List of mayors of Padua

Mayor of Padua
Sindaco di Padova
Incumbent
Sergio Giordani (Centre-left independent)
since 29 June 2017
Appointer Popular election
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Formation December 1966
Succession June 2017
Website Official website

The Mayor of Padua is an elected politician who, along with the Padua's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Padua in Veneto, Italy. The current Mayor is Sergio Giordani a centre-left independent, who took office on 29 June 2017.[1]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Padua, 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 Padua'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 1945)

City Council election (1945-1995)

From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Padua was elected by the City's Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Giuseppe Schiavon 28 April 1945 19 April 1946 Italian Communist Party
2 Gastone Costa 19 April 1946 26 April 1947 Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity
3 Cesarino Crescente 26 April 1947 12 December 1970 Christian Democracy
4 Ettore Bentsik 12 December 1970 5 May 1977 Christian Democracy
5 Luigi Merlin 5 May 1977 9 April 1980 Christian Democracy
(4) Ettore Bentsik 9 April 1980 28 April 1981 Christian Democracy
6 Guido Montesi 28 April 1981 26 August 1982 Christian Democracy
7 Settimo Gottardo 26 August 1982 7 June 1987 Christian Democracy
8 Paolo Giaretta 7 June 1987 21 June 1993 Christian Democracy
9 Flavio Zanonato 21 June 1993 8 May 1995 Democratic Party of the Left

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Padua is chosen by popular election.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
(9) Flavio Zanonato 8 May 1995 27 June 1999 Democratic Party of the Left
10 Giustina Destro 27 June 1999 27 June 2004 Forza Italia
(9) Flavio Zanonato 27 June 2004 22 June 2009 Democrats of the Left
22 June 2009 10 June 2013[2] Democratic Party
11 Massimo Bitonci 10 June 2014 12 November 2016[3] Lega Nord
12 Sergio Giordani 29 June 2017 Incumbent Centre-left independent

References

  1. ↑ "Amministrative 2017, Sergio Giordani è il nuovo sindaco di Padova 26 giugno 2017". PadovaOggi.it. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Resigned once he has been appointed Minister of Economic Development in the Letta Cabinet.
  3. ↑ Decayed due to the resignation of the majority of the City council members.
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