List of mayors of Padua
Mayor of Padua | |
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Sindaco di Padova | |
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 | |
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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 |
Popular election (since 1995)
Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Padua is chosen by popular election.
Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
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(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
- ^ "Amministrative 2017, Sergio Giordani è il nuovo sindaco di Padova 26 giugno 2017". PadovaOggi.it. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ Resigned once he has been appointed Minister of Economic Development in the Letta Cabinet.
- ^ Decayed due to the resignation of the majority of the City council members.