| Mayor of Florence |
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| Residence | Palazzo Vecchio |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Ferdinando Bartolommei |
| Formation | April 27, 1859 |
| Succession | May-June, 2014 |
| Deputy | Nando Nardella |
| Website | [2] |
The Mayor of Florence is an elected politician who, along with Florence’s City Council of 42 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Florence. Since 22 June 2009, Matteo Renzi has held the position. Previously, the position was held by Leonardo Domenici from June 1999 until he was succeded by Renzi.
This is a list of mayors of Florence, Italy.
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For all of the 18th Century the Rectors of Florence were appointed by the Grand Duke of Tuscany:
Since 1859, newborn Kingdom of Italy created the office of the Mayor of Florence (Sindaco di Firenze), chosen by the City council:
Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils in 1920, replacing them with a single authoritarian Rector (Podestà) chosen by the National Fascist Party:
From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Florence was chosen by the City council:
| # | Name | Start year |
End year |
Political Party | Coalition | Elections |
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| 1 | Gaetano Pieraccini | 1945 | 1946 | Socialist | CLN | none |
| 2 | Mario Fabiani | 1946 | 1951 | Communist | PCI | 1946 |
| 3 | Giorgio La Pira | 1951 | 1964 | Christian democratic | DC - PSI - PRI | 1951, 1956, 1960 |
| 4 | Lelio Lagorio | 1964 | 1965 | Socialist | DC - PSI - PRI | 1964 |
| 5 | Piero Bargellini | 1965 | 1967 | Christian democratic | DC - PSI - PRI | - |
| 6 | Luciano Bausi | 1967 | 1974 | Christian democratic | DC - PSI - PRI | 1970 |
| 7 | Giancarlo Zoli | 1974 | 1975 | Christian democratic | DC - PSI - PRI | - |
| 8 | Elio Gabbuggiani | 1975 | 1983 | Communist | PCI - PSI - PRI | 1975, 1980 |
| 9 | Alessandro Bonsanti | 1983 | 1984 | Republican | PCI - PSI - PRI | - |
| 10 | Lando Conti | 1984 | 1985 | Republican | PCI - PSI - PRI | - |
| 11 | Massimo Bogianckino | 1985 | 1989 | Socialist | PSI | 1985 |
| 12 | Giorgio Morales | 1989 | 1995 | Socialist | PSI | 1990 |
Since 1995, enacting a new law on local administrations (1993), the Mayor of Florence is chosen by popular election, originally every four, and since 1999 every five years:
| Mayor of Florence | Took office | Left office | Party | Coalition | |||||
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| 13 | Mario Primicerio | April 23, 1995 | June 14, 1999 | Independent | PDS - PRC - FV - FL April 23, 1995 – June 14, 1999 |
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| 14 | Leonardo Domenici | June 14, 1999 | June 22, 2009 | Democrats of the Left then Democratic Party |
The Olive Tree June 14, 1999 – June 27, 2004 |
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| The Olive Tree June 27, 1999 – June 22, 2009 |
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| 15 | Matteo Renzi | June 22, 2009 | incumbent | Democratic Party | PD - IDV - SEL since June 22, 2009 |
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The election took place on April 23.
For the first time under the new electoral law, citizens could vote directly for the mayor; before this, the choice was made by the City Council. For the first time in municipal political history, there were no longer parties such as the Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party or Italian Communist Party: the main parties were Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia and the Alliance of Progressives, made up of center-left parties.
The main candidates were the then-incumbent socialist mayor Giorgio Morales, supported by Forza Italia, and the university teacher Mario Primicerio, independent but supported by the Alliance of Progressives.
On April 23 1995, Primicerio won the election and became the first elected mayor of Florence.
| Florence Mayoral Election Results 1995 | ||||||||
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| Name | Party | 1st Round (April 23) |
% | |||||
| Mario Primicerio | independent | 158,647 | 60.0 | |||||
| Giorgio Morales | Forza Italia | 58,431 | 22.1 | |||||
The election took place on June 14.
The main candidates were Franco Scaramuzzi, supported by Silvio Berlusconi's coalition Pole of Freedoms and by some Christian-democratic parties, and Leonardo Domenici, supported by Romano Prodi's coalition The Olive Tree.
| Florence Mayoral Election Results 1999 | ||||||||
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| Name | Party | 1st Round (June 14) |
% | |||||
| Leonardo Domenici | Democrats of the Left | 108,424 | 51.7 | |||||
| Franco Scaramuzzi | Forza Italia | 74,836 | 35.7 | |||||
The election took place in two rounds: the first on June 12-13 and the second on June 26-27.
The incumbent mayor Leonardo Domenici won the election in the second round.
| Florence Mayoral Election Results 2004 | ||||||||
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| Name | Party | 1st Round (June 12-13) |
% | 2nd Round (June 26-27) |
% | |||
| Leonardo Domenici | Democrats of the Left | 109,043 | 49.2 | 102,269 | 66.0 | |||
| Domenico Valentino | Forza Italia | 66,005 | 29.8 | 52,582 | 34.0 | |||
The election took place in two rounds: the first on June 6-7 and the second on June 21-22.
The main candidates were Giovanni Galli, supported by Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom, and Matteo Renzi, supported by a centre-left coalition.
| Florence Mayoral Election Results 2009 | ||||||||
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| Name | Party | 1st Round (June 6-7) |
% | 2nd Round (June 21-22) |
% | |||
| Matteo Renzi | Democratic Party | 100,204 | 47.6 | 100,978 | 60.0 | |||
| Giovanni Galli | People of Freedom | 67,413 | 32.0 | 67,426 | 40.0 | |||
| Florence Council Election 2009 - Parties [1] | ||||||||
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| Coalition | votes | % | seats | Party | votes | % | seats | |
| Center-left (Renzi) | 94,520 | 48.9 | 28 | Democratic Party Italy of Values Left Ecology Freedom Communist Refoundation Party Civic Lists (2) |
68,245 5,540 4,478 1,843 14,415 |
35.3 2.9 2.3 0.9 7.4 |
22 1 1 - 4 |
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| Center-right (Galli) | 67,931 | 35.1 | 13 | People of Freedom Lega Nord Civic Lists (5) |
39,361 2,660 25,910 |
20.4 1.4 13.4 |
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