List of mayors of Siena

The Mayor of Siena is an elected politician who, along with the Siena's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Siena in Tuscany, Italy.

Mayor of Siena
Sindaco di Siena
Incumbent
Nicoletta Fabio
since 19 June 2023
StyleNo title, courtesy or style
SeatPalazzo Pubblico
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderBernardo Tolomei
Formation1865
WebsiteOfficial website

The current Mayor is Nicoletta Fabio, a centre-right independent and the first woman to hold the office, who took office on 30 May 2023.[1]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Siena, 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 1993 the Mayor is elected directly by Siena'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)

In 1865, the Kingdom of Italy created the office of Mayor of Siena (Sindaco di Siena), appointed by the King himself. From 1892 to 1926 the Mayor was elected 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. The office of Mayor was restored in 1944 during the Allied occupation.[2]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Bernardo Tolomei
(1823–1910)		 1865 1866
2 Tiberio Sergardi
(1816–1886)		 1866 1867
(1) Bernardo Tolomei
(1823–1910)		 1867 1869
3 Luciano Banchi
(1837–1887)		 1869 1870
4 Federico Comini
(1803–1884)		 1870 1871
5 Domenico Mazzi
(1822–1896)		 1871 1877
(3) Luciano Banchi
(1837–1887)		 1877 1878
6 Giuseppe Palmieri Nuti
(1843–1893)		 1878 1879
(3) Luciano Banchi[3]
(1837–1887)		 1880 1887
7 Aristodemo Ficalbi
(1821–1894)		 1888 1889
8 Luigi Valenti Serini
(?–1912)		 1889 1890
9 Remigio Bartalini
(1839–1918)		 1892 1893
10 Enrico Crocini
(1839–1916)		 1894 1896
11 Enrico Falaschi
(1863–1929)		 1896 1898
12 Bonaventura Chigi Zondadari
(1841–1908)		 1899 1899
13 Guido Sarrocchi
(1868–1934)		 1899 1899
14 Alessandro Lisini
(1851–1945)		 1900 1905
15 Carlo Ponticelli
(1848–1907)		 1905 1906
16 Mario Bianchi Bandinelli
(1848–1930)		 1906 1913
17 Livio Socini
(1866–?)		 1914 1916
18 Emanuello Pannocchieschi d'Elci
(1875–1937)		 1916 1920
19 Angiolo Rosini
(1864–?)		 1920 1921
20 Fabio Bargagli Petrucci
(1875–1939)		 1923 1923 National Fascist Party
21 Vittorio Martini 1923 1925 National Fascist Party
Fascist Podestà (1926–1944)
1 Fabio Bargagli Petrucci
(1875–1939)		 1926 1936 National Fascist Party
2 Mario Tadini Buoninsegni
(1889–1974)		 1936 1938 National Fascist Party
3 Luigi Socini Guelfi
(1906–2008)		 1938 1944 National Fascist Party
Allied occupation (1944–1946)
22 Carlo Ciampolini[4]
(1888–1986)		 1944 1946 Independent

Timeline

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1993)

From 1946 to 1993 the Mayor of Siena was elected by the City Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
1 Ilio Bocci
(1904–1975)		 5 April 1946 20 September 1949 PCI PCI • PSI • DC 1946
-
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (20 September 1949–23 June 1951)[lower-alpha 1]
(1) Ilio Bocci
(1904–1975)		 23 June 1951 24 June 1956 PCI PCI • PSI 1951
2 Bruno Bottai
(1895–1967)		 24 June 1956 16 July 1956[lower-alpha 2] DC none[lower-alpha 3] 1956
3 Ugo Bartalini
(1899–2000)		 31 August 1956 6 November 1960 PSI PCI • PSI
6 November 1960 25 January 1965 1960
4 Fazio Fabbrini
(1926–2018)		 25 January 1965 19 July 1966 PCI PCI • PSI 1964
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Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (19 July 1966–20 December 1968)[lower-alpha 4]
5 Canzio Vannini
(1920–2001)		 20 December 1968 3 June 1969 PSIUP PSIUP • DC • PRI 1968
6 Luciano Mencaraglia
(1915–2001)		 26 July 1969 2 December 1969 PCI PCI • PSIUP
7 Roberto Barzanti
(b. 1939)		 2 December 1969 11 January 1974 PSIUP PCI • PSIUP
(5) Canzio Vannini
(1920–2001)		 11 January 1974 31 July 1979 PSI PCI • PSI 1973
8 Mauro Barni
(1927–2017)		 31 July 1979 20 September 1983 PSI PCI • PSI 1979
9 Vittorio Mazzoni della Stella
(b. 1941)		 20 September 1983 2 September 1988 PSI PCI • PSI 1983
2 September 1988 29 November 1990 1988
10 Pierluigi Piccini
(b. 1952)		 29 November 1990 21 June 1993 PCI PCI • PSI
Notes
  1. Nominated by the Prefect since the City Council failed to elect a new Mayor after the incumbent's resignation.
  2. Refused to accept the election.
  3. Elected by DC, PSDI and MSI. He refused the election and never formed an executive.
  4. Nominated by the Prefect since the City Council failed to elect a new Mayor after the incumbent's resignation.

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, enacting a new law on local administrations, the Mayor of Siena is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2001 every five years.


 Mayor Took office Left office Party Coalition Election
(10) Pierluigi Piccini
(b. 1952)		 21 June 1993 28 April 1997 PDS
DS		 PDS 1993
28 April 1997 14 May 2001 The Olive Tree
(PDS-PRC-PPI)		 1997
11 Maurizio Cenni
(b. 1955)		 14 May 2001 30 May 2006 DS
PD		 The Olive Tree
(DS-PRC-DL)		 2001
30 May 2006 16 May 2011 The Olive Tree
(DS-PRC-DL)		 2006
12 Franco Ceccuzzi
(b. 1967)		 16 May 2011 12 June 2012[lower-alpha 1] PD PD  • SEL 2011
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (12 June 2012 – 11 June 2013)
13 Bruno Valentini
(b. 1955)		 11 June 2013 25 June 2018 PD PD  • SEL 2013
14 Luigi De Mossi
(b. 1960)		 25 June 2018 19 June 2023 Ind L  • FdI  • FI 2018
15 Nicoletta Fabio
(b. 1961)		 19 June 2023 Incumbent Ind FdI  • L  • FI 2023
Notes
  1. Resigned after the City Council didn't approve the annual budget.

Timeline

See also

References
  1. "Staffetta a Palazzo Primo faccia a faccia tra Fabio e De Mossi "Incontro cordiale"". La Nazione. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. "Gonfalonieri, podestà e sindaci di Siena dal 1787". Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  3. Acting mayor from 1880 to 1881.
  4. Chosen by the National Liberation Committee and appointed by the Prefect.

Bibliography
  • Bisi, Stefano (2012). Sindaci in bianco-nero. Appunti di un cronista. Siena: Betti Editrice. ISBN 978-88-7576-271-1.
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