List of mayors of Turin

Mayor of Turin
Sindaco di Torino
Incumbent Stefano Lo Russo since 27 October 2021
Residence	Palazzo Civico
Appointer	Electorate of Turin
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Francesco Luigi de Margherita
Formation	30 November 1848
Deputy	Michela Favaro
Salary	€62,592 annually
Website

Turin's City Hall

The mayor of Turin (Italian: sindaco di Torino) is an elected politician who, along with the Turin City Council of 40 members, is accountable for the government of Turin, in the Italian region of Piedmont. The incumbent mayor is Stefano Lo Russo, a university professor of Geology and member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 27 October 2021.

List

Kingdom of Sardinia (1814–1848)

From 1814 to 1848, the City of Turin was administrated by a Decurionato (City Council) led by two annual syndics (sindici). ^[1]

Syndics	Term start	Term end	Party
Paolo Mazzetti di Saluggia Giovanni Battista Arbaudi	1 January 1814	31 December 1815	Legitimist
Bernardo Ripa di Meana Giulio Marenco di Moriondo	1 January 1816	31 December 1816	Legitimist
Michele Provana del Sabbione Saverio Morelli	1 January 1817	31 December 1817	None
Agostino Lascaris di Ventimiglia Giuseppe Cavalli	1 January 1818	31 December 1818	None
Michele Provana del Sabbione Luigi Bertalazone di San Fermo	1 January 1819	31 December 1819	None
Enrico Seyssel d'Aix Giuseppe Sobrero	1 January 1820	31 December 1820	None
Luigi Coardi Bagnasco Gaetano Calliani	1 January 1821	31 December 1821	None
Giuseppe Provana di Collegno Giuseppe Adami di Bergolo	1 January 1822	31 December 1822	None
Domenico Rovero di Piobesi Giuseppe Gaetano Rignon	1 January 1823	31 December 1823	None
Carlo Perrone di San Martino Pietro Gay di Quarti	1 January 1824	31 December 1824	None
Cesare Romagnano di Virle Edoardo Tholozan	1 January 1825	31 December 1825	None
Tancredi Farletti di Barolo Davide Revelly	1 January 1826	31 December 1827	None
Giacomo Asinari di Bernezzo Luigi Francesetti di Hautecourt e Mezzenile	1 January 1828	31 December 1828	None
Luigi Nomis di Cossilla Luigi Ricciolio	1 January 1829	31 December 1829	None
Giuseppe Provana di Collegno Gerolamo Cravosio	1 January 1830	31 December 1831	None
Enrico Seyssel d'Aix Ignazio Michelotti	1 January 1832	31 December 1832	None
Michele Benso di Cavour Giuseppe Villa	1 January 1833	31 December 1834	None
Carlo Pallio di Rinco Luca Martin di San Martino	1 January 1835	31 December 1835	None
Luigi Mola di Larissé Giovanni Ignazio Pansoya	1 January 1836	31 December 1836	None
Carlo Nicolis di Robilant Amedeo Chiavarina di Rubiana	1 January 1837	31 December 1837	None
Carlo Cacherano d'Osasco Giuseppe Bosco di Ruffino	1 January 1838	31 December 1838	None
Carlo Galli della Loggia Luigi Rostagno di Villaretto	1 January 1839	31 December 1839	None
Giuseppe Pochettini di Serravalle Ignazio Marchetti Melina	1 January 1840	31 December 1840	None
Paolo Gazzelli di Rossana Pietro Villanis	1 January 1841	31 December 1841	None
Antonio Nomis di Pollone Angelo Borbonese	1 January 1842	31 December 1843	None
Cesare Romagnano di Virle Giuseppe Ponte di Pino	1 January 1844	31 December 1844	None
Giuseppe Pochettini di Serravalle Giuseppe Bosco di Ruffino	1 January 1845	31 December 1845	None
Vittorio Colli di Felizzano Giovanni Nigra	1 January 1846	31 December 1848	None

Kingdom of Sardinia (1848–1861)

The office of Mayor of Turin (Sindaco di Torino) was created by the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1848 after the promulgation of the Albertine Statute. ^[1]

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Luigi de Margherita	31 December 1848	7 April 1849	Moderate
2	Carlo Pinchia	7 April 1849	1 February 1850	Moderate
3	Giorgio Bellono	1 February 1850	1 January 1853	Moderate
4	Giovanni Notta	1 January 1853	3 February 1860	Moderate
5	Augusto Nomis di Cossilla	3 February 1860	26 December 1861	Moderate

Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

After the creation of the Kingdom of Italy, the mayor of Turin was elected as continuation of the previous office created during the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. The Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils in 1926, replacing them with an authoritarian Podestà chosen by the National Fascist Party. The office of mayor was restored in 1945 during the Allied occupation. ^[1]

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
6	Emanuele Luserna di Rorà	26 December 1861	1 January 1866	Right
7	Giovanni Filippo Galvagno	1 January 1866	1 April 1869	Independent
8	Cesare Valperga di Masino	1 April 1869	20 November 1870	Right
9	Felice Rignon	20 November 1870	19 January 1878	Right
10	Luigi Ferraris	19 January 1878	28 March 1883	Right
11	Ernesto Balbo Bertone di Sambuy	28 March 1883	1 January 1887	Right
12	Melchiorre Voli	1 January 1887	26 June 1895	Left
(9)	Felice Rignon	26 June 1895	13 April 1898	Right
13	Severino Casana	13 April 1898	26 September 1902	Left
14	Alfonso Badini Confalonieri	26 September 1902	6 July 1903	Left
15	Secondo Frola	6 July 1903	28 July 1909	Right
16	Teofilo Rossi	28 July 1909	15 June 1917	Liberal
17	Leopoldo Usseglio	15 June 1917	17 October 1917	Liberal
(15)	Secondo Frola	17 October 1917	24 November 1919	Liberal
18	Riccardo Cattaneo	19 November 1920	2 July 1923	Liberal
–	Donato Etna	26 June 1925	4 December 1926	Special Commissioner
Fascist Podestà (1926–1945)
–	Luigi Balbo Bertone di Sambuy	4 December 1926	11 September 1928	Special Commissioner
–	Umberto Ricci	11 September 1928	11 February 1929	Special Commissioner
1	Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel	11 February 1929	4 February 1935	PNF
2	Ugo Sartirana	4 February 1935	25 June 1938	PNF
3	Cesare Giovara	25 June 1938	24 August 1939	PNF
4	Matteo Bonino	24 August 1939	18 August 1943	PNF
5	Bruno Villabruna	18 August 1943	20 September 1943	PFR
6	Michele Fassio	2 December 1944	25 April 1945	PFR
Allied occupation (1945–1946)
19	Giovanni Roveda	28 April 1945	17 December 1946	Communist

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the mayor of Turin was elected by the City Council. ^[1]

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party	Coalition	Election
1	Celeste Negarville	17 December 1946	13 May 1948	PCI	PCI · PSI	1946
2	Domenico Coggiola	13 May 1948	16 July 1951	PCI
3	Amedeo Peyron	16 July 1951	26 February 1962	DC	DC · PLI	1951
						1956
						1960
4	Giovanni Carlo Anselmetti	26 February 1962	21 October 1964	DC
5	Luciano Jona	21 October 1964	20 February 1965	PLI
6	Giuseppe Grosso	20 February 1965	9 September 1968	DC		1964
7	Andrea Guglielminetti	9 September 1968	22 July 1970	DC
8	Giovanni Porcellana	22 July 1970	12 April 1973	DC	DC · PSI · PSDI · PRI ( Organic centre-left )	1970
9	Guido Secreto	12 April 1973	5 December 1973	PSDI
10	Giovanni Picco	5 December 1973	14 July 1975	DC
11	Diego Novelli	14 July 1975	25 January 1985	PCI	PCI · PSI	1975
						1980
12	Giorgio Cardetti	25 January 1985	20 July 1987	PSI
					DC · PSI · PLI · PSDI · PRI ( Pentapartito )	1985
13	Maria Magnani Noya	20 July 1987	30 July 1990	PSI
14	Valerio Zanone	30 July 1990	11 February 1992	PLI		1990
15	Giovanna Cattaneo Incisa	11 February 1992	14 December 1992	PRI
-	Riccardo Malpica	14 December 1992	24 June 1993		Special prefectural commissioner [lower-alpha 1]	–

Notes

1. Nominated by the prefect after the mayor and the members of the City Council resigned in order to hold a new election under the provision of the new local electoral law

Direct election (since 1993)

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

	Mayor of Turin		Took office	Left office	Party	Coalition		Election
16		Valentino Castellani (b. 1940)	24 June 1993	12 May 1997	Ind		PDS · AD · FdV	1993
			12 May 1997	28 May 2001			The Olive Tree	1997
17		Sergio Chiamparino (b. 1948)	28 May 2001	30 May 2006	DS PD		The Olive Tree	2001
			30 May 2006	16 May 2011			The Olive Tree	2006
18		Piero Fassino (b. 1949)	16 May 2011	20 June 2016	PD		PD · SEL · IdV	2011
19		Chiara Appendino (b. 1984)	20 June 2016	27 October 2021	M5S		M5S	2016
20		Stefano Lo Russo (b. 1975)	27 October 2021 [lower-alpha 1]	Incumbent	PD		PD · Mod · SI	2021

Notes

1. Election originally scheduled for June 2021 then postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy

Timeline

Elections

Mayoral and City Council election, 1993

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 6 June, the second on 20 June 1993.

Results

Summary of the 1993 Turin City Council election results Parties and coalitions Votes  % Seats Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) PRC 63,842 14.65% 5 The Network (La Rete) LR 30,890 7.09% 2 Green Alliance (Alleanza Verde) AV 15,034 3.45% 1 Pensioners' Party (Partito Pensionati) PP 5,890 1.35% 0 Novelli coalition (Left-wing) 115,656 26.54% 8 Lega Nord LN 102,045 23.41% 7 Democratic Party of the Left (Partito Democratico della Sinistra) PDS 41,553 9.53% 14 Democratic Alliance (Alleanza Democratica) AD 31,366 7.20% 10 Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) FdV 18,034 4.14% 6 Castellani coalition (Centre-left) 90,953 20.87% [lower-alpha 1] 30 Christian Democracy (Democrazia Cristiana) DC 54,230 12.44% 4 Italian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano) PLI 11,697 2.68% 0 Zanetti coalition (Centre) 65,927 15.13% 4 Italian Social Movement (Movimento Sociale Italiano) MSI 25,555 5.86% 1 Others 35,679 8.19% 0 Total 435,815 100% 50 Votes cast / turnout 639,386 77.08% Registered voters 829,491 Source: Ministry of the Interior

Candidate Party Coalition First round Second round Votes % Votes % Diego Novelli LR PRC-LR 217,506 36.12 208,596 42.68 Valentino Castellani Ind PDS-AD-FdV 122,423 20.33 280,092 57.32 Domenico Comino LN 117,410 19.50 Giovanni Zanetti DC DC-PLI 79,050 13.13 Ugo Martinat MSI 27,798 4.62 Others 38,014 6.32 Eligible voters 829,491 100.00 829,491 100.00 Voted 639,386 77.08 514,779 62.06 Blank or invalid ballots 37,185 26,091 Total valid votes 602,201 488,688

Notes

1. As a result of the majority bonus granted by the electoral law to the candidate who wins the run-off competition if no coalition reaches more than 50% of the votes on the first round

Mayoral and City Council election, 1997

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 27 April, the second on 11 May 1997.

Results

Summary of the 1997 Turin City Council election results Parties and coalitions Votes  % Seats Democratic Party of the Left (Partito Democratico della Sinistra) PDS 85,857 18.97% 14 Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) [lower-alpha 1] PRC 53,536 11.83% 8 Democratic Alliance (Alleanza Democratica) AD 30,580 6.76% 5 Italian People's Party (Partito Popolare Italiano) PPI 17,470 3.86% 2 Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) FdV 12,101 2.67% 1 Pensioners' Party (Partito Pensionati) PP 4,514 1.00% 0 Castellani coalition (Centre-left) 204,508 45.09% 30 Forza Italia FI 123,622 27.32% 12 National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) AN 42,874 9.47% 4 Christian Democratic Centre (Centro Cristiano Democratico) CCD 21,291 4.70% 2 Others 6,890 1.52% 0 Costa coalition (Centre-right) 194,977 43.02% 18 Lega Nord LN 30,516 6.74% 2 Others 23,273 4.34% 0 Total 452,524 100% 50 Votes cast / turnout 587,636 73.68% Registered voters 797,552 Source: Ministry of the Interior

Candidate Party Coalition First round Second round Votes % Votes % Raffaele Costa FI Pole for Freedoms 240,259 43.32 268,213 49.60 Valentino Castellani Ind The Olive Tree 196,361 35.40 272,506 50.40 Eleonora Artesio PRC 54,070 9.75 Domenico Comino LN 35,928 6.48 Others 28,036 5.05 Eligible voters 797,552 100.00 797,552 100.00 Voted 587,636 73.68 555,286 69.62 Blank or invalid ballots 32,982 14,567 Total valid votes 554,654 540,719

Notes

1. Officially endorsed the centre-left coalition candidate only on the second round

Mayoral and City Council election, 2001

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 13 May, the second on 27 May 2001.

Results

Summary of the 2001 Turin City Council election results Parties and coalitions Votes  % Seats Forza Italia FI 154,773 32.27% 15 National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) AN 37,413 7.80% 3 Lega Nord LN 11,259 2.35% 1 Christian Democratic Centre (Centro Cristiano Democratico) CCD 8,968 1.87% 0 Others 15,523 3.24% 0 Rosso coalition (Centre-right) 227,954 47.53% 19 The Daisy (La Margherita) DL 88,832 18.43% 14 Democrats of the Left (Democratici di Sinistra) DS 80,759 16.84% 13 Party of Italian Communists (Comunisti Italiani) PdCI 12,274 2.56% 2 Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) FdV 6,356 1.33% 1 Others 7,049 1.47% 0 Chiamparino coalition (Centre-left) 194,820 40.62% [lower-alpha 1] 30 Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) PRC 17,002 3.54% 1 Others 38,863 8.21% 0 Total 479,639 100% 50 Votes cast / turnout 637,160 82.57% Registered voters 771,683 Source: Ministry of the Interior

Candidate Party Coalition First round Second round Votes % Votes % Sergio Chiamparino DS The Olive Tree 269,435 44.90 285,991 52.82 Roberto Rosso FI House of Freedoms 266,704 44.44 255,450 47.18 Others 63,977 10.66 Eligible voters 771,683 100.00 771,683 100.00 Voted 637,160 82.57 550,947 71.40 Blank or invalid ballots 37,044 9,506 Total valid votes 600,116 541,441

Notes

1. As a result of the majority bonus granted by the electoral law to the candidate who wins the run-off competition if no coalition reaches more than 50% of the votes on the first round

Mayoral and City Council election, 2006

The election took place on 28–29 May 2006.

Results

Summary of the 2006 Turin City Council election results Parties and coalitions Votes  % Seats The Olive Tree (L'Ulivo) 152,162 39.47% 23 Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) PRC 30,254 7.85% 4 Moderates (Moderati) Mod 15,236 3.95% 2 Party of Italian Communists (Comunisti Italiani) PdCI 11,894 3.09% 1 Others 35,687 9.26% 3 Chiamparino coalition (Centre-left) 245,233 63.62% 33 Forza Italia FI 56,319 14.61% 8 National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) AN 32,724 8.49% 5 Union of the Centre (Unione di Centro) UDC 19,391 5.03% 3 Lega Nord LN 9,549 2.48% 1 Others 5,985 1.55% 0 Buttiglione coalition (Centre-right) 123,968 32.16% 17 Others 16,279 4.22% 0 Total 385,480 100% 50 Votes cast / turnout 477,038 64.74% Registered voters 736,892 Source: Ministry of the Interior

Candidate Party Coalition First round Votes % Sergio Chiamparino DS The Olive Tree 307,915 66.60 Rocco Buttiglione UDC House of Freedoms 136,138 29.45 Others 18,278 3.95 Eligible voters 736,892 100.00 Voted 477,038 64.74 Blank or invalid ballots 14,707 Total valid votes 462,331

Mayoral and City Council election, 2011

The election took place on 15–16 May 2011.

Results

Summary of the 2011 Turin City Council election results Parties and coalitions Votes  % Seats Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) PD 138,103 34.50% 16 Moderates (Moderati) Mod 36,267 9.06% 4 Left Ecology Freedom (Sinistra Ecologia e Libertà) SEL 22,647 5.66% 2 Italy of Values (Italia dei Valori) IdV 19,055 4.76% 2 Others 10.075 2.51% 0 Fassino coalition (Centre-left) 226,147 56.50% 24 The People of Freedom (Il Popolo della Libertà) PdL 73,197 18.29% 8 Lega Nord LN 27,451 6.86% 3 The Right (La Destra) LD 2,396 0.60% 0 Others 4,395 1.09% 0 Coppola coalition (Centre-right) 107,439 26.84% 11 Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) M5S 21,078 5.27% 2 Union of the Centre & allies (Unione di Centro) UDC 20,655 5.16% 2 Talking Cricket List & allies (Lista del Grillo Parlante) LGP 14,517 3.63% 1 Others 10,421 2.59% 0 Total 400,257 100% 40 Votes cast / turnout 470,946 66.53% Registered voters 707,817 Source: Ministry of the Interior

Candidate Party Coalition First round Votes % Piero Fassino PD PD-SEL-IdV-Mod 255,242 56.66 Michele Coppola PdL PdL-LN-LD-PP-AdC 122,982 27.30 Vittorio Bertola M5S 22,403 4.97 Alberto Musy UDC UDC-FLI 21,896 4.86 Others 27,951 6.20 Eligible voters 707,817 100.00 Voted 470,946 66.53 Blank or invalid ballots 20,472 Total valid votes 450,474

Mayoral and City Council election, 2016

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 5 June, the second on 19 June 2016.

Results

Summary of the 2016 Turin City Council election results Parties and coalitions Votes  % Seats Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) PD 106,818 29.77% 9 Moderates (Moderati) Mod 21,307 5.94% 1 Fassino List (Lista Fassino) LF 14,898 4.15% 1 Left for the City (Sinistra per la Città) SpC 7,253 2.02% 0 Fassino coalition (Centre-left) 150,276 41.88% 11 Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) M5S 107,680 30.01% [lower-alpha 1] 24 Lega Nord LN 20,769 5.79% 2 Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) FdI 5,259 1.47% 0 Others 4,983 1.39% 0 Morano coalition (Right-wing) 31,011 8.64% 2 Forza Italia & allies FI 19,686 5.49% 1 Union of the Centre & allies (Unione di Centro) UDC 18,751 5.23% 1 Turin in Common & allies (Torino in Comune) TiC 13,436 3.74% 1 Others 17,965 5.01% 0 Total 358,805 100% 40 Votes cast / turnout 397,811 57.18% Registered voters 695,740 Source: Ministry of the Interior

Candidate Party Coalition First round Second round Votes % Votes % Piero Fassino PD PD-Mod 160,023 41.84 168,880 45.44 Chiara Appendino M5S 118,273 30.92 202,764 54.56 Alberto Morano LN LN-FdI 32,103 8.39 Osvaldo Napoli FI 20,349 5.32 Roberto Rosso UDC 19,334 5.05 Giorgio Airaudo SEL SEL-PRC 14,166 3.70 Others 18,225 4.78 Eligible voters 695,740 100.00 695,740 100.00 Voted 397,811 57.18 378,586 54.41 Blank or invalid ballots 15,308 6,492 Total valid votes 382,503 371,544

Notes

1. As a result of the majority bonus granted by the electoral law to the candidate who wins the run-off competition if no coalition reaches more than 50% of the votes on the first round

Mayoral and City Council election, 2021

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 3–4 October, the second on 17–18 October 2021.

Results

Summary of the 2021 Turin City Council election results Parties and coalitions Votes  % Seats Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) PD 85,890 28.56% 17 Lo Russo List (Lista Lo Russo) LR 15,013 4.99% 2 Ecologist Left (Sinistra Ecologista) SE 10,807 3.59% 2 Moderates (Moderati) Mod 10,177 3.38% 2 Others 10,367 3.45% 1 Lo Russo coalition (Centre-left) 132,254 43.97% 24 Very Beautiful Turin (Torino Bellissima) TB 35,658 11.86% 5 Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) FdI 31,490 10.47% 3 Lega LN 29,593 9.84% 3 Forza Italia-Union of the Centre FI-UDC 15,951 5.30% 2 Others 4,861 1.61% 0 Damilano coalition (Center-right) 117,553 39.08% 13 Five Star Movement & allies M5S 26,769 8.90% 3 Others 24,207 8.05% 0 Total 300,783 100% 40 Votes cast / turnout 331,556 48.08% Registered voters 689,684 Source: Ministry of the Interior

Candidate Party Coalition First round Second round Votes % Votes % Stefano Lo Russo PD PD-Mod-SI 140,200 43.86 168,997 59.23 Paolo Damilano Ind FI-L-FdI-UDC-PdF 124,347 38.90 116,322 40.77 Valentina Scanga M5S M5S-EV 28,785 9.01 Angelo D'Orsi PRC PCI-PRC-SA 8,095 2.53 Others 18,216 5.96 Eligible voters 689,684 100.00 689,684 100.00 Voted 331,566 48.08 290,632 42.14 Blank or invalid ballots 11,923 5,313 Total valid votes 319,643 285,319

Deputy Mayor

The office of the Deputy Mayor of Turin was officially created in 1993 with the adoption of the new local administration law. The Deputy Mayor is nominated and eventually dismissed by the mayor.

	Deputy	Term start	Term end	Party	Mayor
1	Guido Brosio	5 July 1993	12 May 1997	AD	Castellani
2	Domenico Carpanini	20 May 1997	28 February 2001 [lower-alpha 1]	PDS
3	Marco Calgaro	28 June 2001	30 May 2006	DL	Chiamparino
4	Tommaso Dealessandri	13 June 2006	16 May 2011	PD
		2 June 2011	16 July 2013 [lower-alpha 2]		Fassino
5	Elide Tisi	16 July 2013	20 June 2016	PD
6	Guido Montanari	1 July 2016	15 July 2019 [lower-alpha 3]	M5S	Appendino
7	Sonia Schellino	29 July 2019	27 October 2021	M5S
8	Michela Favaro	28 October 2021	Incumbent	PD	Lo Russo

Notes

1. Died in office
2. Resigned
3. DIsmissed by the mayor

See also

• it:Sindaci di Torino (since 1564)
• Timeline of Turin

References

1. Davide Giovanni Cravero, Trecento anni di vita del Palazzo Civico di Torino: 1663–1963, Published by the City of Turin, 1964, available online here

Bibliography

• Davide Giovanni Cravero, Trecento anni di vita del Palazzo Civico di Torino: 1663–1963, Published by the City of Turin, 1964, available online here

External links

• Photo Gallery of the mayors of Turin 1945–2005