Mayor of Ferrara
Sindaco di Ferrara
Incumbent
Alan Fabbri
since 11 June 2019
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1859
WebsiteOfficial website
Ferrara's City Hall

The Mayor of Ferrara is an elected politician who, along with Ferrara City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Ferrara in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

The current Mayor is Alan Fabbri, a member of the right-wing populist party Lega Nord, who took office on 11 June 2019.[1][2]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Ferrara, 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 1995 the Mayor is elected directly by Ferrara'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.

1105–1946

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Ferrara was elected by the City Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Giovanni Buzzoni
(1916–1989)		 1946 1948 PCI
2 Werther Curti
(1916–1995)		 1948 1951 PCI
3 Luisa Gallotti Balboni
(1913–1979)		 1951 1958 PCI
4 Spero Ghedini
(1911–1997)		 1958 1964 PCI
5 Giuseppe Ferrari
(1920–2001)		 1964 1970 PCI
6 Radames Costa
(1930–2020)		 1970 1980 PCI
7 Claudio Vecchi
(1929–2001)		 1980 1983 PCI
8 Roberto Soffritti
(b. 1941)		 1983 1995 PCI

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Ferrara is chosen by popular election, originally every four and since 1999 every five years.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
(8) Roberto Soffritti
(b. 1941)		 8 May 1995 15 June 1999 PDS
DS		 The Olive Tree
(PDS-PPI-SI-AD)		 1995
9 Gaetano Sateriale
(b. 1951)		 15 June 1999 14 June 2004 DS
PD		 The Olive Tree
(DS-PPI-PRC-SDI)		 1999
14 June 2004 24 June 2009 The Olive Tree
(DS-DL-PRC-FdV)		 2004
10 Tiziano Tagliani
(b. 1959)		 24 June 2009 28 May 2014 PD PD • SEL • IdV
and leftist lists		 2009
28 May 2014 11 June 2019 PD • SEL 2014
11 Alan Fabbri
(b. 1979)		 11 June 2019 Incumbent Lega Lega • FI • FdI 2019

Timeline

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Alan Fabbri (Lega) nuovo sindaco di Ferrara. Il rosso sparisce dopo 70 anni". Il Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 10 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Passaggio di consegne storico, questa mattina, tra Tiziano Tagliani e Alan Fabbri, con una stretta di mano". Telestense (in Italian). 11 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
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