Mayor of Trento
Sindaco di Trento
Incumbent
Franco Ianeselli
since 23 September 2020
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
WebsiteOfficial website
Trento's City Hall

The Mayor of Trento is an elected politician who, along with the Trento's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Trento in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy, the capital city of the region.

The current Mayor is the centre-left independent Franco Ianeselli, elected in September 2020.[1][2]

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Trento is a member of the City Council.

The Mayor is elected by the population of Trento, who also elects 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 Trento'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.

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Trento was elected by the City Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Tullio Odorizzi 21 September 1946 19 October 1948 DC
2 Dino Ziglio 19 October 1948 13 June 1951 DC
3 Nilo Piccoli 13 June 1951 15 July 1964 DC
4 Edo Benedetti 15 July 1964 14 January 1975 DC
5 Giorgio Tononi 14 January 1975 16 June 1983 DC
6 Adriano Goio 16 June 1983 15 June 1990 DC
7 Lorenzo Dellai 15 June 1990 4 June 1995 DC

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Trento is chosen by direct election.


Mayor Took office Left office Party Coalition Election
(7) Lorenzo Dellai
(b. 1959) 		4 June 1995 2 October 1998[a] PPI PPI • PDS • PdD • FdV 1995
8 Alberto Pacher
(b. 1956) 		2 October 1998[b] 16 May 1999 DS
PD
16 May 1999 8 May 2005 DS • DL • SDI • FdV 1999
(special)
8 May 2005 25 September 2008[c] DS • DL • SDI •
FdV • PATT 		2005
9 Alessandro Andreatta
(b. 1957) 		25 September 2008[d] 3 May 2009 PD
3 May 2009 10 May 2015 PD • PATT • UpT 2009
(special)
10 May 2015 23 September 2020 PD • PATT • FdV
and leftist lists 		2015
10 Franco Ianeselli
(b. 1978) 		23 September 2020[e] Incumbent Ind PD • PATT • EV • A • +E
and leftist lists 		2020
Notes
  1. ^ Resigned in order to participate in the regional election.
  2. ^ Acting as deputy mayor.
  3. ^ Resigned in order to participate in the regional election.
  4. ^ Acting as deputy mayor.
  5. ^ Election originally scheduled for May 2020 then postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Timeline

References

  1. ^ "Comunali: Trento, vince centrosinistra con Franco Ianeselli" (in Italian). ANSA. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Ianeselli sindaco, ora si apre il totogiunta". Trento Today (in Italian). 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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