List of mayors of Taranto

The Mayor of Taranto is an elected politician who, along with the Taranto's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Taranto in Apulia, Italy, the second biggest city of the region. The current Mayor is Rinaldo Melucci from the Democratic Party, who took office on 29 June 2017.[1]

Mayor of Taranto
Sindaco di Taranto
Incumbent
Rinaldo Melucci (Democratic Party)
since 29 June 2017
ResidencePiazza Castello, 1
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
FormationSeptember 1860
WebsiteOfficial website

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Taranto, 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 Taranto'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 (1946-1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Taranto was elected by the City's Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Odoardo Voccoli 14 December 1946 28 February 1948 Italian Communist Party
2 Carlo Di Donna 5 February 1949 2 May 1950 Italian Communist Party
3 Nicola De Falco 13 July 1951 25 July 1956 Italian Communist Party
4 Raffaele Leone 25 July 1956 15 December 1957 Christian Democracy
5 Angelo Monfredi 15 December 1957 23 April 1961 Christian Democracy
6 Salvatore Spallitta 23 April 1961 26 July 1963 Christian Democracy
7 Giuseppe Conte 26 July 1963 5 May 1965 Christian Democracy
8 Angelo Vincenzo Curci 5 May 1965 27 September 1970 Christian Democracy
9 Franco Lorusso 27 September 1970 15 September 1975 Christian Democracy
10 Leonardo Paradiso 15 September 1975 9 July 1976 Christian Democracy
11 Giuseppe Cannata 9 July 1976 1 May 1983 Italian Communist Party
12 Augusto Intelligente 1 May 1983 1 July 1983 Italian Communist Party
13 Giovanni Vittorio Battafarano 1 July 1983 14 October 1985 Italian Communist Party
14 Mario Guadagnolo 14 October 1985 1 August 1990 Italian Socialist Party
15 Michele Armentani 1 August 1990 1 January 1991 Italian Socialist Party
16 Alfengo Carducci 1 January 1991 19 November 1991 Christian Democracy
17 Roberto Della Torre 19 November 1991 5 December 1993 Christian Democracy

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Taranto is chosen by direct election.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
18 Giancarlo Cito 14 December 1993 24 February 1996 Southern Action League
19 Gaetano De Cosmo 23 June 1996 10 August 1999 Southern Action League
20 Rossana Di Bello 1 May 2000 3 April 2005 Forza Italia
3 April 2005 17 February 2006
21 Ippazio Stefano 14 June 2007 22 May 2012 Left Ecology Freedom
22 May 2012 29 June 2017
22 Rinaldo Melucci 29 June 2017 Incumbent Democratic Party

References
  1. "Ballottaggio elezioni comunali 2017: a Taranto vince il centrosinistra". Sky TG24. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
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