List of mayors of Mantua explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Mantua
Insignia:Mantova-Stemma.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Native Name:Sindaco di Mantova
Incumbent:Mattia Palazzi (PD)
Incumbentsince:15 June 2015
Appointer:Popular election
Termlength:5 years, renewable once
Formation:1865
Website:Official website

The Mayor of Mantua is an elected politician who, along with the Mantua's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Mantua in Lombardy, Italy.

The current Mayor is Mattia Palazzi (PD), who took office on 15 June 2015.[1] [2]

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Mantua is member of the City Council.

The Mayor is elected by the population of Mantua, 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 1995 the Mayor is elected directly by Mantua'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.

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Mantua was elected by the City Council.

class=unsortable MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Giuseppe Rea19461955PCI
Pietro Denicolai19551956PCI
Eugenio Dugoni19561960PSI
Luigi Grigato19601973PSI
Gianni Usvardi19731985PSI
Vladimiro Bertazzoni19851990PSI
Sergio Genovesi19901993PSI
Claudia Corradini19931995PRI

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Mantua is chosen by direct election, originally every four then every five years.

class=unsortable MayorTerm startTerm endPartyCoalitionElection
9Chiara Pinfari8 May 199515 September 1995PPIPDSPPIADFdV1995
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (15 September 1995 – 24 June 1996)
24 June 199630 April 2000PDSPPI1996
30 April 200019 April 2005DSPdCIFdV2000
Fiorenza Brioni19 April 200513 April 2010DS
PD
DSDLPdCIFdV2005
Nicola Sodano13 April 201015 June 2015PdLPdLLN2010
15 June 201523 September 2020PDSEL2015
23 September 2020IncumbentPDSIIVEV2020
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Timeline

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mattia Palazzi. Ministry of the Interior of Italy. 16 May 2019.
  2. News: Palazzi è il nuovo sindaco di Mantova. Gazzetta di Mantova. it. 15 June 2015. 16 May 2019.