List of mayors of Ravenna

Mayor of Ravenna
Sindaco di Ravenna
since 21 June 2016
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1860
WebsiteOfficial website
Ravenna's City Hall

The mayor of Ravenna is an elected politician who, along with the Ravenna's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Ravenna in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

The current mayor is Michele De Pascale, a member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 21 June 2016.[1]

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Ravenna is member of the city council.

The mayor is elected by the population of Ravenna, 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 Ravenna'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.

Kingdom of Italy (1860–1946)

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
Mayors appointed by the King (1860-1889)
1 Vincenzo Cavalli 1860 1863 Right
2 Gioacchino Rasponi 1863 1865 Left
3 Ignazio Guiccioli 1865 1869 Right
4 Cosimo Fabbri 1869 1871 Left
(2) Gioacchino Rasponi 1871 1873 Left
5 Silvio Guerrini 1873 1876 Left
6 Ugo Lovatelli Dal Corno 1876 1883 Right
7 Pietro Gamba 1883 1886 Right
8 Ugo Burnazzi 1886 1889 Left
Mayors elected by the City Council (1889-1926)
9 Tullio Corradini Ginanni 1889 1892 Right
10 Pio Poletti 1892 1902 Left
11 Luigi Cilla 1902 1906 PSI
12 Ferdinando Gallina 1906 1910 PRI
13 Chiarissimo Calderoni 1910 1914 PRI
13 Fortunato Buzzi 1914 1923 PRI
14 Celso Calvetti 1923 1926 PNF
Fascist Podestà (1926-1944)
1 Celso Calvetti 1926 1931 PNF
2 Andrea Cagnoni 1931 1937 PNF
3 Giovanni Cottignola 1937 1944 PNF
Liberation (1944-1946)
15 Riccardo Campagnoni 1944 1946 PRI

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the mayor of Ravenna was elected by the city council.[2]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
1 Gino Gatta 1946 1951 PCI PCI • PSIUP 1946
2 Celso Cicognani 1951 1956 PRI PRI • DC 1951
1956 1961 1956
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1961–1963) 1960
1961
3 Bruno Benelli 1963 1967 PRI PRI • DC • PSDI 1962
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1967–1969) 1966
4 Secondo Bini 1969 1969 PRI PRI • DC 1968
5 Aristide Canosani 1969 1973 PSI PCI • PSI
1973 1976 1973
6 Vincenzo Randi 1976 1977 PSI
(5) Aristide Canosani 1977 1980 PSI
7 Giordano Angelini 1980 1983 PCI 1979
1983 1987 PCI • PSI • PRI 1983
8 Mauro Dragoni 1987 1988 PCI
1988 1992 1988
9 Giovanni Miserocchi 1992 1993 PDS

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Ravenna is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2001 every five years.


Mayor Took office Left office Party Coalition Election
10 Pier Paolo D'Attorre
(1951–1997) 		21 June 1993 27 April 1997[a] PDS PDS 1993
11 Vidmer Mercatali
(b. 1949) 		28 April 1997 14 May 2001 PDS
DS 		The Olive Tree
(PDS-PPI-PRI-PRC) 		1997
14 May 2001 30 May 2006 The Olive Tree
(DS-DL-PRI-PRC) 		2001
12 Fabrizio Matteucci
(1957–2020) 		30 May 2006 16 May 2011 DS
PD 		The Olive Tree
(DS-DL-PRI-PRC) 		2006
16 May 2011 21 June 2016 PD • PRI • IdV •
SEL • FdS 		2011
13 Michele De Pascale
(b. 1985) 		21 June 2016 9 October 2021 PD PD • PRI
and leftist lists 		2016
9 October 2021[b] 13 December 2024[c] PD • PRI • M5S
and leftist lists 		2021
Notes
  1. ^ Died on his last day in office.
  2. ^ Election originally scheduled for June 2021 then postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
  3. ^ Resigned due to being elected President of Emilia-Romagna.

Timeline

See also

References

  1. ^ "Risultati elezioni comunali 2016 a Ravenna. De Pascale è il nuovo sindaco di Ravenna". Il Sole 24 Ore. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ^ "I sindaci di Ravenna dal 1944 con Campagnoni fino a Mercatali". Ravenna Notizie. Retrieved 31 October 2018.