List of mayors of Brescia

Mayor of Brescia
Sindaca di Brescia
since 20 May 2023
StyleNo title, courtesy or style
Reports toBrescia City Council
SeatPalazzo della Loggia
AppointerElectorate of Brescia
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation2 March 1860
Salary€ 5.929,83 per month
WebsiteOfficial website

The mayor of Brescia is an elected politician who, along with the Brescia City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Brescia in Lombardy, Italy.

The current mayor is Laura Castelletti, elected on 15 May 2023.[1]

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Brescia is a member of the City Council.

The mayor is elected by the population of Brescia, who also elects the members of the City Council, the legislative body which checks 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 executive.

Since 1994 the mayor is elected directly by Brescia's electorate: in all mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000 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 on the base of a majority bonus system.

  • Palazzo della Loggia is the seat of the mayor of Brescia
    Palazzo della Loggia is the seat of the mayor of Brescia
  • Main entrance to the building
    Main entrance to the building

Podestà

Kingdom of Italy (1807-1814)

  Podestà Term start Term end Appointer
1 Gaetano Maggi di Gradella 1807 1808 Napoleon I of France
2 Tommaso Balucanti 1808 1813
3 Pietro Ducco 1813 1816

Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia (1815-1859)

  Podestà Term start Term end Appointer
4 Count Francesco Maggi di Gradella 1816 1819 Francis I of Austria
5 Roberto Corniani 1819 1825
6 Count Giovanni Calini 1825 1829
7 Count Bartolomeo Fenaroli Avogadro 1829 1838
8 Faustino Feroldi 1838 1847 Ferdinand I of Austria
9 Angelo Averoldi 1847 1849
10 Count Luigi Maggi 1849 1855 Franz Joseph I of Austria
11 Alessandro Pirlo 1855 1856
(9) Angelo Averoldi 1856 1859
12 Diogene Valotti 1859 1860 Victor Emmanuel II of Italy

Mayors

Kingdom of Italy (1860–1946)

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
Mayors appointed by the King (1860-1889)
1 Tartarino Caprioli
(1804–1891) 		March 1860 April 1860 Right
– Nicola Zoppola (acting)
(1827–1907) 		April 1860 March 1861 Right
2 Diogene Valotti
(1830–1910) 		March 1861 July 1862 Right
– Paolo Baruchelli (acting)
(1810–1872) 		20 July 1862 22 January 1863 Right
– Giovanni Battista Formentini (acting)
(1808–1881) 		22 January 1863 16 March 1863 Right
3 Gaetano Facchi
(1812–1895) 		16 March 1863 22 March 1867 Right
4 Giovanni Battista Formentini
(1808–1881) 		22 March 1867 24 November 1872 Right
5 Giuseppe Salvadego
(1830–1906) 		24 November 1872 16 December 1874 Right
(4) Giovanni Battista Formentini
(1808–1881) 		16 December 1874 2 February 1880 Right
– Giuseppe Bonardi (acting)
(1836–1898) 		2 February 1880 21 September 1880 Left
6 Antonio Barbieri
(1828–1886) 		21 September 1880 18 December 1882 Left
– Arturo Finadri (acting)
(1856–1924) 		18 December 1882 31 July 1883 Left
– Teodoro Pertusati (acting)
(1836–1897) 		31 July 1883 7 September 1883 Left
7 Giuseppe Bonardi
(1836–1898) 		7 September 1883 1 September 1884 Left
– Paolo Riccardi (acting)
(1835–1910) 		1 September 1884 27 September 1884 Left
– Francesco Caprioli (acting)
(1833–1916) 		27 September 1884 9 May 1885 Right
– Angelo Tasca 9 May 1885 4 July 1885 Special Commissioner
(7) Giuseppe Bonardi
(1836–1898) 		4 July 1885 18 November 1889 Left
Mayors elected by the City Council (1889-1926)
(7) Giuseppe Bonardi
(1836–1898) 		18 November 1889 11 May 1895 Left
8 Francesco Bettoni-Cazzago
(1835–1898) 		11 May 1895 12 May 1898 Right
– Giovanni Gottardi (acting)
(1840–1915) 		12 May 1898 9 August 1898 Right
9 Carlo Fisogni
(1854–1936) 		9 August 1898 23 July 1902 Right
– Vittorio Ballauri 23 July 1902 18 August 1902 Special Commissioner
10 Federico Bettoni-Cazzago
(1865–1923) 		18 August 1902 17 December 1904 Left
– Nunzio Vitelli 17 December 1904 9 March 1906 Special Commissioner
11 Vincenzo Bettoni-Cazzago
(1856–1924) 		9 March 1905 3 September 1906 Right
– Enrico Cerboni 3 September 1906 1 December 1906 Special Commissioner
12 Girolamo Orefici
(1867–1932) 		1 December 1906 26 October 1912 Left
– Paolo Cuzzetti (acting)
(1855–1925) 		26 October 1912 12 July 1914 Left
– Giuseppe Ajroldi 12 July 1914 9 March 1915 Special Commissioner
13 Dominatore Mainetti
(1861–1920) 		9 March 1915 17 July 1919 Liberal
– Arturo Reggio (acting)
(1879–1959) 		17 July 1919 19 November 1920 Liberal
14 Luigi Gadola
(1861–1930) 		19 November 1920 30 March 1923 Independent
– Antonio Zanon 30 March 1923 17 July 1924 Special Commissioner
– Vittorio Buti 17 July 1924 March 1925 Special Commissioner
– Salvatore Portelli March 1925 7 March 1926 Special Commissioner
– Antonio Amorth 7 March 1926 18 March 1926 Special Commissioner
– Pietro Calzoni 18 March 1926 16 December 1926 Special Commissioner
Fascist Podestà (1926-1945)
1 Pietro Calzoni
(1870–1957) 		December 1926 January 1933 PNF
– Osvaldo Bolis January 1933 March 1933 Special Commissioner
2 Fausto Lechi
(1892–1979) 		March 1933 March 1937 PNF
– Renato Pascucci March 1937 September 1937 Special Commissioner
3 Pietro Bersi September 1937 February 1943 PNF
4 Innocente Dugnani
(1902–1971) 		February 1943 July 1943 PNF
– Giuseppe Cacciatore (acting) July 1943 August 1943 PNF
– Osvaldo Bolis August 1943 September 1943 Special Commissioner
(4) Innocente Dugnani
(1902–1971) 		September 1943 May 1944 PFR
5 Ruggero Friggeri May 1944 April 1945 PFR
Allied occupation (1945-1946)
15 Guglielmo Ghislandi
(1887–1965) 		1 May 1945 30 April 1946 PSI

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1994)

From 1946 to 1994 the mayor of Brescia was elected by the City Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
1 Guglielmo Ghislandi
(1887–1965) 		30 April 1946 16 June 1948 PSI CLN 1946
2 Bruno Boni
(1918–1998) 		16 June 1948 11 July 1949 DC DC  • PSI  • PCI
11 July 1949 18 June 1951 DC  • PLI  • PSDI
18 June 1951 18 June 1956 1951
18 June 1956 10 December 1960 1956
10 December 1960 22 December 1964 1960
22 December 1964 29 July 1970 DC  • PSI  • PSDI 1964
29 July 1970 15 May 1975[a] 1970
3 Cesare Trebeschi
(1925–2020) 		28 July 1975 20 October 1980 DC DC  • PSI  • PSDI  • PRI 1975
20 October 1980 14 October 1985 1980
4 Pietro Padula
(1934–2009) 		14 October 1985 12 August 1990 DC DC  • PSI  • PSDI  • PRI  • PLI 1985
5 Gianni Boninsegna
(1923–1993) 		12 August 1990 15 September 1991 DC DC  • PSI  • PRI  • PLI 1990
– Goffredo Sottile 15 September 1991 27 January 1992 - Special commissioner[b]
6 Gianni Panella
(1948–2003) 		27 January 1992 27 September 1992 PSI DC  • PSI  • PLI 1991
7 Paolo Corsini
(b. 1947) 		27 September 1992 13 June 1994 PDS DC  • PDS  • PSI  • FdV
– Roberto Frassinet 13 June 1994 25 July 1994 - Special commissioner[c]
– Romano Fusco 25 July 1994 5 December 1994 - Special commissioner
Notes
  1. ^ Resigned after being elected President of the Province of Brescia. The deputy mayor held the office till the City Council elected a new mayor.
  2. ^ Nominated by the prefect after the City Council failed to elect a new mayor.
  3. ^ Nominated by the prefect after the mayor and the members of the City Council resigned in order to hold a new election under the provision of the new local electoral law.

Direct election (since 1994)

Since 1994, under provisions of the new local electoral law (Law 25 March 1993, n. 81), the mayor of Brescia is chosen by direct election, originally every four and since 1998 every five years.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
8 Mino Martinazzoli
(1931–2011) 		5 December 1994 14 December 1998 PPI PDS • PPI 1994
(7) Paolo Corsini
(b. 1947) 		14 December 1998 10 June 2003 DS
PD 		The Olive Tree
(DS-PPI-SDI-FdV) 		1998
10 June 2003 8 March 2008[a] The Olive Tree
(DS-DL-SDI-FdV) 		2003
– Luigi Gaffurini (acting)
(b. 1948) 		8 March 2008 17 April 2008 PD
9 Adriano Paroli
(b. 1962) 		17 April 2008 12 June 2013 PdL PdL • LN • UDC 2008
10 Emilio Del Bono
(b. 1965) 		12 June 2013 14 June 2018 PD PD • SEL
and leftist lists 		2013
14 June 2018 31 March 2023[b] PD • SI
and leftist lists 		2018
– Laura Castelletti
(b. 1962) 		31 March 2023 20 May 2023 Ind
11 20 May 2023 Incumbent PD • A • EV • SI
and leftist lists 		2023
Notes
  1. ^ Resigned in order to participate to the national general elections. The Deputy Mayor Luigi Gaffurini (PD) held the office till a new municipal election was held.
  2. ^ Resigned after being elected regional councillor. The Deputy Mayor Laura Castelletti (Ind) held the office till a new municipal election was held.

Timeline

By time in office

Rank Mayor Political Party Total time in office Terms
1 Bruno Boni DC 26 years, 333 days 6
2 Paolo Corsini PDS / DS 10 years, 346 days 3
3 Cesare Trebeschi DC 10 years, 78 days 2
4 Emilio Del Bono PD 9 years, 292 days 2
5 Adriano Paroli PdL 5 years, 56 days 1
6 Pietro Padula DC 4 years, 304 days 1
7 Mino Martinazzoli PPI 4 years, 9 days 1
8 Guglielmo Ghislandi PSI 2 years, 47 days 1
9 Laura Castelletti Ind 1 year, 215 days 1
10 Gianni Boninsegna DC 1 year, 34 days 1
11 Gianni Panella PSI 244 days 1

Elections

City Council elections, 1946–1991

Results

Number of votes for each party:

Election DC PCI PSI PLI PRI PSDI MSI LN Others Total
31 March 1946 32,678
(43.6%) 		17,534
(23.4%) 		19,511
(26.1%) 		2,902
(3.9%) 		2,248
(3.0%) 		- - - 74,873
27 May 1951 36,693
(43.7%) 		13,437
(16.0%) 		12,769
(15.2%) 		2,168
(2.6%) 		1,376
(1.6%) 		6,756
(8.1%) 		6,732
(8.0%) 		3,700
(4.4%) 		83,901
27 May 1956 43,004
(46.2%) 		13,948
(15.0%) 		15,970
(17.2%) 		3,126
(3.4%) 		- 5,801
(6.2%) 		6,249
(6.7%) 		4,887
(5.2%) 		92,985
6 November 1960 46,360
(44.5%) 		17,235
(16.6%) 		18,391
(17.8%) 		5,338
(5.1%) 		1,088
(0.4%) 		6,648
(6.5%) 		6,745
(6.6%) 		2,294
(2.2%) 		104,099
22 November 1964 47,372
(41.1%) 		21,181
(18.4%) 		13,516
(11.7%) 		13,372
(11.6%) 		1,856
(0.7%) 		8,657
(7.5%) 		6,752
(5.7%) 		3,668
(3.2%) 		115,260
7 June 1970 52,460
(39.6%) 		26,131
(19.7%) 		14,124
(10.6%) 		9,992
(7.5%) 		4,393
(3.3%) 		12,469
(9.4%) 		7,712
(5.8%) 		5,305
(4.0%) 		132,588
15 June 1975 56,204
(38.5%) 		39,793
(27.3%) 		19,797
(13.6%) 		6,553
(4.5%) 		5,329
(3.6%) 		7,361
(5.0%) 		9,109
(6.2%) 		887
(0.6%) 		145,932
8 June 1980 55,194
(39.1%) 		37,070
(26.2%) 		16,198
(11.5%) 		6,536
(4.6%) 		5,386
(3.8%) 		7,751
(5.5%) 		8,490
(6.0%) 		4,648
(3.2%) 		141,273
12 May 1985 55,541
(38.0%) 		36,262
(24.8%) 		18,825
(12.9%) 		5,517
(3.8%) 		7,951
(5.4%) 		4,560
(3.1%) 		9,690
(6.6%) 		7,833
(5.4%) 		146,179
6 May 1990 46,588
(32.5%) 		23,939
(16.7%) 		18,776
(13.1%) 		2,784
(1.9%) 		5,305
(3.7%) 		2,450
(1.7%) 		3,823
(2.7%) 		29,892
(20.4%) 		11,601
(8.1%) 		143,309
24 November 1991[a] 34,410
(24.3%) 		13,377[b]
(9.5%) 		14,609
(10.3%) 		4,733
(3.3%) 		7,842
(5.5%) 		2,274
(1.6%) 		5,287
(3.7%) 		34,482
(24.4%) 		24,302
(17.2%) 		141,316
Notes
  1. ^ First snap election ever.
  2. ^ As Democratic Party of the Left (PDS).

Number of seats in the City Coucl for each party:

Election DC PCI PSI PLI PRI PSDI MSI LN Others Total
31 March 1946 22 12 13 2 1 - - - 50
27 May 1951 28 6 5 2 1 3 3 2 50
27 May 1956 25 8 9 1 - 3 3 1 50
6 November 1960 24 8 9 2 - 3 3 1 50
22 November 1964 21 9 6 6 - 4 3 1 50
7 June 1970 21 10 5 4 1 4 3 2 50
15 June 1975 21 14 6 2 2 2 3 - 50
8 June 1980 21 14 6 2 2 2 3 - 50
12 May 1985 20 13 7 2 2 1 3 2 50
6 May 1990 16 9 7 1 2 - 1 11 3 50
24 November 1991[a] 13 5[b] 5 1 3 - 2 14 7 50
Notes
  1. ^ First snap election ever.
  2. ^ As Democratic Party of the Left (PDS).

Mayoral and City Council election, 1994

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 20 November, the second on 4 December 1994.

Results

Mayoral and City Council election, 1998

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 29 November, the second on 13 December 1998.

Results

Mayoral and City Council election, 2003

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 25–26 May, the second on 8–9 June 2003.[a]

Results
Notes
  1. ^ Under the provisions of the new local administration law (Legislative Decree 18 August 2000, n. 267), which reintroduced the five years term for City Councils and directly-elected Mayors, the election would have been scheduled for December 2003. Nonetheless since 1999 local elections in Italy have always taken place between April and June. For this reason the 2003 election was anticipated on 25–26 May that year.

Mayoral and City Council election, 2008

The election took place on 13–14 April 2008, the same dates of the national general election.

Results

Mayoral and City Council election, 2013

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 26–27 May, the second on 9–10 June 2013.

Results
Notes
  1. ^ Officially endorsed the centre-left candidate only on the second round.

Mayoral and City Council election, 2018

The election took place on 10 June 2018.

Results

Mayoral and City Council election, 2023

The election took place on 14–15 May 2023.

Results

Deputy Mayor

The office of the deputy mayor of Brescia was officially created in 1994 with the adoption of the new local administration law. The deputy mayor is nominated and eventually dismissed by the mayor. Here is a list of deputy mayors of Brescia:[2]

  Deputy Term start Term end Party Mayor
1 Paolo Corsini 14 December 1994 29 March 1996[a] PDS Martinazzoli
2 Giovanni Comboni 29 March 1996 14 December 1998 PDS
3 Giuseppe Onofri 21 December 1998 10 June 2003 PPI Corsini
4 Luigi Morgano 30 June 2003 12 December 2007[b] DL
5 Luigi Gaffurini 19 December 2007 17 April 2008 DL
6 Fabio Rolfi 23 April 2008 27 March 2013[c] LN Paroli
7 Silvano Pedretti 27 March 2013 12 June 2013 Ind
8 Laura Castelletti 24 June 2013 14 June 2018 Ind Del Bono
26 June 2018 20 May 2023
9 Federico Manzoni 20 May 2023 Incumbent PD Castelletti
Notes
  1. ^ Resigned in order to participate in the national general election.
  2. ^ Resigned.
  3. ^ Resigned after being elected regional councillor.

References

  1. ^ "Laura Castelletti è sindaca: la proclamazione". Giornale di Brescia. 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  2. ^ Anagrafe amministratori locali