List of mayors of Pesaro
The Mayor of Pesaro is an elected politician who, along with the Pesaro's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Pesaro in Marche, Italy. The current Mayor is Matteo Ricci, a member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 30 May 2014.
Overview
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Pesaro is member of the City Council.The Mayor is elected by the population of Pesaro, 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 Pesaro'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 1946)
City Council election (1946-1995)
From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Pesaro was elected by the City's Council.| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
| Renato Fastigi | 1946 | 1958 | Italian Communist Party | |
| Giorgio De Sabbata | 1959 | 1970 | Italian Communist Party | |
| Marcello Stefanini | 1970 | 1978 | Italian Communist Party | |
| Giorgio Tornati | 1978 | 1987 | Italian Communist Party | |
| Aldo Amati | 1987 | 1992 | Italian Communist Party | |
| Oriano Giovanelli | 1992 | 1995 | Democratic Party of the Left |
Direct election (since 1995)
Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Pesaro is chosen by direct election.| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
| Oriano Giovanelli | 7 May 1995 | 13 June 1999 | Democratic Party of the Left Democrats of the Left | |
| Oriano Giovanelli | 13 June 1999 | 12 June 2004 | Democratic Party of the Left Democrats of the Left | |
| Luca Ceriscioli | 12 June 2004 | 7 June 2009 | Democrats of the Left Democratic Party | |
| Luca Ceriscioli | 7 June 2009 | 30 May 2014 | Democrats of the Left Democratic Party | |
| Matteo Ricci | 30 May 2014 | 30 May 2019 | Democratic Party | |
| Matteo Ricci | 30 May 2019 | Incumbent | Democratic Party |