List of mayors of Grosseto
| Mayor of Grosseto | |
|---|---|
| Sindaco di Grosseto | |
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| Appointer | Popular election |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Domenico Ponticelli |
| Formation | 1865 |
| Deputy | Bruno Ceccherini |
| Website | Official website |
The mayor of Grosseto is an elected politician who, along with the Grosseto's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Grosseto in Tuscany, Italy. The current mayor is Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna, a centre-right independent, who took office on 23 June 2016.[1][2]
Overview
[edit]According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Grosseto is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Grosseto, who also elects 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 1993 the mayor is elected directly by Grosseto'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)
[edit]In 1865, the Kingdom of Italy created the office of the mayor of Grosseto (Sindaco di Grosseto), appointed by the King himself. From 1889 to 1926 the mayor was elected by the city council. In 1926, the Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils, replacing them with an authoritarian Podestà chosen by the National Fascist Party. The office of mayor was restored in 1944 during the Allied occupation.
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Angelo Ferri[3] | 1859 | 1864 | ||||
| – | Luigi Romualdi[3] | 1864 | 1865 | ||||
| 1 | Domenico Ponticelli | 1865 | 1867 | ||||
| 2 | Angelo Ferri | 1870 | 1870 | ||||
| 3 | Ippolito Andreini | 1870 | 1879 | ||||
| 4 | Ippolito Luciani | 1880 | 1886 | ||||
| 5 | Benedetto Ponticelli | 1888 | 1891 | ||||
| 6 | Giovanni Pizzetti | 1891 | 1894 | ||||
| 7 | Carlo Ponticelli | 1895 | 1902 | ||||
| 8 | Egidio Bruchi | 1902 | 1919 | ||||
| 9 | Tito Bolognesi | 1920 | 1921 | Italian Socialist Party | |||
| 10 | Benedetto Pallini | 1922 | 1924 | Italian Liberal Party | |||
| 11 | Ado Scaramucci | 1925 | 1926 | National Fascist Party | |||
| Fascist Podestà (1926–1943) | |||||||
| 1 | Ado Scaramucci | 1926 | 1935 | National Fascist Party | |||
| 2 | Ezio Saletti | 1935 | 1937 | National Fascist Party | |||
| 3 | Angelo Maestrini | 1938 | 1943 | National Fascist Party | |||
| Allied occupation (1944–1946) | |||||||
| 12 | Lio Lenzi[4] | 17 June 1944 | 27 March 1946 | Italian Communist Party | |||
Timeline
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Italian Republic (since 1946)
[edit]City Council election (1946–1993)
[edit]From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Grosseto was elected by the City's Council.
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | ||
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Lio Lenzi | 27 March 1946 | 10 June 1951 | Italian Communist Party |
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Renato Pollini | 29 July 1951 | 7 June 1970 | Italian Communist Party |
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Giovanni Battista Finetti | 20 July 1970 | 15 February 1982 | Italian Communist Party |
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Flavio Tattarini | 15 February 1982 | 23 January 1992 | Italian Communist Party |
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Loriano Valentini | 23 January 1992 | 22 June 1993 | Democratic Party of the Left |
Direct election (since 1993)
[edit]Since 1993, under provisions of a new local administration law, the Mayor of Grosseto is chosen by direct election.
| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | ||
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Loriano Valentini | 22 June 1993 | 28 April 1997 | Democratic Party of the Left |
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Alessandro Antichi | 28 April 1997 | 14 May 2001 | Forza Italia |
| 14 May 2001 | 16 May 2005[5] | ||||
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Gabriele Bellettini (acting mayor) |
16 May 2005 | 30 May 2006 | Union of the Centre |
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Emilio Bonifazi | 30 May 2006 | 29 May 2011 | The Daisy Democratic Party |
| 29 May 2011 | 23 June 2016 | ||||
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Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna | 23 June 2016 | 8 October 2021 | Centre-right independent |
| 8 October 2021 | Incumbent | ||||
Timeline
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By time in office
[edit]| Rank | Mayor | Political Party | Total time in office | Terms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renato Pollini | PCI | 18 years, 343 days | 4 |
| 2 | Giovanni Battista Finetti | PCI | 11 years, 210 days | 3 |
| 3 | Emilio Bonifazi | PD | 10 years, 24 days | 2 |
| 4 | Flavio Tattarini | PCI | 8 years, 357 days | 3 |
| 5 | Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna | Ind | 8 years, 180 days | 2 |
| 6 | Alessandro Antichi | FI | 8 years, 18 days | 2 |
| 7 | Loriano Valentini | PDS | 5 years, 95 days | 2 |
| 8 | Lio Lenzi | PCI | 4 years, 228 days | 1 |
Deputy Mayor
[edit]The office of the deputy mayor of Grosseto 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. Here is a list of deputy mayors of Grosseto:[6][7]
| Deputy | Term start | Term end | Party | Mayor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Maria Spada | 23 June 1993 | 7 May 1997 | Ind | Valentini |
| 2 | Andrea Agresti | 7 May 1997 | 24 May 2001 | AN | Antichi |
| 24 May 2001 | 4 April 2005[a] | ||||
| 3 | Gabriele Bellettini | 4 April 2005 | 15 June 2006 | UdC | |
| 4 | Lucia Matergi | 15 June 2006 | 17 May 2010[b] | DS-PD | Bonifazi |
| 5 | Paolo Borghi | 17 May 2010 | 11 June 2011 | PD | |
| 11 June 2011 | 27 June 2016 | ||||
| 6 | Luca Agresti | 27 June 2016 | 18 October 2021 | FI | Vivarelli Colonna |
| 7 | Fabrizio Rossi | 18 October 2021 | 21 February 2023[c] | FdI | |
| 8 | Bruno Ceccherini | 21 February 2023 | Incumbent | FdI |
- Notes
- ^ Resigned after his election at the Regional Council of Tuscany.
- ^ Resigned after her election at the Regional Council of Tuscany.
- ^ Resigned after his election at the Chamber of Deputies.
References
[edit]- ^ "Grosseto, la roccaforte Pd va al centrodestra". Corriere della Sera. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "Vivarelli Colonna indossa la fascia tricolore: è ufficialmente sindaco di Grosseto". Il Tirreno. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ a b Gonfaloniere.
- ^ Appointed by the National Liberation Committee.
- ^ Resigned in order to run for the Presidency of Tuscany during the 2005 regional elections.
- ^ Anagrafe amministratori locali
- ^ Bonifazi, Emilio (2015). Grosseto e i suoi amministratori dal 1944 al 2015. Grosseto: Innocenti Editore.
Bibliography
[edit]- Corsi, Hubert (1987). La lotta politica in Maremma 1900-1925. Rome: Edizioni Cinque Lune.
- Bonifazi, Emilio (2015). Grosseto e i suoi amministratori dal 1944 al 2015. Grosseto: Innocenti Editore.
- Giorgio Bonfiglioli, ed. (2017). Grosseto. Appunti storici. Grosseto: Innocenti Editore.
- Valeria Galimi, ed. (2018). Il fascismo a Grosseto. Figure e articolazioni del potere in provincia (1922-1938). Arcidosso: Edizioni Effigi.
