List of mayors of Reggio Emilia
The Mayor of Reggio Emilia is an elected politician who, along with the Reggio Emilia's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Reggio Emilia in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
Mayor of Reggio Emilia | |
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Sindaco di Reggio Emilia | |
Appointer | Popular election |
Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
Formation | 1859 |
Website | Official website |
The current Mayor is Luca Vecchi, a member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 5 June 2014.[1][2]
Overview
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Reggio Emilia is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Reggio Emilia, 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 Reggio Emilia'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.
1859–1946
Republic of Italy (since 1946)
City Council election (1946–1995)
From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Reggio Emilia was elected by the City Council.
Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | ||
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1 | Cesare Campioli (1902–1971) |
1 May 1946 | 17 May 1962 | PCI | |
2 | Renzo Bonazzi (1925–2010) |
17 May 1962 | 12 May 1976 | PCI | |
3 | Ugo Benassi (1928–2011) |
12 May 1976 | 19 February 1987 | PCI | |
4 | Giulio Fantuzzi (b. 1950) |
19 February 1987 | 14 June 1991 | PCI | |
5 | Antonella Spaggiari (b. 1957) |
14 June 1991 | 24 April 1995 | PDS | |
Direct election (since 1995)
Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Reggio Emilia is chosen by direct election, originally every four and since 1999 every five years.
Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election | |||
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(5) | Antonella Spaggiari (b. 1957) |
24 April 1995 | 14 June 1999 | PDS DS |
The Olive Tree (PDS-PPI-FdV-PdD) |
1995 | ||
14 June 1999 | 14 June 2004 | The Olive Tree (DS-PPI-Dem-SDI) |
1999 | |||||
6 | Graziano Delrio (b. 1960) |
14 June 2004 | 9 June 2009 | DL PD |
The Olive Tree (DS-DL-PRC-PdCI) |
2004 | ||
9 June 2009 | 3 June 2013[lower-alpha 1] | PD • SEL • IdV | 2009 | |||||
7 | Luca Vecchi (b. 1972) |
5 June 2014 | 19 June 2019 | PD | PD • SEL | 2014 | ||
19 June 2019 | incumbent | PD • EV • +E | 2019 | |||||
- Notes
- Resigned after being appointed Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies in the Letta Cabinet. The deputy mayor Ugo Ferrari (PD) held the office till a new municipal election was held.
Timeline
See also
References
- "Elezioni, Luca Vecchi proclamato sindaco". Gazzetta di Reggio. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- "Reggio, insediato il nuovo consiglio comunale". reggionline.com. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2018.