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List of mayors of Padua

The Mayor of Padua is an elected politician who, along with the Padua's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Padua in Veneto, Italy.

Mayor of Padua
Sindaco di Padova
since 28 June 2017
StyleNo title, courtesy or style
AppointerElectorate of Padua
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation5 December 1866
WebsiteOfficial website
Padua's City Hall

The current mayor is Sergio Giordani a centre-left independent, who took office on 28 June 2017.[1]

Overview

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According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Padua is member of the city council.

The mayor is elected by the population of Padua, 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 Padua'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.

Mayors

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Republic of Italy (since 1946)

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From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Padua was elected by the City's Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Giuseppe Schiavon 28 April 1945 19 April 1946 PCI
2 Gastone Costa 19 April 1946 26 April 1947 PSIUP
3 Cesarino Crescente 26 April 1947 12 December 1970 DC
4 Ettore Bentsik 12 December 1970 5 May 1977 DC
5 Luigi Merlin 5 May 1977 9 April 1980 DC
(4) Ettore Bentsik 9 April 1980 28 April 1981 DC
6 Guido Montesi 28 April 1981 26 August 1982 DC
7 Settimo Gottardo 26 August 1982 7 June 1987 DC
8 Paolo Giaretta 7 June 1987 6 June 1993 DC
9 Flavio Zanonato 6 June 1993 8 May 1995 PDS

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

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
(9)   Flavio Zanonato
(b. 1950) 		8 May 1995 27 June 1999 PDS PDS  • PPI 1995
10   Giustina Mistrello Destro
(b. 1945) 		27 June 1999 14 June 2004 FI FI • AN 1999
(9)   Flavio Zanonato
(b. 1950) 		14 June 2004 23 June 2009 DS
PD 		The Olive Tree
(DS-DL-SDI-FdV) 		2004
23 June 2009 10 June 2013[a] PD • IdV • SEL 2009
-   Ivo Rossi
(b. 1955)
(acting) 		10 June 2013 10 June 2014 PD
11   Massimo Bitonci
(b. 1965) 		10 June 2014 12 November 2016[b] LV LV • FI 2014
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (12 November 2016 – 28 June 2017)[c]
12   Sergio Giordani
(b. 1953) 		28 June 2017 14 June 2022 Ind PD
and leftist lists 		2017
14 June 2022 In office PD
and leftist lists 		2022
Notes
  1. ^ Resigned after swearing in as Minister of Economic Development in the Letta Cabinet.
  2. ^ Ousted out of office after losing the majority in the City Council.
  3. ^ Nominated by the Prefect after the majority of the city councillors resigned in order to oust the Mayor out of office.

Timeline

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Elections

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Mayoral and City Council election, 1995

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The election took place on two rounds: the first on 23 April, the second on 7 May 1995.

Results

Mayoral and City Council election, 1999

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The election took place on two rounds: the first on 13 June, the second on 27 June 1999.

Results

Mayoral and City Council election, 2004

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The election took place on 12–13 June 2004.

Results

Mayoral and City Council election, 2009

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The election took place on two rounds: the first on 6–7 June, the second on 21–22 June 2009.

Results

Mayoral and City Council election, 2014

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The election took place on two rounds: the first on 25 May, the second on 9 June 2014.

Results
Notes
  1. ^ The candidate was endorsed by 5 more lists on the second round.
  2. ^ Even if the coalition received more votes, the candidate lost on the second round and was not able to win the majority bonus, which was given to the winner.
  3. ^ The candidate was endorsed by 9 more lists on the second round.

Mayoral and City Council election, 2017

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The election took place on two rounds: the first on 11 June, the second on 26 June 2017.

Results
Notes
  1. ^ Officially endorsed the candidate only on the second round.
  2. ^ Officially endorsed the candidate only on the second round.

Mayoral and City Council election, 2022

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The election took place on 12 June 2022.

Results

Deputy Mayor

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The office of the deputy mayor of Padua was officially created in 1995 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 Padua:[2]

  Deputy Term start Term end Party Mayor
1 Luigi Mariani 16 May 1995 27 June 1999 PPI Zanonato
2 Domenico Menorello 20 July 1999 17 July 2001[a] FI Mistrello Destro
3 Ermanno Ancona 17 July 2001 14 June 2004 Ind
4 Claudio Sinigalia 3 July 2004 23 June 2009 PD Zanonato
5 Ivo Rossi 10 July 2009 10 June 2014 PD
6 Eleonora Mosco 16 June 2014 12 November 2016 FI Bitonci
7 Arturo Lorenzoni 10 July 2017 14 July 2020[b] Ind Giordani
8 Andrea Micalizzi 14 July 2020 14 June 2022 PD
24 June 2022 Incumbent
Notes
  1. ^ Dismissed by the Mayor.
  2. ^ Resigned in order to participate in the regional election.

References

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  1. ^ "Amministrative 2017, Sergio Giordani è il nuovo sindaco di Padova 26 giugno 2017". PadovaOggi.it. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ^ Anagrafe amministratori locali
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