Mayor of Florence
Coat of arms of Florence
Sindaco di Firenze
Incumbent
Dario Nardella (PD)
since 26 May 2014
StyleNo title or style
SeatPalazzo Vecchio
AppointerElectorate of Florence
Term length5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderLuigi Guglielmo Cambray-Digny
Formation27 April 1859
DeputyCristina Giachi
Salary€145, 272
WebsiteOfficial website

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 title is the equivalent of Lord Mayor in the meaning of an actual executive leader.

The office of Gonfaloniere was created in 1781 by Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany. It was replaced by the office of Mayor in 1865, during the early Kingdom of Italy.

The current mayor of Florence is Dario Nardella, a left-wing musician member of the Democratic Party.

Overview

Palazzo Vecchio.

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Florence is member of the Florence's City Council. Although the title Mayor is not held by the heads of the five boroughs of Florence, because they do not actually preside over self-governmental municipalities.

The Mayor is elected by the population of Florence. Citizens elect also the members of the City Council, which also controls 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 Florence'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.

The seat of the City Council is the city hall Palazzo Vecchio in Piazza della Signoria.

List of Mayor of Florence (1781–present)

Grand Duchy of Tuscany (1781–1859)

In 1781 was created the office of Annual Gonfaloniere of Florence who was appointed by the Grand Duke of Tuscany every year.[1]

In 1809, during the period of the newborn Kingdom of Etruria, it was temporarily created the office of Maire of Florence.

In 1815 the office of Gonfaloniere of Florence was restored.

Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

In 1865, the 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.[1]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
– Ferdinando Bartolommei[2] 1859 1864 Independent
1 Luigi Guglielmo Cambray-Digny[3] 1864 1867 Independent
2 Lorenzo Ginori Lisci 1869 1869 Right
3 Ubaldino Peruzzi 1871 1878 Right
4 Tommaso Corsini 1880 1886 Right
5 Piero Torrigiani 1886 1889 Right
6 Francesco Guicciardini 1889 1890 Right
(5) Piero Torrigiani 1891 1901 Right
7 Silvio Berti 1902 1903 Right
8 Ippolito Niccolini 1904 1907 Right
9 Francesco Sangiorgi 1907 1909 Left
10 Giulio Chiarugi 1909 1910 Left
11 Filippo Corsini 1910 1915 Liberal
12 Oronzo Bacci 1915 1917 Liberal
13 Pier Francesco Serragli 1918 1919 Liberal
14 Antonio Garbasso 1920 1927 Fascist
Fascist Podestà (1927–1944)
1 Antonio Garbasso 1927 1928 PNF
2 Giuseppe Della Gherardesca 1928 1933 PNF
3 Paolo Venerosi Pesciolini 1933 1943 PNF
4 Giotto Dainelli Dolfi 1944 1944 PFR
Allied occupation (1944–1946)
15 Gaetano Pieraccini 1944 1946 Socialist

Timeline

Republic of Italy (1946–present)

City Council election (1946–1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Florence was chosen by the City Council.[1]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
1 Mario Fabiani
(1902–1974) 		29 November 1946 5 July 1951 PCI PCI  • PSI  • PRI  • PdA 1946
2 Giorgio La Pira
(1904–1977) 		5 July 1951 3 August 1956 DC DC  • PRI  • PSDI 1951
3 August 1956 27 June 1957 1956
-
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (27 June 1957–7 March 1961)[a]
(2) Giorgio La Pira
(1904–1977) 		7 March 1961 15 February 1965 DC DC  • PSI  • PRI  • PSDI 1960
3 Lelio Lagorio
(1925–2017) 		15 February 1965 19 November 1965 PSI 1964
-
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (19 November 1965–1 August 1966)[b]
4 Piero Bargellini
(1897–1980) 		1 August 1966 3 November 1967 DC DC  • PRI  • PSDI 1966
5 Luciano Bausi
(1921–1995) 		3 November 1967 29 April 1969 DC
-
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (29 April 1969–15 September 1970)[c]
(5) Luciano Bausi
(1921–1995) 		15 September 1970 12 September 1974 DC DC  • PSI  • PSDI 1970
6 Giancarlo Zoli
(1917–2007) 		12 September 1974 19 October 1974 DC
-
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (19 October 1974–26 July 1975)[d]
7 Elio Gabbuggiani
(1925–1999) 		26 July 1975 5 August 1980 PCI PCI  • PSI  • PRI 1975
5 August 1980 14 March 1983 PCI  • PSI  • PRI  • PSDI 1980
8 Alessandro Bonsanti
(1904–1984) 		14 March 1983 18 February 1984[e] PRI DC  • PSI  • PRI  • PSDI  • PLI
9 Lando Conti
(1933–1986) 		26 March 1984 26 September 1985 PRI
10 Massimo Bogianckino
(1922–2009) 		26 September 1985 2 October 1989 PSI PCI  • PSI  • PSDI 1985
11 Giorgio Morales
(1932–2020) 		2 October 1989 18 July 1990 PSI PCI  • PSI  • PSDI  • PLI
18 July 1990 24 April 1995 DC  • PSI  • PSDI 1990
Notes
  1. ^ Nominated by the Prefect after the City Council failed to elect a Mayor. The Commissioner held the office for nearly 4 years. This tenure is still today one of the longest in the history of the Italian Republic.
  2. ^ Nominated by the Prefect after the City Council failed to elect a new Mayor.
  3. ^ Nominated by the Prefect after the City Council failed to elect a new Mayor.
  4. ^ Nominated by the Prefect after the City Council failed to elect a new Mayor.
  5. ^ Died in office.

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, enacting a new law on local administrations (1993), the Mayor of Florence is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 1999 every five years.


Mayor of Florence Took office Left office Party Coalition Election
12 Mario Primicerio
(b. 1940) 		24 April 1995 14 June 1999 Ind The Olive Tree 1995
13 Leonardo Domenici
(b. 1955) 		14 June 1999 28 June 2004 DS
PD 		The Olive Tree 1999
28 June 2004 22 June 2009 The Olive Tree 2004
14 Matteo Renzi
(b. 1975) 		22 June 2009 24 March 2014[a] PD PD  • IdV  • SEL 2009
15 Dario Nardella
(b. 1975) 		26 May 2014 29 May 2019 PD PD 2014
29 May 2019 Incumbent PD 2019
Notes
  1. ^ Resigned after swearing as Prime Minister. He was replaced by the deputy mayor Dario Nardella till a new municipal election was called.

Timeline

Dario NardellaMatteo RenziLeonardo DomeniciMario PrimicerioGiorgio MoralesLelio LagorioGiorgio La PiraGiorgio La Pira

By time in office

Rank Mayor Political Party Total time in office Terms
1 Leonardo Domenici DS/PD 10 years, 8 days 2
2 Dario Nardella PD 10 years, 0 days 2
3 Giorgio La Pira DC 9 years, 283 days 3
4 Elio Gabbuggiani PCI 7 years, 231 days 2
5 Giorgio Morales PSI 5 years, 204 days 2
6 Luciano Bausi DC 5 years, 148 days 2
7 Matteo Renzi PD 4 years, 275 days 1
8 Mario Fabiani PCI 4 years, 218 days 1
9 Mario Primicerio Ind 4 years, 51 days 1
10 Massimo Bogianckino PSI 4 years, 6 days 1
11 Lando Conti PRI 1 year, 184 days 1
12 Pietro Bargellini DC 1 year, 94 days 1
13 Alessandro Bonsanti PRI 1 year, 12 days 1
14 Lelio Lagorio PSI 277 days 1
15 Giancarlo Zoli DC 37 days 1

Elections

City Council elections, 1946–1990

Results

Number of votes for each party:

Election DC PCI PSI PLI PRI PSDI MSI Others Total
10 November 1946 45,168
(23.8%) 		64,040
(33.7%) 		41,377
(21.8%) 		6,544
(3.4%) 		4,249
(2.2%) 		– – 28,476
(15.0%) 		189,854
27 May 1951 87,899
(36.1%) 		81,980
(33.7%) 		24,842
(10.2%) 		10,808
(4.4%) 		14,476
(5.9%) 		– 12,621
(5.2%) 		10,536
(4.3%) 		243,162
27 May 1956 101,961
(39.2%) 		69,190
(26.6%) 		44,551
(17.1%) 		11,105
(4.3%) 		3,955
(1.5%) 		13,684
(5.3%) 		15,423
(5.9%) 		– 259,869
6 November 1960 99,577
(34.9%) 		92,841
(32.5%) 		39,586
(13.9%) 		13,653
(4.8%) 		3,711
(1.3%) 		18,620
(6.5%) 		15,337
(5.4%) 		2,326
(0.8%) 		285,651
22 November 1964 87,117
(27.5%) 		106,596
(33.7%) 		32,801
(10.4%) 		46,723
(14.7%) 		2,345
(0.7%) 		19,830
(6.4%) 		13,669
(4.3%) 		7,588
(2.4%) 		316,669
12 June 1966[a] 85,335
(28.6%) 		104,820
(35.2%) 		30,945
(10.9%) 		30,945
(10.9%) 		2,828
(0.9%) 		22,102
(7.4%) 		10,707
(3.6%) 		8,735
(2.9%) 		301,038
7 June 1970 95,272
(30.1%) 		110,928
(35.0%) 		30,011
(9.5%) 		17,330
(5.5%) 		6,320
(2.0%) 		33,617
(10.6%) 		15,151
(4.8%) 		8,234
(2.5%) 		316,863
15 June 1975 96,019
(29.9%) 		137,433
(41.5%) 		34,392
(10.4%) 		7,415
(4.5%) 		12,259
(3.7%) 		17,327
(5.2%) 		17,217
(5.2%) 		9,232
(2.7%) 		331,294
8 June 1980 94,139
(29.9%) 		127,229
(40.5%) 		38,844
(12.4%) 		7,323
(2.3%) 		12,289
(3.9%) 		11,668
(3.7%) 		13,775
(4.4%) 		9,017
(2.9%) 		314,284
12 May 1985 83,258
(26.5%) 		125,442
(39.9%) 		38,565
(12.3%) 		7,316
(2.3%) 		17,738
(5.6%) 		6,433
(2.0%) 		15,855
(5.1%) 		19,032
(6.0%) 		314,227
6 May 1990 73,238
(26.3%) 		90,566
(32.5%) 		37,248
(13.4%) 		4,420
(1.6%) 		19,419
(7.0%) 		6,786
(2.4%) 		9,796
(3.5%) 		37,219
13.3%) 		278,692
Notes
  1. ^ First snap election ever.

Number of seats in the City Council for each party:

Election DC PCI PSI PLI PRI PSDI MSI Others Total
10 November 1946 14 21 13 2 1 – – 9 60
27 May 1951 31 13 4 4 5 – 1 1 60
27 May 1956 25 17 10 2 – 3 3 – 60
6 November 1960 22 20 8 3 – 4 3 – 60
22 November 1964 18 22 6 7 – 4 2 – 60
12 June 1966 18 22 7 7 – 4 2 – 60
7 June 1970 19 22 5 3 1 6 3 1 60
15 June 1975 18 26 6 1 2 3 3 1 60
8 June 1980 19 26 8 1 2 2 2 – 60
12 May 1985 17 25 7 1 3 1 3 3 60
6 May 1990 17 21 9 1 4 1 2 5 60

Mayoral and City Council election, 1995

The election took place on 23 April 1995.

Results

Mayoral and City Council election, 1999

The election took place on 13 June 1999.

Results

Mayoral and City Council election, 2004

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 12–13 June and the second on 26–27 June 2004.

Results
Candidate Party Coalition First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Leonardo Domenici DS The Olive Tree 109,043 49.15 102,269 66.04
Domenico Antonio Valentino FI House of Freedoms 66,005 29.75 52,582 33.96
Ornella De Zordo PRC 27,302 12.31
Franco Cardini Ind 10,115 4.56
Others 9,371 4.22
Eligible voters 307,035 100.00 307,035 100.00
Voted 233,200 75.95 159,202 51.85
Blank or invalid ballots 11,364 4,351
Total valid votes 221,836 154,851
Summary of the 2004 Florence City Council election results
Parties and coalitions Votes % Seats
Democrats of the Left (Democratici di Sinistra) DS 62,572 30.55% 18
The Daisy (La Margherita) DL 16,756 8.18% 5
Party of Italian Communists (Comunisti Italiani) PdCI 11,065 5.40% 3
Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) FdV 5,024 2.45% 1
Italian Democratic Socialists (Socialisti Democratici Italiani) SDI 4,786 2.34% 1
Others 5,614 2.73% 0
Domenici coalition (Centre-left) 105,817 51.67% 28
Forza Italia FI 33,349 16.28% 8
National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) AN 21,256 10.38% 5
Union of the Centre (Unione di Centro) UDC 7,913 3.86% 1
Lega Nord LN 888 0.43% 0
Valentino coalition (Centre-right) 63,406 30.96% 14
Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) PRC 21,409 10.45% 4
Others 14,165 6.91% 0
Total 204,797 100% 46
Votes cast / turnout 233,200 75.95%
Registered voters 307,035
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Mayoral and City Council election, 2009

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

Results
Candidate Party Coalition First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Matteo Renzi PD PD-IdV-SEL 97,882 47.40 100,223 59.51
Giovanni Galli PdL PdL-LN 66,632 32.14 68,182 40.49
Valdo Spini Ind PRC-FdV 17,282 8.37
Others 24,968 12.10
Eligible voters 293,173 100.00 293,173 100.00
Voted 216,541 73.86 172,743 58.92
Blank or invalid ballots 10,047 4,338
Total valid votes 206,494 168,405
Summary of the 2009 Florence City Council election results
Parties and coalitions Votes % Seats
Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) PD 68,245 35.29% 22
Renzi List (Lista Renzi) LR 10,526 5.44% 3
Italy of Values (Italia dei Valori) IdV 5,540 2.86% 1
Left Ecology Freedom (Sinistra Ecologia Libertà) SEL 4,478 2.32% 1
Others 5,732 2.96% 1
Renzi coalition (Centre-left) 94,521 48.88% 28
The People of Freedom (Il Popolo della Libertà) PdL 39,361 20.36% 10
Galli List (Lista Galli) LG 17,563 9.08% 4
Lega Nord LN 2,660 1.38% 0
Others 2,022 1.04% 0
Galli coalition (Centre-right) 61,606 31.86% 14
Greens-European Republicans Movement (Verdi-Repubblicani Europei) FdV-MRE 7,692 3.98% 2
Federation of the Left (Federazione della Sinistra) FdS 4,954 2.56% 0
Others 833 0.43% 0
Spini coalition (Left-wing) 13,479 6.97% 2
De Zordo List (Lista De Zordo) LDZ 7,336 3.79% 1
Citizens' Committees (Comitati Cittadini) CC 6,325 3.27% 1
Others 10,104 5.23% 0
Total 193,371 100% 46
Votes cast / turnout 216,541 73.86%
Registered voters 293,173
Source: Ministry of the Interior

Mayoral and City Council election, 2014

The election took place on 25 May 2014.

Results

Mayoral and City Council election, 2019

The election took place on 26 May 2019.

Results

Deputy Mayor

The office of the Deputy Mayor of Florence 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.

  Deputy Term start Term end Party Mayor
1 Alberto Brasca 2 May 1995 14 June 1999 PDS Primicerio
2 Andrea Ceccarelli 30 June 1999 4 March 2002 DS Domenici
3 Giuseppe Matulli 4 March 2002 28 June 2004 DL
PD
8 July 2004 22 June 2009
4 Dario Nardella 27 June 2009 26 May 2014 PD Renzi
5 Cristina Giachi 5 June 2014 29 May 2019 PD Nardella
3 June 2019 20 October 2020[a]
6 Alessia Bettini 24 October 2020 Incumbent Ind
Notes
  1. ^ Resigned after being elected regional councillor.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gonfaloni, Podestà e Sindaci del Comune di Firenze" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  2. ^ Gonfaloniere appointed by the King.
  3. ^ Gonfaloniere from January 1864 to September 1865.
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