List of mayors of Reggio Calabria

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Mayor of Reggio Calabria
Sindaco di Reggio Calabria
Reggio Calabria-Stemma.svg
Giuseppe Falcomata.JPG
since 29 October 2014
AppointerPopular election
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Website Official website
Palazzo San Giorgio is the seat of the mayor of Reggio Calabria. Palazzo San Giorgio (a).jpg
Palazzo San Giorgio is the seat of the mayor of Reggio Calabria.

The mayor of Reggio Calabria is an elected politician who, along with the Reggio Calabria's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Reggio Calabria in Calabria, Italy.

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The current mayor is Giuseppe Falcomatà (PD), who took office on 29 October 2014.

Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

 MayorTerm startTerm endParty
1Francesco Pensabene18611864 Independent
2 Domenico Spanò Bolani 18641865 Right
3Francesco Pensabene18651868 Right
4 Baron Francesco Mantica18681870 Right
5 Domenico Spanò Bolani 18701875 Right
6Luigi De Blasio18751879 Left
7Fabrizio Plutino18791884 Left
8 Marquess Domenico Genoese Zerbi18841886 Right
9 Domenico Spanò Bolani 18861890 Right
10Pietro Foti18901895 Left
11 Domenico Tripepi 18951900 Right
12Giuseppe Carbone19001903 Left
13 Domenico Tripepi 19031906 Right
14Demetrio Tripepi19061911 Right
15Fabrizio Plutino19111914 Left
16 Giuseppe Valentino 19141924 Socialist
17Nicola D'Avanzo19241926 Socialist
Fascist Podestà (1926–1943)
1Giuseppe Genoese Zerbi19261930 PNF
2Pasquale Mauritano19301935 PNF
3 Francesco Giunta 19351943 PNF
Allied occupation (1943–1946)
18Antonio Priolo19431943 Socialist
19Diego Andiloro19431946 Socialist

Italian Republic (since 1946)

From 1946 to 1997, the Mayor of Reggio Calabria was elected by the City Council.

 MayorTerm startTerm endPartyCoalitionElection
1Nicola Siles2 May 194625 February 1947 DC DC   PRI 1946
2Giuseppe Romeo25 February 194729 July 1956 DC DC   PRI
DC   PRI   PLI 1951
3Domenico Spoleti29 July 195625 February 1958 DC DC   PRI   PLI 1956
4Vittorio Barone Adesi25 February 19585 January 1961 DC
5Giuseppe Quattrone4 January 196116 December 1963 DC DC   PRI   PLI   PSDI 1960
6Domenico Mannino16 December 19632 March 1965 DC
(4)Vittorio Barone Adesi2 March 196512 March 1966 DC DC   PLI   PSDI 1964
7Pietro Battaglia12 March 196618 November 1971 DC
8Fortunato Licandro18 November 197120 August 1975 DC 1970
9Luigi Aliquò20 August 197520 May 1977 DC DC   PLI   PRI   PSDI 1975
10Domenico Cuzzopoli20 May 197728 November 1980 DC
11Oreste Granillo28 November 198011 November 1982 DC DC   PSI   PRI   PSDI 1980
(10)Domenico Cuzzopoli11 November 198218 February 1983 DC
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Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (18 February 1983–7 August 1983) [lower-alpha 1]
12Michele Musolino7 August 198314 February 1984 PSI PSI   PCI   PSDI   PRI 1983
13Giovanni Palamara14 February 19848 September 1985 PSI
14Pino Mallamo8 September 198514 September 1987 DC DC   PRI   PSDI
(12)Michele Musolino14 September 19874 July 1988 Ind
(9)Luigi Aliquò4 July 19881 September 1989 DC
(7)Pietro Battaglia1 September 198928 February 1990 DC DC   PSI   PRI   PSDI   PLI 1989
15Agatino Licandro1 March 19904 July 1992 DC
16Francesco Gangemi4 July 199231 July 1992 DC
17Giuseppe Reale31 July 199223 November 1993 DC DC   PSI   PRI   PSDI 1992
18 Italo Falcomatà 23 November 199328 April 1997 PDS PDS   PSI   PRI   LR
Notes
  1. Nominated by the Prefect after the City Council failed to elect a Mayor.

Since 1997, enacting a new law on local administrations, the Mayor of Reggio Calabria is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2001 every five years.

Mayor of Reggio Calabria Took officeLeft officePartyCoalitionElection
(18) Italo Falcomata.jpg Italo Falcomatà
(1943–2001)
28 April 199714 May 2001 PDS
DS
The Olive Tree 1997
14 May 200111 December 2001 [lower-alpha 1] The Olive Tree 2001
19 Giuseppe Scopelliti.jpg Giuseppe Scopelliti
(b. 1966)
28 May 200228 May 2007 AN
PdL
House of Freedoms 2002
28 May 200714 May 2010 [lower-alpha 2] House of Freedoms 2007
20 Italy politic personality icon.svg Demetrio Arena
(b. 1956)
16 May 20119 October 2012 [lower-alpha 3] PdL PdL   UDC   MpA 2011
Special Commission tenure (9 October 2012 – 29 October 2014) [lower-alpha 4]
21 Giuseppe Falcomata.JPG Giuseppe Falcomatà
(b. 1983)
29 October 20145 October 2020 PD PD   SEL   CD   PSI 2014
5 October 2020 [lower-alpha 5] Incumbent PD   IV   PSI 2020
Notes
  1. Died in office. The deputy Mayor Demetrio Naccari Carlizzi (DS) held the office till a new municipal election was held.
  2. Resigned after being elected President of Calabria. The deputy Mayor Giuseppe Raffa (PdL) held the office till a new municipal election was held.
  3. Removed from office.
  4. Special Commission nominated after the municipal administration had been dissolved by the Government due to 'Ndrangheta association.
  5. Election originally scheduled to take place on May 2020, then postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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