List of mayors of Vicenza

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

Mayor of Vicenza
Sindaco di Vicenza
Incumbent
Giacomo Possamai (PD)
since 30 May 2023
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1866
WebsiteOfficial website

The current Mayor is Giacomo Possamai, a member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 30 May 2023.[1]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Vicenza, 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 Vicenza'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 Vicenza was elected by the City's Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Luigi Faccio 1946 1948 PSI
2 Giuseppe Zampieri 1948 1958 DC
3 Antonio Dal Sasso 1958 1962 DC
4 Giorgio Sala 1962 1975 DC
5 Giovanni Chiesa 1975 1981 DC
6 Antonio Corazzin 1981 1990 DC
7 Achille Variati 1990 1995 DC

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Vicenza is chosen by direct election, originally every four and since 1998 every five years.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
8 Marino Quaresmin 8 May 1995 25 June 1998[lower-alpha 1] PPI PDS • PPI • FdV • PdD 1995
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (25 June 1998 – 14 December 1998)
9 Enrico Hüllweck 14 December 1998 10 June 2003 FI FI • AN • CCD 1998
10 June 2003 13 February 2008[lower-alpha 2] FI • AN • UDC 2003
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (13 February 2008 – 29 April 2008)
(7) Achille Variati 29 April 2008 27 May 2013 PD PD 2008
27 May 2013 13 June 2018 PD 2013
10 Francesco Rucco 13 June 2018 30 May 2023 Ind LN • FI 2018
11 Giacomo Possamai 30 May 2023 Incumbent PD PD • AVS 2023
Notes
  1. Resigned.
  2. Resigned in order to participate in the national election.

Timeline

References
  1. "Proclamazione del nuovo sindaco di Vicenza Giacomo Possamai". comune.vicenza.it. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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