List of mayors of Biella

Mayor of Biella
Sindaco di Biella
Incumbent Claudio Corradino (Lega Nord) since 14 June 2019
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Website	Official website

The Mayor of Biella is an elected politician who, along with the Biella's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Biella in Piedmont, Italy. The current Mayor is Claudio Corradino, a member of the right-wing populist party Lega Nord, who took office on 14 June 2019. ^{[1] [2]}

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Biella, 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 1994 the Mayor is elected directly by Biella'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.

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Biella was elected by the city's Council.

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Virgilio Luisetti	1946	1949	Italian Socialist Party
2	Mario Coda Spirito	1949	1951	Italian Communist Party
3	Bruno Blotto Baldo	1951	1960	Christian Democracy
4	Novellino Casalvolone	1960	1964	Christian Democracy
5	Franco Borri Brunetto	1964	1980	Christian Democracy
6	Luigi Squillario	1980	1990	Christian Democracy
7	Luigi Petrini	1990	1992	Christian Democracy
8	Gianluca Susta	1992	1995	Christian Democracy

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Biella is chosen by direct election.

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
(8)	Gianluca Susta	7 May 1995	27 June 1999	Italian People's Party The Daisy
		27 June 1999	28 June 2004
9	Vittorio Barazzotto	28 June 2004	8 June 2009	The Daisy Democratic Party
10	Donato Gentile	8 June 2009	10 June 2014	The People of Freedom
11	Marco Cavicchioli	10 June 2014	14 June 2019	Democratic Party
12	Claudio Corradino	14 June 2019	Incumbent	Lega Nord

References

1. "Speciale elezioni 2019, il nuovo sindaco è Claudio Corradino". Comune di Biella (in Italian). 9 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
2. "Claudio Corradino dopo l'elezione a sindaco a piedi fino ad Oropa per ringraziare la Madonna". La Provincia di Biella (in Italian). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.