List of mayors of Palermo

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Mayor of Palermo
Sindaco di Palermo
Palermo-Stemma.svg
Roberto Lagalla 2023 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Roberto Lagalla
since 20 June 2022
Residence Palazzo Pretorio
AppointerPopular election
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderSalesio Balsano
FormationJuly 1861
Salary€121,188
Website Official website
Palermo's City Hall Palermo-Palazzo-Pretorio-bjs2007-01.jpg
Palermo's City Hall

The mayor of Palermo is an elected politician who, along with the Palermo's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Palermo in Sicily, Italy. The current mayor is Roberto Lagalla, who took office on 20 June 2022. [1]

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Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Palermo is a member of the Palermo city council.

The mayor is elected by the population of Palermo. Citizens elect also the members of the city council, which also controls 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 1993 the mayor has been elected directly by Palermo'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.

Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

Mayors

In 1861, the nascent Kingdom of Italy created the office of the mayor of Palermo (Italian : Sindaco di Palermo), chosen by the city council.

  • 1861–1862: Salesio Balsano
  • 1862–1863: Mariano Stabile
  • 1863–1866: Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì
  • 1866–1868: Salesio Balsano
  • 1868–1873: Domenico Peranni
  • 1873–1876: Emanuale Notarbartolo
  • 1876–1878: Francesco Paolo Perez
  • 1878–1880: Giovanni Raffaele
  • 1880–1881: Salesio Balsano
  • 1881–1882: Nicolò Turrisi Colonna
  • 1882–1885: Pietro Ugo Delle Favare
  • 1885: Salvatore Romano Lo Faso
  • 1885: Giuseppe La Farina
  • 1885: Fortunato Vergara di Craco
  • 1885–1886: Giulio Benso della Verdura
  • 1886–1887: Nicolò Turrisi Colonna
  • 1887–1890: Giulio Benso della Verdura
  • 1890–1892: Emanuele Paternò
  • 1892–1893: Pietro Ugo Delle Favare
  • 1893–1895: Eugenio Olivieri
  • 1895–1897: Angelo Pantaleone
  • 1897–1898: Michele Amato Pojero
  • 1898–1900: Eugenio Olivieri
  • 1900: Mario Rebucci
  • 1900–1901: Paolo Beccadelli di Bologna
  • 1901–1902: Giuseppe Tasca Lanza
  • 1902: Pietro Vayrat
  • 1902–1903: Giuseppe Tasca Lanza
  • 1903–1905: Pietro Bonanno
  • 1905–1906: Girolamo di Martino
  • 1906–1907: Giuseppe Tasca Lanza
  • 1907–1908: Paolo Francesco Tesauro
  • 1908–1909: Gennaro Bladier
  • 1909–1910: Romualdo Trigona di Sant'Elia
  • 1910: Francesco Moncada Grispo
  • 1910–1911: Francesco Gay
  • 1911–1912: Girolamo Di Martino
  • 1912–1914: Vincenzo Di Salvo
  • 1914–1920: Salvatore Tagliavia
  • 1920–1924: Giuseppe Lanza di Scalea
  • 1924–1925: Gennaro Di Donato
  • 1925: Domenico Delli Santi
  • 1925–1926: Salvatore Di Marzo

Fascist Podestà

The Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and city councils in 1926, replacing them with an authoritarian Podestà chosen by the National Fascist Party:

  • 1926–1929: Salvatore Di Marzo
  • 1929–1933: Michele Spadafora
  • 1933–1934: prefectural dictator Giuseppe Borrelli
  • 1934–1939: Giuseppe Noto
  • 1939–1943: Giuseppe Sofia
  • 1943–1946: some special commissioners (Allied invasion of Sicily)

Republic of Italy (1946–present)

City council selection (1946–1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the mayor of Palermo was chosen by the city council.

 MayorTerm startTerm endPartyCoalition
1Gennaro PatricoloNovember 1946March 1948 UQ UQ   PLI
2Guido AvolioMarch 1948November 1948 UQ DC   PRI   PLI   UQ
3Gaspare CausenzaNovember 1948March 1951 DC DC   PRI   PLI
(2)Guido AvolioNovember 1951January 1952 DC
4 Gioacchino Scaduto July 1952December 1955 DC
5Luciano MaugeriJune 1956May 1958 DC
6 Salvatore Lima June 1958January 1963 DC
7Francesco Saverio DilibertoJanuary 1963June 1964 DC
8Paolo BevilacquaJuly 1964January 1965 DC
(6) Salvatore Lima January 1965July 1966 DC
(8)Paolo BevilacquaJuly 1966October 1968 DC
9Francesco SpagnoloOctober 1968November 1970 DC DC
10 Vito Ciancimino November 1970April 1971 DC DC   PRI   PLI
11Giacomo MarchelloApril 1971January 1976 DC
12Carmelo ScomaJanuary 1976October 1978 DC
13Giovanni LapiOctober 1978November 1978 DC
14Salvatore MantioneNovember 1978July 1980 DC
15Nello MartellucciJuly 1980April 1983 DC
16 Elda Pucci April 1983April 1984 DC DC   PSI   PRI   PLI
17 Giuseppe Insalaco April 1984August 1984 DC
18Stefano CamilleriAugust 1984October 1984 DC
(15)Nello MartellucciOctober 1984December 1984 DC
19 Leoluca Orlando July 1985August 1990 DC
20 Domenico Lo Vasco August 1990June 1992 DC
21 Aldo Rizzo June 1992December 1992 SI PDS   FdV   PSDI   SI
22Manlio OrobelloDecember 1992April 1993 PSI DC   PSI   PRI   PLI

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the mayor of Palermo is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and later every five years.


Mayor of Palermo Took officeLeft officePartyCoalitionElection
(19) Leoluca Orlando 1992.jpg Leoluca Orlando
(b. 1947)
3 December 19935 December 1997 LR Progressives
(PDS-PRC-LR-FdV)
1993
6 December 199718 December 2000 [a] The Olive Tree
(PDS-PPI-PRC-LR-FdV)
1997
Special Commissioner tenure (19 December 2000 – 4 December 2001)
23 Diego cammarata.jpg Diego Cammarata
(b. 1951)
5 December 200114 May 2007 FI
PdL
House of Freedoms
(FI-AN-CCD-CDU)
2001
15 May 200726 January 2012 House of Freedoms
(FI-AN-UDC)
2007
Special Commissioner tenure (27 January – 22 May 2012)
(19) Leoluca Orlando 2016 (cropped).jpg Leoluca Orlando
(b. 1947)
22 May 201222 June 2017 LR18
PD
IdV   FdS   FdV
and leftist lists
2012
22 June 201720 June 2022 PD   SI   PRC
and leftist lists
2017
24 Roberto Lagalla 2023 (cropped).jpg Roberto Lagalla
(b. 1955)
20 June 2022Incumbent UDC FI   FdI   IV
Lega   UDC
2022
Notes
  1. Resigned in order to participate in the 2001 regional election.

See also

References

  1. "Sindaci e commissari dal 1861 a oggi". Comune di Palermo. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.