| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Modena |
| Insignia: | Coat_of_arms_of_Modena.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Native Name: | Sindaco di Modena |
| Incumbentsince: | 12 June 2024 |
| Appointer: | Popular election |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable once |
| Formation: | 1859 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Mayor of Modena is an elected politician who, along with the Modena's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Modena in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
The current Mayor is Massimo Mezzetti, a center-left independent, who took office on 12 June 2024.[1]
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Modena is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Modena, who also elect 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 1995 the Mayor is elected directly by Modena'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 the 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 1995, the Mayor of Modena was elected by the City Council.
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfeo Corassori (1903–1965) | 22 April 1946 | 17 March 1962 | PCI | |||
| Rubes Triva (1921–2001) | 17 March 1962 | 16 April 1972 | PCI | |||
| Germano Bulgarelli (1932–2014) | 16 April 1972 | 9 June 1980 | PCI | |||
| Mario Del Monte (1941–1994) | 9 June 1980 | 13 April 1987 | PCI | |||
| Alfonsina Rinaldi (b. 1947) | 13 April 1987 | 2 January 1992 | PCI | |||
| Pier Camillo Beccaria (1945–1994) | 2 January 1992 | 1 September 1994 | PDS | |||
| Mariangela Bastico (b. 1951) | 1 September 1994 | 24 April 1995 | PDS | |||
Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Modena is chosen by popular election, originally every four and since 1999 every five years.
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuliano Barbolini (b. 1945) | 24 April 1995 | 14 June 1999 | PDS DS | The Olive Tree (PDS-PPI-FdV-AD) | 1995 | ||||
| 14 June 1999 | 14 June 2004 | The Olive Tree (DS-PPI-Dem) | 1999 | ||||||
| Giorgio Pighi (b. 1949) | 14 June 2004 | 12 June 2009 | DS PD | The Olive Tree (DS-DL-PRC) | 2004 | ||||
| 12 June 2009 | 10 June 2014 | PDSEL | 2009 | ||||||
| Gian Carlo Muzzarelli (b. 1955) | 10 June 2014 | 30 May 2019 | PD | PDSEL | 2014 | ||||
| 30 May 2019 | 12 June 2024 | PDMDPEV | 2019 | ||||||
| 11 | Massimo Mezzetti (b. 1962) | 12 June 2024 | Incumbent | Ind | PDAVSM5S | 2024 | |||