List of mayors of Catania
Mayor of Catania
Sindaco di Catania | |
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Residence | Palazzo degli Elefanti |
Appointer | Popular election |
Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
Formation | July 1861 |
Succession | June 2018 |
Website | Official website |
The Mayor of Catania is an elected politician who, along with the Catania's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Catania in Sicily, Italy. The current Mayor is Salvo Pogliese from Forza Italia, who took office on 18 June 2018.[1]
Overview
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Catania is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Catania, 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 1993 the Mayor is elected directly by Catania'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.
Italian Republic (since 1947)
City Council election (1947-1993)
From 1947 to 1993, the Mayor of Catania was elected by the City's Council.
Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
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1 | Gregorio Guarnaccia | 8 January 1947 | 31 March 1947 | Common Man's Front |
2 | Nicolò Pittari | 10 April 1947 | 8 July 1948 | Labour Democratic Party |
3 | Giovanni Perni | 9 July 1948 | 27 September 1950 | Monarchist National Party |
4 | Salvatore Gallo Poggi | 27 September 1950 | 11 January 1952 | Sicilian Independence Movement |
5 | Domenico Magrì | 7 July 1952 | 14 November 1953 | Christian Democracy |
6 | Luigi La Ferlita | 21 November 1953 | 7 November 1960 | Christian Democracy |
7 | Salvatore Papale | 22 November 1960 | 14 December 1964 | Christian Democracy |
8 | Antonino Drago | 14 December 1964 | 3 November 1967 | Christian Democracy |
9 | Giuseppe Gulli | 3 November 1967 | 27 October 1969 | Christian Democracy |
10 | Salvatore Micale | 27 October 1969 | 21 January 1972 | Christian Democracy |
11 | Ignazio Marcoccio | 21 January 1972 | 3 August 1975 | Christian Democracy |
(5) | Domenico Magrì | 3 August 1975 | 11 April 1978 | Christian Democracy |
12 | Salvatore Coco | 11 April 1978 | 1 January 1982 | Christian Democracy |
13 | Angelo Munzone | 1 January 1982 | 10 February 1984 | Christian Democracy |
14 | Giuseppe Patanè | 10 February 1984 | 3 August 1984 | Christian Democracy |
15 | Francesco Attaguile | 3 August 1984 | 28 July 1985 | Christian Democracy |
16 | Antonino Mirone | 28 July 1985 | 27 May 1986 | Christian Democracy |
17 | Giuseppe Sangiorgio | 21 July 1986 | 29 September 1987 | Christian Democracy |
18 | Giuseppe Azzaro | 16 December 1987 | 26 December 1987 | Christian Democracy |
19 | Enzo Bianco | 29 July 1988 | 1 December 1989 | Italian Republican Party |
20 | Guido Ziccone | 1 December 1989 | 2 January 1991 | Christian Democracy |
(18) | Giuseppe Azzaro | 7 February 1991 | 14 October 1991 | Christian Democracy |
21 | Luigi Giusso | 18 November 1991 | 14 January 1992 | Christian Democracy |
22 | Angelo Lo Presti | 14 January 1992 | 27 June 1992 | Italian Democratic Socialist Party |
Popular election (since 1993)
Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Catania is chosen by popular election, originally every four, and later every five years.
Mayor of Catania | Took office | Left office | Party | Coalition | |||
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Enzo Bianco | 20 June 1993 | 30 November 1997 | Democratic Alliance | Democratic Alliance | |
30 November 1997 | 22 January 2000[2] | The Olive Tree (PDS - PPI - PRC - FdV) | |||||
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Umberto Scapagnini | 16 April 2000 | 15 May 2005 | Forza Italia | Pole for Freedoms (FI - AN - CCD - CDU) | |
15 May 2005 | 12 February 2008[3] | House of Freedoms (FI - AN - MpA - UDC) | |||||
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Raffaele Stancanelli | 20 June 2008 | 15 June 2013 | The People of Freedom | PdL - MpA - UDC | |
(19) | ![]() |
Enzo Bianco | 15 June 2013 | 18 June 2018 | Democratic Party | PD - SEL | |
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Salvo Pogliese | 18 June 2018 | Incumbent | Forza Italia | FI - LN - FdI - DB - UDC | |
References
- ↑ "Elezioni comunali 2018, Salvo Pogliese è il nuovo sindaco di Catania". CataniaToday.it. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ↑ Resigned after being appointed Minister of the Interior.
- ↑ Resigned in order to candidate for the Chamber of Deputies.