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 Roberto Lagalla, who took office on 20 June 2022.
Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Palermo is a member of the Palermo city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Palermo. Citizens elect also the members of the city council, which also controls 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 1993 the mayor has been elected directly by Palermo'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.
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) Mayors In 1861, the nascent Kingdom of Italy created the office of the mayor of Palermo (), chosen by the city council.
1861–1862: Salesio Balsano 1862–1863: Mariano Stabile 1863–1866: Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì 1866–1868: Salesio Balsano 1868–1873: Domenico Peranni 1873–1876: Emanuale Notarbartolo 1876–1878: Francesco Paolo Perez 1878–1880: Giovanni Raffaele 1880–1881: Salesio Balsano 1881–1882: Nicolò Turrisi Colonna 1882–1885: Pietro Ugo Delle Favare 1885: Salvatore Romano Lo Faso 1885: Giuseppe La Farina 1885: Fortunato Vergara di Craco 1885–1886: Giulio Benso della Verdura 1886–1887: Nicolò Turrisi Colonna 1887–1890: Giulio Benso della Verdura 1890–1892: Emanuele Paternò 1892–1893: Pietro Ugo Delle Favare 1893–1895: Eugenio Olivieri 1895–1897: Angelo Pantaleone 1897–1898: Michele Amato Pojero 1898–1900: Eugenio Olivieri 1900: Mario Rebucci 1900–1901: Paolo Beccadelli di Bologna 1901–1902: Giuseppe Tasca Lanza 1902: Pietro Vayrat 1902–1903: Giuseppe Tasca Lanza 1903–1905: Pietro Bonanno 1905–1906: Girolamo di Martino 1906–1907: Giuseppe Tasca Lanza 1907–1908: Paolo Francesco Tesauro 1908–1909: Gennaro Bladier 1909–1910: Romualdo Trigona di Sant'Elia 1910: Francesco Moncada Grispo 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: Gennaro Di Donato 1925: Domenico Delli Santi 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) City council selection (1946–1993) From 1946 to 1993, the mayor of Palermo was chosen by the city council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Gennaro PatricoloNovember 1946March 1948UQUQ PLI Guido AvolioMarch 1948November 1948UQDC PRI PLI UQ 3Gaspare CausenzaNovember 1948March 1951DCDC PRI PLI (2)Guido AvolioNovember 1951January 1952DC 4Gioacchino ScadutoJuly 1952December 1955DC 5Luciano MaugeriJune 1956May 1958DC 6Salvatore LimaJune 1958January 1963DC 7Francesco Saverio DilibertoJanuary 1963June 1964DC 8Paolo BevilacquaJuly 1964January 1965DC (6)Salvatore LimaJanuary 1965July 1966DC (8)Paolo BevilacquaJuly 1966October 1968DC 9Francesco SpagnoloOctober 1968November 1970DCDC 10Vito CianciminoNovember 1970April 1971DCDC PRI PLI 11Giacomo MarchelloApril 1971January 1976DC 12Carmelo ScomaJanuary 1976 October 1978DC 13Giovanni LapiOctober 1978November 1978DC 14Salvatore Mantione November 1978July 1980DC 15Nello MartellucciJuly 1980April 1983DC 16Elda PucciApril 1983April 1984DCDC PSI PRI PLI 17Giuseppe InsalacoApril 1984August 1984DC 18Stefano CamilleriAugust 1984October 1984DC (15)Nello MartellucciOctober 1984December 1984DC 19Leoluca OrlandoJuly 1985August 1990DC 20Domenico Lo VascoAugust 1990June 1992DC Aldo RizzoJune 1992December 1992SIPDS FdV PSDI SI Manlio OrobelloDecember 1992April 1993PSIDC PSI PRI PLI
Direct election (since 1993) Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the mayor of Palermo is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and later every five years.
Mayor of Palermo Took office Left office Party Coalition Election Leoluca Orlando(b. 1947) 3 December 1993 5 December 1997 LR Progressives(PDS-PRC-LR-FdV) 1993 5 December 1997 18 December 2000 The Olive Tree(PDS-PPI-PRC-LR-FdV) 1997 Special Commissioner tenure (19 December 2000 – 4 December 2001) Diego Cammarata(b. 1951) 5 December 2001 14 May 2007 FI PdL House of Freedoms(FI-AN-CCD-CDU) 2001 14 May 2007 26 January 2012 House of Freedoms(FI-AN-UDC) 2007 Special Commissioner tenure (27 January – 22 May 2012) Leoluca Orlando(b. 1947) 22 May 2012 22 June 2017 LR18 PD IdV FdS FdVand leftist lists 2012 22 June 2017 20 June 2022 PD SI PRCand leftist lists 201724 Roberto Lagalla(b. 1955) 20 June 2022 Incumbent UDC FI FdI IV Lega UDC 2022 Notes
See also Timeline of Palermo
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