Landtag of South Tyrol

Council of South Tyrol

Südtiroler Landtag
Consiglio della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano
Cunsëi dla Provinzia autonoma de Bulsan
17th legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Established20 December 1948
Leadership
President
Josef Noggler, SVP
since 13 November 2023
Structure
Seats35
Political groups
Government (18)
  •   SVP (13)
  •   FdI (2)
  •   DF (1)
  •   LAAS (1)
  •   LC (1)

Opposition (17)

Length of term
5 years
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Last election
22 October 2023
Next election
No later than
5 November 2028
Meeting place
Piazza Silvius Magnago, 1
Bolzano
Website
www.landtag-bz.org

The Council of South Tyrol is the provincial council (German: Südtiroler Landtag; Italian: Consiglio della Provincia autonoma di Bolzano; Ladin: Cunsëi dla Provinzia autonoma de Bulsan) of the autonomous province of South Tyrol (Bolzano) in northeast Italy.

As a legislature it is responsible for passing laws at the provincial level and enacting the budget. It also elects the governor and controls the government of South Tyrol. The president (speaker) of the Landtag (German: Landtagspräsident; Italian: Presidente del Consiglio) since 13 November 2023 is Josef Noggler (SVP).

The council is elected for five-year terms. Its seats are assigned proportionally to each party and list. The last election was held on 22 October 2023.

The council is located in Piazza Silvius Magnago, Bolzano.

Composition

Political groups (2023–2028)

The council is composed of the following political groups:

Party Seats Status
South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP)
13 / 35
 Government
Team K (TK)
4 / 35
 Opposition
South Tyrolean Freedom (STF)
4 / 35
 Opposition
Grüne
3 / 35
 Opposition
Brothers of Italy (FdI)
2 / 35
 Government
JWA List (JWA)
2 / 35
 Opposition
Die Freiheitlichen (DF)
1 / 35
 Government
Democratic Party (PD)
1 / 35
 Opposition
Lega (LAAS)
1 / 35
 Government
The Civic List (LC)
1 / 35
 Government
For South Tyrol with Widmann (FSmW)
1 / 35
 Opposition
Vita
1 / 35
 Opposition
Free Group (FF)
1 / 35
 Opposition

Historical composition

Election SVP DC PCI PSI MSI VGV DF Others Total
28 November 1948 13 2 1 1 1 2 20
16 November 1952 15 3 1 1 1 1 22
11 November 1956 15 3 1 1 1 1 22
6 November 1960 15 3 1 1 1 1 22
15 November 1964 16 3 1 1 1 3 25
17 November 1968 16 4 1 2 1 1 25
18 November 1973 20 5 2 2 1 4 34
19 November 1978 21 4 3 1 1 4 34
20 November 1983 22 3 2 1 2 5 35
20 November 1988 22 3 1 1 4 2 2 35
21 November 1993 19 2 4 2 2 6 35
22 November 1998 21 2 1 11 35
Election SVP VGV DF STF PD Others Total
26 October 2003 21 3 2 9 35
26 October 2008 18 2 5 2 2 6 35
27 October 2013 17 3 6 3 2 4 35
21 October 2018 15 3 2 2 1 12 35
22 October 2023 13 3 2 4 1 12 35

Presidents

This is a list of the Presidents of the council:

Legislature Name Party Period
I
(1948) 		Silvius Magnago SVP 20 December 1948 29 December 1950
Luigi Negri DC 30 December 1950 19 December 1952
II
(1952) 		Silvius Magnago SVP 20 December 1952 19 December 1954
Armando Bertorelle DC 20 December 1954 14 December 1956
III
(1956) 		Silvius Magnago SVP 15 December 1956 22 December 1958
Armando Bertorelle DC 23 December 1958 30 December 1960
IV
(1960) 		Alois Pupp SVP 31 December 1960 14 December 1962
Silvio Nicolodi PSI 15 December 1962 14 December 1964
V
(1964) 		Alois Pupp SVP 15 December 1964 14 December 1966
Decio Molignoni PSDI 14 December 1966 15 November 1967[a]
Silvio Nicolodi PSI 15 November 1967 13 December 1968
VI
(1968) 		Robert von Fioreschy SVP 14 December 1968 13 December 1970
Silvio Nicolodi PSI 14 December 1970 13 December 1973
VII
(1973) 		Karl Vaja SVP 14 December 1973 16 June 1976
Decio Molignoni PSDI 16 June 1976 14 December 1978
VIII
(1978) 		Joachim Dallas SVP 15 December 1978 26 July 1979[b]
Eric Achmüller SVP 26 July 1979 14 June 1981
Giuseppe Sfondrini PSI 15 June 1981 13 December 1983
IX
(1983) 		Eric Achmüller SVP 14 December 1983 7 May 1984[c]
Waltraud Gebert-Deeg SVP 8 May 1984 16 June 1986
Rolando Boesso PRI 17 June 1986 13 December 1988
X
(1988) 		Rosa Franzelin Werth SVP 14 December 1988 13 June 1991
Alessandro Pellegrini DC 14 June 1991 16 February 1993[d]
Romano Viola PDS 16 February 1993 13 December 1993
XI
(1993) 		Sabina Kasslatter Mur SVP 14 December 1993 13 June 1996
Umberto Montefiori LN 14 June 1996 17 December 1998
XII
(1998) 		Hermann Thaler SVP 18 December 1998 17 June 2001
Alessandra Zendron VGV 18 June 2001 17 November 2003
XIII
(2003) 		Richard Theiner SVP 18 November 2003 17 December 2003[e]
Veronika Stirner Brantsch SVP 18 December 2003 17 May 2006
Riccardo Dello Sbarba VGV 18 May 2006 17 November 2008
XIV
(2008) 		Dieter Steger SVP 18 November 2008 25 January 2011[f]
Julia Unterberger SVP 2 March 2011 17 May 2011
Mauro Minniti PdL 18 May 2011 1 January 2013[g]
Maurizio Vezzali PdL 15 January 2013 21 November 2013
XV
(2013) 		Martha Stocker SVP 22 November 2013 16 January 2014[h]
Thomas Widmann SVP 17 January 2014 23 May 2016
Roberto Bizzo PD 24 May 2016 13 November 2018
XVI
(2018) 		Thomas Widmann SVP 14 November 2018 25 January 2019[i]
Josef Noggler SVP 25 January 2019 13 May 2021
Rita Mattei LN 14 May 2021 12 November 2023
XVII
(2023) 		Josef Noggler SVP 13 November 2023 Incumbent
Notes
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  2. ^ Resigned after being elected member of the European Parliament.
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