020 | FIUDCNCD | 2015 | |||||
| Diego Ferrara | 8 October 2020 | Incumbent | PD | PDSI | 2020 | |||