| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Cuneo |
| Insignia: | Cuneo-Stemma.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Native Name: | Sindaco di Cuneo |
| Incumbent: | Patrizia Manassero (Democratic Party) |
| Incumbentsince: | 4 July 2022 |
| Appointer: | Popular election |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable once |
| Website: | Official website |
The Mayor of Cuneo is an elected politician who, along with the Cuneo's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Cuneo in Piedmont, Italy. The current Mayor is Patrizia Manassero, a member of the centre-left Democratic Party, who took office on 4 July 2022.[1]
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Cuneo is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Cuneo, 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 Cuneo'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 1995, the Mayor of Cuneo was elected by the City's Council.
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Toselli | 1946 | 1948 | Christian Democracy | |
| 2 | 1948 | 1951 | Christian Democracy | ||
| 3 | 1951 | 1965 | Christian Democracy | ||
| 4 | 1965 | 1976 | Christian Democracy | ||
| 5 | Guido Bonino | 1976 | 1985 | Christian Democracy | |
| 6 | 1985 | 1990 | Christian Democracy | ||
| 7 | Giuseppe Menardi | 1990 | 1995 | Christian Democracy | |
Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Cuneo is chosen by direct election.
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Elio Rostagno | 8 May 1995 | 9 June 1998 | Independent (centre-left) | |
| 9 June 1998 | 11 June 2002 | ||||
| Alberto Valmaggia | 11 June 2002 | 29 May 2007 | The Daisy Democratic Party | ||
| 29 May 2007 | 23 May 2012 | ||||
| 10 | Federico Borgna | 23 May 2012 | 16 June 2017 | Independent (centre) Independent (centre-left) | |
| 16 June 2017 | 4 July 2022 | ||||
| Patrizia Manassero | 4 July 2022 | Incumbent | Democratic Party | ||