List of mayors of Taranto

Mayor of Taranto
Sindaco di Taranto
Incumbent
Rinaldo Melucci (IV)
since 17 June 2022
SeatPalazzo di Città
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
FormationSeptember 1860
WebsiteOfficial website
Palazzo di Città is the seat of the Mayor 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 (IV) who took office on 17 June 2022.[1]

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.

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1993)

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

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

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Taranto is chosen by direct election, originally every four, than every five years.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
18 Giancarlo Cito 5 December 1993 24 February 1996[a] LAM LAM 1993
19 Gaetano De Cosmo 24 February 1996[b] 23 June 1996 LAM
23 June 1996 1 May 2000 LAM • FI • AN 1996
20 Rossana Di Bello 1 May 2000 4 April 2005 FI FI • AN • CCD 2000
4 April 2005 18 February 2006[c] FI • AN • UDC 2005
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (18 February 2006 – 14 June 2007)
21 Ippazio Stefano 14 June 2007 22 May 2012 PRC
SEL 		PRC • PdCI • FdV 2007
22 May 2012 29 June 2017 PD • SEL • IdV • PSI 2012
22 Rinaldo Melucci 29 June 2017 16 November 2021[d] PD PD • PSI 2017
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (16 November 2021 – 17 June 2022)
(22) Rinaldo Melucci 17 June 2022 Incumbent PD
IV 		PD • SI • M5S • EV 2022
Notes
  1. ^ Resigned.
  2. ^ As deputy Mayor.
  3. ^ Resigned.
  4. ^ Ousted out of office after losing the majority in the City Council.

References

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