List of mayors of Siena


The Mayor of Siena is an elected politician who, along with the Siena's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Siena in Tuscany, Italy. The current Mayor is Luigi De Mossi, a centre-right independent, who took office on 25 June 2018.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Siena is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Siena, who also elects 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 Siena'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 (1861–1946)

In 1865, the Kingdom of Italy created the office of Mayor of Siena, appointed by the King himself. From 1892 to 1926 the Mayor was elected by the City council. In 1926, the Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils, replacing them with an authoritarian Podestà chosen by the National Fascist Party. The office of Mayor was restored in 1944 during the Allied occupation.

Timeline


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Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Siena was elected by the City's Council.
MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Ilio Bocci5 April 194623 June 1956Italian Communist Party
Ugo Bartalini31 August 195624 January 1965Italian Socialist Party
Fazio Fabbrini25 January 196519 July 1966Italian Communist Party
Canzio Vannini20 December 19683 June 1969Italian Socialist Party
Luciano Mencaraglia26 July 19691 December 1969Italian Communist Party
Roberto Barzanti2 December 196911 January 1974Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity
Canzio Vannini11 January 197430 July 1979Italian Socialist Party
Mauro Barni31 July 197919 September 1983Italian Socialist Party
Vittorio Mazzoni della Stella20 September 198329 November 1990Italian Socialist Party
Pierluigi Piccini29 November 199021 June 1993Italian Communist Party

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Siena is chosen by direct election.
MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Pierluigi Piccini21 June 199328 April 1997Democratic Party of the Left
Pierluigi Piccini28 April 199714 May 2001Democrats of the Left
Maurizio Cenni14 May 200128 May 2006Democrats of the Left
Maurizio Cenni28 May 200618 May 2011Democratic Party
Franco Ceccuzzi18 May 201112 June 2012Democratic Party
Bruno Valentini11 June 201325 June 2018Democratic Party
Luigi De Mossi25 June 2018IncumbentCentre-right independent

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