List of mayors of Latina

Mayor of Latina
Sindaco di Latina
since 17 May 2023
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1932
WebsiteOfficial website
The seat of the Mayor of Latina.

The Mayor of Latina is an elected politician who, along with the Latina's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Latina in Lazio, Italy.

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Latina, 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 Latina'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)

The city of Littoria was founded by the fascist government in 1932 and was ruled by an authoritarian Podestà chosen by the National Fascist Party. The office of Mayor of Latina was created in 1944 during the Allied occupation.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
Fascist Podestà (1932–1944)
1 Valentino Orsolini Cencelli
(1898-1971)
1932 1933 PNF
2 Aurelio Leone 1933 1935 PNF
3 Enrico Pasqualucci 1936 1939 PNF
4 Alfredo Scalfati 1939 1944 PNF
Allied occupation (1944–1945)
1 Cornelio Rosati[1] 1944 1945 Pd'A

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Latina was elected by the City's Council.[2]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Election
1 Fernando Bassoli
(1907-1988)
1946 1951 PRI 1946
2 Vittorio Cervone
(1917-1993)
1951 1953 DC 1951
3 Igino Salvezza
(1914–2001)
1953 1956 DC
1956 1960 1956
1960 1962 1960
4 Angelo Onorati
(1912–2005)
1962 1964 DC
5 Guido Bernardi
(1923–1995)
1964 1967 DC 1964
6 Vincenzo Tasciotti
(1898-1984)
1967 1970 DC
1970 1972 1970
7 Antonio Corona
(1933-1994)
1972 1975 DC
1975 1980 1975
8 Delio Redi
(1939-2017)
1980 1983 DC 1980
(7) Antonio Corona
(1933-1994)
1983 12 May 1985 DC
(8) Delio Redi
(1939-2017)
12 May 1985 14 June 1990 DC 1985
14 June 1990 11 January 1992 1990
9 Mario Romagnoli
(b. 1934)
11 January 1992 12 May 1993 DC
10 Maurizio Mansutti
(b. 1955)
12 May 1993 17 August 1993 DC
Emilio De Luca 12 May 1993 6 December 1993 Special Commissioner

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Latina is chosen by direct election.[2]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
11 Ajmone Finestra
(1921–2012)
6 December 1993 17 November 1997 MSI MSI 1993
17 November 1997 29 May 2002 Pole for Freedoms
(FI-AN-CCD-CDU)
1997
12 Vincenzo Zaccheo
(b. 1947)
29 May 2002 10 June 2007 AN House of Freedoms
(FI-AN-CCD-CDU)
2002
10 June 2007 15 April 2010[a] House of Freedoms
(FI-AN-UDC)
2007
Guido Nardone 15 April 2010 20 May 2011 Special commissioner
13 Giovanni Di Giorgi
(b. 1967)
20 May 2011 11 June 2015[b] PdL
FdI
PdL  • UDC 2011
Giacomo Barbato 11 June 2015 20 June 2016 Special commissioner
14 Damiano Coletta
(b. 1960)
20 June 2016 18 October 2021 IC Centre-left
independents[c]
2016
18 October 2021 11 July 2022[3] IC  • PD  • M5S[d] 2021
Carmine Valente 11 July 2022 8 September 2022 Special Commissioner
(14) Damiano Coletta
(b. 1960)
8 September 2022 29 September 2022[e] IC IC  • PD  • M5S[f] (2022)[g]
Carmine Valente 29 September 2022 17 May 2023 Special Commissioner
15 Matilde Celentano
(b. 1959)
17 May 2023 Incumbent FdI FdI  • R  • L  • FI  • UDC 2023
Notes
  1. ^ Forced to resign after losing a motion of no confidence in the City Council.
  2. ^ Forced to resign after losing a motion of no confidence in the City Council.
  3. ^ Sustained by the political groups "Latina Common Good", "Latina Rebirths" and "Latina Common Good Youth".
  4. ^ Sustained also by the civic lists "For Latina 2032" and "It Concerns Latina".
  5. ^ Forced to resign after losing a motion of no confidence in the City Council.
  6. ^ Sustained also by the civic lists "For Latina 2032" and "It Concerns Latina".
  7. ^ Re-vote after 2021 results were annulled in some districts.

References

  1. ^ Appointed by the National Liberation Committee.
  2. ^ a b "Albo dei Sindaci del Comune di Latina". Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. ^ Results of the 2021 elections annulled.