List of mayors of Matera

Mayor of Matera
Sindaco di Matera
Incumbent Domenico Bennardi (M5S) since 6 October 2020
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Formation	1860
Website	Official website

The Mayor of Matera is an elected politician who, along with the Matera's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Matera in Basilicata, Italy.

The current Mayor is Domenico Bennardi, a member of the anti-establishment party Five Star Movement (M5S), who took office on 6 October 2020. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Matera, 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 1994 the Mayor is elected directly by Matera'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 (1946–1994)

From 1946 to 1994, the Mayor of Matera was elected by the City's Council.

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Giovanni Padula	1946	1952	DC
2	Giuseppe Lamacchia	1952	1956	DC
3	Francesco Padula	1956	1957	DC
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1957–1960)
4	Ottavio Lonigro	1960	1964	DC
(2)	Giuseppe Lamacchia	1964	1967	DC
5	Michele De Ruggieri	1967	1968	DC
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1968–1970)
6	Francesco Andrea Gallo	1970	1975	DC
(3)	Francesco Padula	1975	1978	DC
7	Antonio Fiamma	1978	1980	DC
8	Francesco Di Caro	1980	1984	DC
9	Alfonso Pontradolfi	1984	1986	PSI
10	Francesco Saverio Acito	1986	1994	DC

Direct election (since 1994)

Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Matera is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party	Coalition		Election
11	Mario Manfredi	28 June 1994	8 June 1998	Ind		PDS  • PRC  • FdV	1994
12	Angelo Minieri	8 June 1998	27 May 2002	DS		DS  • PRC  • FdV  • PPI	1998
13	Michele Porcari	27 May 2002	11 June 2007	DS		DS  • PRC  • FdV  • DL	2002
14	Emilio Nicola Buccico	11 June 2007	26 October 2009 [lower-alpha 1]	AN		FI  • AN  • UDC	2007
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (26 October 2009 – 12 April 2010)
15	Salvatore Adduce	12 April 2010	15 June 2015	PD		PD  • IdV  • FdV  • UDC	2010
16	Raffaello De Ruggieri	15 June 2015	6 October 2020	Ind		FI  • PpI  • Ind	2015
17	Domenico Bennardi	6 October 2020 [lower-alpha 2]	Incumbent	M5S		M5S  • Volt  • EV  • PSI	2020

Notes

1. Resigned.
2. Election post-poned due to the coronavirus pandemic.

References

1. "Elezioni a Matera, gli auguri di Bardi per Bennardi" (in Italian). Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
2. "Ballottaggi, il centrodestra tiene Arezzo, il M5S vince a Matera" (in Italian). Il Giornale. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
3. "Matera, passaggio di consegne tra De Ruggeri e il neo eletto Domenico Bennardi: i dettagli" (in Italian). Matera News. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.