List of mayors of L'Aquila

Mayor of L'Aquila
Sindaco dell'Aquila
Incumbent Pierluigi Biondi (Brothers of Italy) since 29 June 2017
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Formation	1861
Website	Official website

The Mayor of L'Aquila is an elected politician who, along with the L'Aquila City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of L'Aquila in Abruzzo, Italy, capital city of the region. The current Mayor is Pierluigi Biondi from the far-right party Brothers of Italy, who took office on 28 June 2017.^[1]

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of L'Aquila is member of the City Council.

The Mayor is elected by the population of L'Aquila, 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 1994 the Mayor is elected directly by L'Aquila'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.

1266–1946

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1994)

Until 1994, the Mayor of L'Aquila was elected by the City's Council.

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Carlo Chiarizia	1 June 1946	14 May 1948	Italian Communist Party
2	Cesare Di Palma	14 May 1948	25 May 1950	Christian Democracy
3	Antonio Rainaldi	25 May 1950	12 July 1951	Italian Republican Party
4	Angelo Colagrande	12 July 1951	14 July 1956	Italian Liberal Party
5	Federico Trecco	14 July 1956	25 February 1961	Christian Democracy
6	Amedeo Cervelli	25 February 1961	27 February 1961	Christian Democracy
7	Felice Natellis	27 February 1961	18 March 1961	Christian Democracy
8	Francesco Gaudieri	18 March 1961	12 March 1965	Christian Democracy
9	Umberto Albano	12 March 1965	7 October 1966	Christian Democracy
10	Tullio De Rubeis	7 October 1966	14 January 1970	Christian Democracy
11	Giovanni De Santis	14 January 1970	25 April 1970	Christian Democracy
(10)	Tullio De Rubeis	21 October 1970	9 September 1975	Christian Democracy
12	Ubaldo Lopardi	9 September 1975	27 August 1980	Italian Democratic Socialist Party
(10)	Tullio De Rubeis	27 August 1980	12 October 1985	Christian Democracy
13	Romeo Ricciuti	12 October 1985	24 October 1985	Christian Democracy
14	Enzo Lombardi	24 October 1985	13 January 1992	Christian Democracy
15	Maria Luisa Baldoni	13 January 1992	28 February 1993	Christian Democracy
16	Giuseppe Placidi	28 February 1993	25 October 1993	Christian Democracy

Direct election (since 1994)

Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of L'Aquila is chosen by direct election.

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
17	Antonio Carmine Centi	12 June 1994	7 June 1998	Democratic Party of the Left
18	Biagio Tempesta	7 June 1998	28 May 2002	Forza Italia
		28 May 2002	29 May 2007
19	Massimo Cialente	29 May 2007	22 May 2012	Democratic Party
		22 May 2012	28 June 2017
20	Pierluigi Biondi	28 June 2017	20 June 2022	Brothers of Italy
		20 June 2022	Incumbent

See also

• Timeline of L'Aquila

References