Mayor of Genoa | |
---|---|
Sindaco di Genova | |
![]() | |
Seat | Palazzo Doria-Tursi |
Appointer | Electorate of Genoa |
Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
Inaugural holder | Antonio Profumo |
Formation | 15 March 1849 |
Deputy | Massimo Nicolò |
Salary | €88,428 annually |
Website | comune.genova.it |
The mayor of Genoa (Italian: sindaco di Genova) is an elected politician who, along with the Genoa City Council of 40 members, is accountable for the strategic government of the municipality of Genoa, Liguria, Italy.
In 1848 the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia created the office of the Mayor of Genoa (Sindaco di Genova), chosen by Genoa citizens.
Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Antonio Profumo | 15 March 1849 | 22 December 1851 | Right |
2 | Stefano Centurione | 22 December 1851 | 1 March 1853 | Right |
3 | Domenico Elena | 1 March 1853 | 22 October 1856 | Right |
4 | Giuseppe Morro | 22 October 1856 | 25 February 1860 | Right |
5 | Ludovico Pallavicino | 25 February 1860 | 12 December 1860 | Right |
6 | Gerolamo Gavotti | 12 December 1860 | 26 December 1861 | Right |
In 1861 the Kingdom of Italy continued the previous office, chosen by the City council. In 1926, the Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils, replacing them with an authoritarian Podestà chosen by the National Fascist Party.
Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gerolamo Gavotti | 26 December 1861 | 20 August 1864 | Right | |||
2 | Luigi Gropallo | 20 August 1864 | 18 January 1866 | Right | |||
3 | Andrea Podestà | 18 January 1866 | 30 June 1876 | Right | |||
4 | Lazzaro Negrotto Cambiaso | 30 June 1876 | 9 January 1879 | Independent | |||
5 | Enrico Parodi | 9 January 1879 | 31 December 1883 | Right | |||
(3) | Andrea Podestà | 31 December 1883 | 27 May 1888 | Right | |||
6 | Stefano Castagnola | 27 May 1888 | 16 March 1891 | Right | |||
7 | Giacomo Doria | 16 March 1891 | 23 January 1892 | Independent | |||
(3) | Andrea Podestà | 23 January 1892 | 20 July 1895 | Right | |||
8 | Raffaele Pratolongo | 20 July 1895 | 13 May 1896 | Left | |||
9 | Francesco Pozzo | 13 May 1896 | 14 April 1903 | Left | |||
10 | Giovanni Battista Boragini | 14 April 1903 | 25 January 1905 | Left | |||
11 | Alberto Cerruti | 25 January 1905 | 18 July 1906 | Independent | |||
12 | Gerolamo Da Passano | 18 July 1906 | 6 August 1910 | Right | |||
13 | Giacomo Grasso | 6 August 1910 | 2 July 1914 | Liberal | |||
12 | Emilio Massone | 2 July 1914 | 27 November 1920 | Liberal | |||
13 | Federico Ricci | 27 November 1920 | 16 December 1926 | Independent | |||
Fascist Podestà (1926-1945) | |||||||
1 | Eugenio Broccardi | 16 December 1926 | 7 September 1933 | PNF | |||
2 | Carlo Bombrini | 7 September 1933 | 19 March 1940 | PNF | |||
3 | Aldo Gardini | 19 March 1940 | 6 November 1944 | PNF | |||
4 | Giulio Segoni | 6 November 1944 | 25 April 1945 | PFR | |||
Liberation (1945-1946) | |||||||
14 | Vannuccio Faralli | 25 April 1945 | 4 December 1946 | PSI |
From 1945 to 1993, the Mayor of Genoa was chosen by the City Council.
Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Giovanni Tarello | 4 December 1946 | 23 February 1948 | PCI | PCI • PSI | 1946 |
2 | Gelasio Adamoli | 23 February 1948 | 16 June 1951 | PCI | ||
3 | Vittorio Pertusio | 16 June 1951 | 2 July 1956 | DC | DC | 1951 |
2 July 1956 | 27 May 1960 | 1956 | ||||
- | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (27 May 1960–8 February 1961) [a] | |||||
(3) | Vittorio Pertusio | 8 February 1961 | 2 February 1965 | DC | DC | 1960 |
4 | Augusto Pedullà | 2 February 1965 | 5 January 1966 | DC | 1964 | |
- | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (5 January 1966–14 July 1966) [b] | |||||
(4) | Augusto Pedullà | 14 July 1966 | 15 October 1971 | DC | DC • PSI | 1966 |
5 | Giancarlo Piombino | 15 October 1971 | 2 April 1975 | DC | 1971 | |
6 | Fulvio Cerofolini | 2 April 1975 | 2 August 1976 | PSI | PCI • PSI | |
2 August 1976 | 21 September 1981 | 1976 | ||||
21 September 1981 | 13 October 1985 | PCI • PSI • PSDI [c] | 1981 | |||
7 | Cesare Campart | 13 October 1985 | 2 August 1990 | PRI | DC • PSI • PSDI • PRI • PLI | 1985 |
8 | Romano Merlo | 2 August 1990 | 3 December 1992 | PSDI | PCI • PSI • PSDI • PRI | 1990 |
9 | Claudio Burlando | 3 December 1992 | 19 May 1993 | PDS | PDS • PSI • PSDI | |
- | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (19 May 1993 – 7 December 1993) [d] |
Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Genoa is chosen by direct election, originally every four then every five years.
Mayor of Genoa | Took office | Left office | Party | Coalition | Election | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | ![]() | Adriano Sansa (b. 1940) | 7 December 1993 | 1 December 1997 | Ind centre-left | PDS • AD • FdV | 1993 | |
11 | ![]() | Giuseppe Pericu (1937–2022) | 1 December 1997 | 28 May 2002 | PDS DS | The Olive Tree (PDS-PPI-PRC-RI) | 1997 | |
28 May 2002 | 30 May 2007 | The Olive Tree (DS-DL-PRC-PdCI-FdV) | 2002 | |||||
12 | ![]() | Marta Vincenzi (b. 1947) | 30 May 2007 | 21 May 2012 | DS PD | The Union (DS-DL-PRC-PdCI-FdV-IdV) | 2007 | |
13 | ![]() | Marco Doria (b. 1957) | 21 May 2012 | 27 June 2017 | SEL | PD • SEL • FdS | 2012 | |
14 | ![]() | Marco Bucci (b. 1959) | 27 June 2017 | 17 June 2022 | Ind | FI • LN • FdI • DI | 2017 | |
17 June 2022 | 10 December 2024 [a] | FI • L • FdI • C! • IV • UDC | 2022 | |||||
15 | ![]() | Silvia Salis (b. 1985) | 30 May 2025 | Incumbent | Ind | PD • AVS • M5S • IV | 2025 |
The election took place in two rounds: the first on 21 November, the second on 5 December 1993.
|
|
The election took place on two rounds: the first on 16 November, the second on 30 November 1997.
|
|
The election took place on 26 May 2002.
|
|
The election took place on 27–28 May 2007.
|
|
The election took place on two rounds: the first on 6–7 May, the second on 20–21 May 2012.
|
|
The election took place on two rounds: the first on 11 June, the second on 25 June 2017.
|
|
The election took place on 12 June 2022.
|
|
The election took place on 25–26 May 2025.
|
|