| Post: | Mayor |
| Body: | Pesaro |
| Insignia: | Pesaro-Stemma.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 100px |
| Native Name: | Sindaco di Pesaro |
| Incumbent: | Andrea Biancani (PD) |
| Incumbentsince: | 13 June 2024 |
| Appointer: | Popular election |
| Termlength: | 5 years, renewable once |
| Formation: | 1861 |
| Website: | Official website |
The Mayor of Pesaro is an elected politician who, along with the Pesaro's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Pesaro in Marche, Italy.
The current Mayor is Andrea Biancani (PD), who took office on 13 June 2024.[1]
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Pesaro is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Pesaro, 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 Pesaro'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 Pesaro was elected by the City Council.
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renato Fastigi (1904–1997) | 1946 | 1959 | PCI | |||
| Giorgio De Sabbata (1925–2013) | 1959 | 1970 | PCI | |||
| Marcello Stefanini (1938–1994) | 1970 | 1978 | PCI | |||
| Giorgio Tornati (b. 1937) | 1978 | 1987 | PCI | |||
| Aldo Amati (b. 1944) | 1987 | 1992 | PCI | |||
| Oriano Giovanelli (b. 1957) | 1992 | 1995 | PDS | |||
Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Pesaro is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
| class=unsortable | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oriano Giovanelli (b. 1957) | 8 May 1995 | 14 June 1999 | PDS DS | The Olive Tree (PDS-PdD) | 1995 | ||||
| 14 June 1999 | 14 June 2004 | The Olive Tree (DS-PPI-SDI-PRC) | 1999 | ||||||
| Luca Ceriscioli (b. 1966) | 14 June 2004 | 10 June 2009 | DS PD | The Olive Tree (DS-DL-PRC-PdCI) | 2004 | ||||
| 10 June 2009 | 30 May 2014 | PDIdVPRC | 2009 | ||||||
| Matteo Ricci (b. 1974) | 30 May 2014 | 30 May 2019 | PD | PD and leftist lists | 2014 | ||||
| 30 May 2019 | 13 June 2024 | PD and leftist lists | 2019 | ||||||
| Andrea Biancani (b. 1971) | 13 June 2024 | incumbent | PD | PDM5SAVS | 2024 | ||||