List of mayors of Ferrara

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Mayor of Ferrara
Sindaco di Ferrara
Ferrara-Stemma.svg
Alan Fabbri 00 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Alan Fabbri
since 11 June 2019
AppointerPopular election
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Formation1859
Website Official website
Ferrara's City Hall 230FerraraPalazzoComunale.JPG
Ferrara's City Hall

The Mayor of Ferrara is an elected politician who, along with Ferrara City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Ferrara in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

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The current Mayor is Alan Fabbri, a member of the right-wing populist party Lega Nord, who took office on 11 June 2019. [1] [2]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Ferrara, 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 1995 the Mayor is elected directly by Ferrara'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.

1105–1946

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Ferrara was elected by the City Council.

 MayorTerm startTerm endParty
1 Giovanni Buzzoni.jpg Giovanni Buzzoni
(1916–1989)
19461948 PCI
2 Italy politic personality icon.svg Werther Curti
(1916–1995)
19481951 PCI
3 Luisa Gallotti Balboni.jpg Luisa Gallotti Balboni
(1913–1979)
19511958 PCI
4 Italy politic personality icon.svg Spero Ghedini
(1911–1997)
19581964 PCI
5 Italy politic personality icon.svg Giuseppe Ferrari
(1920–2001)
19641970 PCI
6 Italy politic personality icon.svg Radames Costa
(1930–2020)
19701980 PCI
7 Claudio Vecchi.jpg Claudio Vecchi
(1929–2001)
19801983 PCI
8 Roberto Soffritti.jpg Roberto Soffritti
(b. 1941)
19831995 PCI

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Ferrara is chosen by popular election, originally every four and since 1999 every five years.

 MayorTerm startTerm endPartyCoalitionElection
(8) Roberto Soffritti.jpg Roberto Soffritti
(b. 1941)
8 May 199515 June 1999 PDS
DS
The Olive Tree
(PDS-PPI-SI-AD)
1995
9 Italy politic personality icon.svg Gaetano Sateriale
(b. 1951)
15 June 199914 June 2004 DS
PD
The Olive Tree
(DS-PPI-PRC-SDI)
1999
14 June 200424 June 2009 The Olive Tree
(DS-DL-PRC-FdV)
2004
10 Tiziano Tigliani (crop).jpg Tiziano Tagliani
(b. 1959)
24 June 200928 May 2014 PD PD   SEL   IdV
and leftist lists
2009
28 May 201411 June 2019 PD   SEL 2014
11 Alan Fabbri 00 (cropped).jpg Alan Fabbri
(b. 1979)
11 June 201911 June 2024 Lega Lega   FI   FdI 2019
11 June 2024Incumbent Lega   FI   FdI 2024

Timeline

List of mayors of Ferrara

See also

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References

  1. "Alan Fabbri (Lega) nuovo sindaco di Ferrara. Il rosso sparisce dopo 70 anni". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 10 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. "Passaggio di consegne storico, questa mattina, tra Tiziano Tagliani e Alan Fabbri, con una stretta di mano". Telestense (in Italian). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.