List of mayors of Florence

Mayor of Florence
Incumbent
Dario Nardella
(Democratic Party)
since 22 March 2014
Residence Palazzo Vecchio
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder Ferdinando Bartolommei
Formation 27 April 1859
Succession May 2019
Deputy vacant
Salary €145,272
Website Official website
Palazzo Vecchio, Town hall of Florence.
Statue to Ubaldino Peruzzi in piazza dell'Indipendenza.

The Mayor of Florence is an elected politician who, along with Florence’s City Council of 36 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Florence. The office was created in 1781 by Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany.

List of Mayor of Florence (1781-present)

Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1781-1860)

In 1781 was created the office of Maire of Florence were appointed by the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Kingdom of Italy (1860-1946)

In 1859, the nascent Kingdom of Italy created the office of the Mayor of Florence (Sindaco di Firenze), chosen 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.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Ferdinando Bartolommei 1860 1864 Independent
2 Luigi Guglielmo Cambray-Digny 1864 1867 Independent
3 Lorenzo Ginori Lisci 1867 1868 Historical Right
4 Ubaldino Peruzzi 1868 1873 Historical Right
5 Ermolao Rubieri 1873 1878 Historical Right
(4) Ubaldino Peruzzi 1878 1880 Historical Right
6 Tommaso Corsini 1880 1885 Historical Right
7 Piero Torrigiani 1885 1889 Historical Right
8 Francesco Guicciardini 1889 1890 Historical Right
(7) Piero Torrigiani 1890 1902 Historical Right
9 Silvio Berti 1902 1904 Historical Right
10 Ippolito Niccolini 1904 1907 Historical Right
11 Francesco Sangiorgi 1907 1910 Historical Left
12 Filippo Corsini 1910 1915 Italian Liberal Party
13 Oronzo Bacci 1915 1917 Italian Liberal Party
12 Pier Francesco Serragli 1917 1920 Italian Liberal Party
13 Antonio Garbasso 1920 1926 National Fascist Party
Fascist Podestà (1926-1943)
1 Antonio Garbasso 1926 1928 National Fascist Party
2 Giuseppe Della Gherardesca 1928 1933 National Fascist Party
3 Paolo Venerosi Pesciolini 1933 1943 National Fascist Party
Allied occupation (1943-1946)
14 Gaetano Pieraccini 11 August 1943 29 November 1946 Italian Socialist Party

Republic of Italy (1946-present)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Florence was chosen by the City council. 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
1 Mario Fabiani 29 November 1946 5 July 1951 Italian Communist Party PCI - PSI - PRI - PdA
29 November 1946 – 5 July 1951
2 Giorgio La Pira 5 July 1951 15 February 1965 Christian Democracy DC - PLI - PSDI - PRI
5 July 1951 – 15 February 1965
3 Lelio Lagorio 15 February 1965 1 August 1966 Italian Socialist Party DC - PSI - PSDI
15 February 1965 – 1 August 1966
4 Piero Bargellini 1 August 1966 3 November 1967 Christian Democracy DC - PSI - PSDI
1 August 1966 – 3 November 1967
4 Luciano Bausi 3 November 1967 12 September 1974 Christian Democracy DC - PSI - PSDI
3 November 1967 – 12 September 1974
5 Giancarlo Zoli 12 September 1974 26 July 1975 Christian Democracy DC - PSI - PSDI
12 September 1974 – 26 July 1975
6 Elio Gabbuggiani 26 July 1975 14 March 1983 Italian Communist Party PCI - PSI - PRI
26 July 1975 – 14 March 1983
7 Alessandro Bonsanti 14 March 1983 26 March 1984 Italian Republican Party PCI - PSI - PRI
14 March 1983 – 26 March 1984
8 Lando Conti 26 March 1984 26 September 1985 Italian Republican Party PCI - PSI - PRI
26 March 1984 – 26 September 1985
9 Massimo Bogianckino 26 September 1985 2 October 1989 Italian Socialist Party PSI - PCI - PSDI
26 September 1985 – 2 October 1989
10 Giorgio Morales 2 October 1989 23 April 1995 Italian Socialist Party PSI - PCI - PSDI
2 October 1989 – 18 July 1990
PSI - DC - PRI - PSDI
18 July 1990 – 23 April 1995
Elected mayors (1993-present)
11 Mario Primicerio 23 April 1995 14 June 1999 Independent PDS - PRC - Greens
23 April 1995 – 14 June 1999
12 Leonardo Domenici 14 June 1999 22 June 2009 Democrats of the Left then
Democratic Party		 The Olive Tree
14 June 1999 – 27 June 2004
The Olive Tree
27 June 2004 – 22 June 2009
13 Matteo Renzi 22 June 2009 22 March 2014[1] Democratic Party PD - IDV - SEL
22 June 2009 – 26 May 2014
14 Dario Nardella 26 May 2014 Incumbent Democratic Party PD
26 May 2014 – Incumbent

Elections

Mayoral and Council election, 1995

The election took place on 23 April.

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 23 April 1995, Primicerio won the election and became the first elected mayor of Florence.

Florence Mayoral Election Results 1995
Name Party 1st Round
(23 April)
 		%
Mario Primicerio independent 158,647 60.0
Giorgio Morales Forza Italia 58,431 22.1

Mayoral and Council election, 1999

The election took place on 14 June.

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
Name Party 1st Round
(14 June)
 		%
Leonardo Domenici Democrats of the Left 108,424 51.7
Franco Scaramuzzi Forza Italia 74,836 35.7

Mayoral and Council election, 2004

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 12–13 June and the second on 26–27 June.

The incumbent mayor Leonardo Domenici won the election in the second round.

Florence Mayoral Election Results 2004
Name Party 1st Round
(12–13 June)
 		% 2nd Round
(26–27 June)
 		%
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

Mayoral and Council election, 2009

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

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
Name Party 1st Round
(6–7 June)
 % 2nd Round
(21–22 June)
 %
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

Mayoral and Council election, 2014

Florence Mayoral Election Results 2014
Name Party 1st Round
(25 May)
 %
Dario Nardella Democratic Party 111,049 59.1
Marco Stella Forza Italia 22,645 12.1
Miriam Amato Five Stars Movement 17,525 9.3
Florence Council Election 2014 - Parties [2]
Coalition votes % seats Party votes % seats
Center-left (Nardella) 109,918 59.7 24 Democratic Party
Civic Lists (6) 		86,906
23,012 		47.2
12,5 		21
3
Center-right (Stella) 22,240 12.1 3 Forza Italia
Lega Nord
Civic List (1) 		17,988
1,598
2,645 		9.8
0.9
1.4 		3
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-
Five Stars Movement (Amato) 17,486 9.3 2 Five Stars Movement 17,486 9.3 2

References

  1. ↑ Resigned after swearing as Prime Minister.
  2. ↑ Italian Ministry of the Interior - 2014.