List of mayors of Palermo
| Mayor of Palermo
Sindaco di Palermo | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Residence | Palazzo Pretorio |
| Appointer | Popular election |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Salesio Balsano |
| Formation | July 1861 |
| Succession | May 2017 |
| Salary | €121,188 |
| Website | Official website |
The Mayor of Palermo is an elected politician who, along with the Palermo’s City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Palermo in Sicily, Italy. The current Mayor is Leoluca Orlando from Italy of Values, who took office on 22 May 2012.[1]
Kingdom of Italy (1860-1946)
Mayors
In 1860, the nascent Kingdom of Italy created the office of the Mayor of Palermo (Italian: Sindaco di Palermo), chosen by the city council.
- 1861-1862, Salesio Balsamo
- 1862-1863, Mariano Stabile
- 1863-1866, Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì
- 1866-1873, Salesio Balsano
- 1873-1876, Emanuale Notarbartolo
- 1876-1878, Francesco Paolo Perez
- 1878-1880, Giovanni Raffaele
- 1880-1881, Salesio Balsano
- 1881-1882, Nicolò Turrisi Colonna
- 1882-1885, Piero Ugo Delle Fave
- 1885, Salvatore Romano Lo Faso
- 1885, Fortunato Vergara di Fraco
- 1885-1886, Giulio Benso Sammartino Duca della Verdura
- 1886-1887, Nicolò Turrisi Colonna
- 1887-1890, Giulio Benso Sammartino Duca della Verdura
- 1890-1892, Emanuele Paternò
- 1892-1893, Piero Ugo Delle Fave
- 1893-1895, Eugenio Olivieri
- 1895-1897, Angelo Pantaleone
- 1897-1898, Michele Amato Pojero
- 1898-1900, Eugenio Olivieri
- 1900, Maria Rebucci
- 1900-1901, Paolo Beccadelli di Camporeale
- 1901-1902, Pietro Vayrat
- 1902-1903, Giuseppe Tasca Lanza
- 1903-1905, Pietro Buonanno
- 1905-1906, Girolamo di Martino
- 1906-1907, Giuseppe Tasca Lanza
- 1907-1908, Pietro Francesco Tesauro
- 1908-1909, Gennauro Bladier
- 1909-1910, Romualdo Trigona di Sant'Elia
- 1910-1911, Francesco Gay
- 1911-1912, Girolamo di Martino
- 1912-1914, Vincenzo di Salvo
- 1914-1920, Salvatore Tagliavia
- 1920-1924, Giuseppe Lanza di Scalea
- 1924-1925, Salvatore Del Sano
- 1925-1926, Salvatore Di Marzo
Fascist Podestà
The Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils in 1926, replacing them with an authoritarian Podestà chosen by the National Fascist Party:
- 1926-1929, Salvatore Di Marzo
- 1929-1933, Michele Spadafora
- 1933-1934, prefectural dictator Giuseppe Borrelli
- 1934-1939, Giuseppe Noto
- 1939-1943, Giuseppe Sofia
- 1943-1946, some special commissioners (Allied invasion of Sicily)
Republic of Italy (1946-present)
Mayors (1946-present)
From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Palermo was chosen by the City council. Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Palermo is chosen by popular election, originally every four, and later every five years.
In December 2000, after Leoluca Orlando resigned to run for President of Sicily, and again in February 2012 after the resignation of Diego Cammarata, a Special Commissioner was appointed by the Prefect to govern the city until new elections.
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Mayor of Palermo | Took office | Left office | Party | Coalition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Antonio Patricolo | 1946 | 1948 | Common Man's Front | UQ - PLI 1946 – 1948 | |||
| 2 | |
Guido Avolio | 1948 | 1948 | Christian Democracy | DC - PRI - PLI 1948 | |||
| 3 | |
Gaspare Causenza | 1948 | 1951 | Christian Democracy | DC - PRI - PLI 1948 – 1951 | |||
| 4 | |
Guido Avolio | 1951 | 1952 | Christian Democracy | DC - PRI - PLI 1951 – 1952 | |||
| 5 | |
Gioacchino Scaduto | 1952 | 1956 | Christian Democracy | DC - PRI - PLI 1952 – 1956 | |||
| 6 | |
Luciano Maugeri | 1956 | 1958 | Christian Democracy | DC - PRI - PLI 1956 – 1958 | |||
| 7 |  |
Salvatore Lima | 1958 | 1968 | Christian Democracy | DC - PSDI - PRI - PLI 1958 – 1968 | |||
| 8 |  |
Vito Ciancimino | 1968 | 1971 | Christian Democracy | DC - PSDI - PRI - PLI 1968 – 1971 | |||
| 9 | |
Giacomo Marchello | 1971 | 1976 | Christian Democracy | DC - PSDI - PRI - PLI 1971 – 1976 | |||
| 10 | |
Carmelo Scoma | 1976 | 1983 | Christian Democracy | DC - PSDI - PRI - PLI 1976 – 1983 | |||
| 11 | |
Elda Pucci | 1983 | 1984 | Christian Democracy | Pentapartito 1983 – 1984 | |||
| 12 | |
Giuseppe Insalaco | 1984 | 1985 | Christian Democracy | Pentapartito 1984 – 1985 | |||
| 13 |  |
Leoluca Orlando | 1985 | 1990 | Christian Democracy | Pentapartito 1985 – 1990 | |||
| 14 | |
Domenico Lo Vasco | 1990 | 1992 | Christian Democracy | Pentapartito 1990 – 1992 | |||
| 15 | |
Aldo Rizzo | 1992 | 1992 | Independent Left | PDS - SI 1992 | |||
| 16 | |
Manlio Orobello | 1992 | 1 December 1993 | Italian Socialist Party | Pentapartito 1992 – 1993 | |||
| Elected mayors (1993-present) | |||||||||
| 17 | |
Leoluca Orlando | 1 December 1993 | 4 December 2001 | The Network | PDS - PRC - LR - Greens 1 December 1993 – 30 November 1997 | |||
| The Olive Tree 30 November 1997 – 4 December 2001 | |||||||||
| 18 | |
Diego Cammarata | 4 December 2001 | 22 May 2012 | Forza Italia then The People of Freedom |
House of Freedom 4 December 2001 – 14 May 2007 | |||
| FI - AN - UDC - MpA 14 May 2007 – 29 March 2009 | |||||||||
| (17) | |
Leoluca Orlando | 22 May 2012 | Incumbent | Italy of Values | IdV - FdS - Greens 22 May 2012 - Incumbent | |||
References
- ↑ "Sindaci e commissari dal 1861 a oggi". Comune di Palermo. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2012.