List of mayors of Reggio Calabria

Mayor of Reggio Calabria
Sindaco di Reggio Calabria
since 29 October 2014
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
WebsiteOfficial website
Palazzo San Giorgio is the seat of the mayor of Reggio Calabria.

The mayor of Reggio Calabria is an elected politician who, along with the Reggio Calabria's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Reggio Calabria in Calabria, Italy.

The current mayor is Giuseppe Falcomatà (PD), who took office on 29 October 2014.

Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Francesco Pensabene 1861 1864 Independent
2 Domenico Spanò Bolani 1864 1865 Right
3 Francesco Pensabene 1865 1868 Right
4 Baron Francesco Mantica 1868 1870 Right
5 Domenico Spanò Bolani 1870 1875 Right
6 Luigi De Blasio 1875 1879 Left
7 Fabrizio Plutino 1879 1884 Left
8 Marquess Domenico Genoese Zerbi 1884 1886 Right
9 Domenico Spanò Bolani 1886 1890 Right
10 Pietro Foti 1890 1895 Left
11 Domenico Tripepi 1895 1900 Right
12 Giuseppe Carbone 1900 1903 Left
13 Domenico Tripepi 1903 1906 Right
14 Demetrio Tripepi 1906 1911 Right
15 Fabrizio Plutino 1911 1914 Left
16 Giuseppe Valentino 1914 1924 Socialist
17 Nicola D'Avanzo 1924 1926 Socialist
Fascist Podestà (1926–1943)
1 Giuseppe Genoese Zerbi 1926 1930 PNF
2 Pasquale Mauritano 1930 1935 PNF
3 Francesco Giunta 1935 1943 PNF
Allied occupation (1943–1946)
18 Antonio Priolo 1943 1943 Socialist
19 Diego Andiloro 1943 1946 Socialist

Italian Republic (since 1946)

From 1946 to 1997, the Mayor of Reggio Calabria was elected by the City Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
1 Nicola Siles 2 May 1946 25 February 1947 DC DC  • PRI 1946
2 Giuseppe Romeo 25 February 1947 29 July 1956 DC DC  • PRI
DC  • PRI  • PLI 1951
3 Domenico Spoleti 29 July 1956 25 February 1958 DC DC  • PRI  • PLI 1956
4 Vittorio Barone Adesi 25 February 1958 5 January 1961 DC
5 Giuseppe Quattrone 4 January 1961 16 December 1963 DC DC  • PRI  • PLI  • PSDI 1960
6 Domenico Mannino 16 December 1963 2 March 1965 DC
(4) Vittorio Barone Adesi 2 March 1965 12 March 1966 DC DC  • PLI  • PSDI 1964
7 Pietro Battaglia 12 March 1966 18 November 1971 DC
8 Fortunato Licandro 18 November 1971 20 August 1975 DC 1970
9 Luigi Aliquò 20 August 1975 20 May 1977 DC DC  • PLI  • PRI  • PSDI 1975
10 Domenico Cuzzopoli 20 May 1977 28 November 1980 DC
11 Oreste Granillo 28 November 1980 11 November 1982 DC DC  • PSI  • PRI  • PSDI 1980
(10) Domenico Cuzzopoli 11 November 1982 18 February 1983 DC
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Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (18 February 1983–7 August 1983)[a]
12 Michele Musolino 7 August 1983 14 February 1984 PSI PSI  • PCI  • PSDI  • PRI 1983
13 Giovanni Palamara 14 February 1984 8 September 1985 PSI
14 Pino Mallamo 8 September 1985 14 September 1987 DC DC  • PRI  • PSDI
(12) Michele Musolino 14 September 1987 4 July 1988 Ind
(9) Luigi Aliquò 4 July 1988 1 September 1989 DC
(7) Pietro Battaglia 1 September 1989 28 February 1990 DC DC  • PSI  • PRI  • PSDI  • PLI 1989
15 Agatino Licandro 1 March 1990 4 July 1992 DC
16 Francesco Gangemi 4 July 1992 31 July 1992 DC
17 Giuseppe Reale 31 July 1992 23 November 1993 DC DC  • PSI  • PRI  • PSDI 1992
18 Italo Falcomatà 23 November 1993 28 April 1997 PDS PDS  • PSI  • PRI  • LR
Notes
  1. ^ Nominated by the Prefect after the City Council failed to elect a Mayor.

Since 1997, enacting a new law on local administrations, the Mayor of Reggio Calabria is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2001 every five years.

Mayor of Reggio Calabria Took office Left office Party Coalition Election
(18) Italo Falcomatà
(1943–2001) 		28 April 1997 14 May 2001 PDS
DS 		The Olive Tree 1997
14 May 2001 11 December 2001[a] The Olive Tree 2001
19 Giuseppe Scopelliti
(b. 1966) 		28 May 2002 28 May 2007 AN
PdL 		House of Freedoms 2002
28 May 2007 14 May 2010[b] House of Freedoms 2007
20 Demetrio Arena
(b. 1956) 		16 May 2011 9 October 2012[c] PdL PdL  • UDC  • MpA 2011
Special Commission tenure (9 October 2012 – 29 October 2014)[d]
21 Giuseppe Falcomatà
(b. 1983) 		29 October 2014 5 October 2020 PD PD  • SEL  • CD  • PSI 2014
5 October 2020[e] Incumbent PD  • IV  • PSI 2020
Notes
  1. ^ Died in office. The deputy Mayor Demetrio Naccari Carlizzi (DS) held the office till a new municipal election was held.
  2. ^ Resigned after being elected President of Calabria. The deputy Mayor Giuseppe Raffa (PdL) held the office till a new municipal election was held.
  3. ^ Removed from office.
  4. ^ Special Commission nominated after the municipal administration had been dissolved by the Government due to 'Ndrangheta association.
  5. ^ Election originally scheduled to take place in May 2020, then postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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