List of mayors of Parma

The Mayor of Parma is an elected politician who, along with the Parma's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Parma in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. The current Mayor is Federico Pizzarotti, former member of the Five Star Movement, now leader of Italy in Common, who was first elected on 25 May 2012[1] and re-confirmed on 25 June 2017.[2]

Mayor of Parma
Sindaco di Parma
Incumbent
Federico Pizzarotti (Italy in Common)
since 25 May 2012
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
FormationSeptember 1861
WebsiteOfficial website

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Parma, 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 Parma'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 Parma was elected by the City's Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Primo Savani 20 May 1946 3 March 1948 Italian Communist Party
2 Giuseppe Botteri 3 March 1948 17 October 1951 Italian Communist Party
3 Giacomo Ferrari 17 October 1951 6 February 1963 Italian Communist Party
4 Vincenzo Baldassi 6 February 1963 16 October 1970 Italian Communist Party
5 Cesare Gherri 16 October 1970 1 October 1976 Italian Socialist Party
6 Aldo Cremonini 1 October 1976 10 September 1980 Italian Socialist Party
7 Lauro Grossi 10 September 1980 3 June 1989[3] Italian Socialist Party
8 Mara Colla 3 June 1989 7 August 1992 Italian Socialist Party
9 Stefano Lavagetto 7 August 1992 13 March 1994 Democratic Party of the Left

Direct election (since 1994)

Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Parma is chosen by direct election.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
(9) Stefano Lavagetto 29 June 1994 8 June 1998 Democratic Party of the Left
10 Elvio Ubaldi 8 June 1998 25 May 2002 Centre-right independent
25 May 2002 21 June 2007
11 Pietro Vignali 21 June 2007 28 September 2011 Forza Italia
12 Federico Pizzarotti 25 May 2012 30 June 2017 Five Star Movement[4]
30 June 2017 Incumbent Italy in Common

References
  1. "Ballottaggio, Federico Pizzarotti è il nuovo sindaco di Parma". ParmaToday.it. 18 May 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. "Federico Pizzarotti è stato rieletto a Parma". Il Post. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. Died in office.
  4. Pizzarotti left the Movement on 3 October 2016.
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