| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Caltanissetta |
| Insignia: | Caltanissetta-Stemma.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Native Name: | Sindaco di Caltanissetta |
| Incumbent: | Walter Tesauro (Union of the Centre) |
| Incumbentsince: | 25 June 2024 |
| Appointer: | Popular election |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable once |
| Website: | Official website |
The Mayor of Caltanissetta is an elected politician who, along with the Caltanissetta's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Caltanissetta in Sicily, Italy. The current Mayor is Walter Tesauro of the Union of the Centre, who took office on 25 June 2024.[1]
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Caltanissetta is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Caltanissetta, 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 Caltanissetta'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 Caltanissetta was elected by the city's Council.[2]
Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Caltanissetta is chosen by direct election.[2]
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giuseppe Mancuso | 6 December 1993 | 15 December 1997 | Italian Social Movement National Alliance | ||
| Michele Abbate | 15 December 1997 | 7 May 1999[3] | Democratic Alliance Democrats of the Left | ||
| Salvatore Messana | 16 December 1999 | 15 June 2004 | Democrats of the Left Democratic Party | ||
| 15 June 2004 | 25 June 2009 | ||||
| Michele Campisi | 25 June 2009 | 11 June 2014 | The People of Freedom New Centre-Right | ||
| Giovanni Ruvolo | 11 June 2014 | 15 May 2019 | Independent (centre-left) | ||
| Roberto Gambino | 15 May 2019 | 25 June 2024 | Five Star Movement | ||
| Walter Tesauro | 25 June 2024 | Incumbent | Union of the Centre | ||