List of mayors of Turin

Mayor of Turin
Piero Fassino, current incumbent
Incumbent
Piero Fassino
since 16 May 2011
Residence Palazzo Civico
Appointer Popular election
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder Francesco Luigi Demargherita
Formation 30 November 1848
Succession May 2016
Deputy Tom Dealessandri
Salary €62,592
Website
Turin's City Hall.

The Mayor of Turin is an elected politician who, along with the Turin’s City Council of 50 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Turin, northern Italy. Since 16 May 2011, Piero Fassino holds the position. Previously, the position was held by Sergio Chiamparino since 2001 until his succession by Fassino.

List of Mayors of Tourin

Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia (1848-1961)

In 1848 the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia created the office of the Mayor of Turin (Sindaco di Torino), chosen by the Turin's citizens.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Francesco Luigi de Margherita 31 December 1848 7 April 1849 Historical Right
2 Carlo Pinchia 7 April 1849 1 February 1850 Historical Right
3 Giorgio Bellono 1 February 1850 1 January 1853 Historical Right
4 Giovanni Notta 1 January 1853 3 February 1860 Historical Right
5 Augusto Nomis di Cossilla 3 February 1860 26 December 1861 Historical Right

Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)

After the creation of the Kingdom of Italy, the Mayor of Turin was elected as continuation of the previous office created during the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. The Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils in 1926, replacing them with an authoritarian Podestà chosen by the National Fascist Party.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Emanuele Luserna di Rorà 26 December 1861 1 January 1866 Historical Right
2 Giovanni Filippo Galvagno 1 January 1866 1 April 1869 Independent
3 Cesare Valperga di Masino 1 April 1869 20 November 1870 Historical Right
4 Felice Rignon 20 November 1870 19 January 1878 Historical Right
5 Luigi Ferraris 19 January 1878 28 March 1883 Historical Right
6 Ernesto Balbo Bertone di Sambuy 28 March 1883 1 January 1887 Historical Right
7 Melchiorre Voli 1 January 1887 26 June 1895 Historical Left
(4) Felice Rignon 26 June 1895 13 April 1898 Historical Right
8 Severino Casana 13 April 1898 26 September 1902 Historical Left
9 Alfonso Badini Confalonieri 26 September 1902 6 July 1903 Historical Left
10 Secondo Frola 6 July 1903 28 July 1909 Historical Right
11 Teofilo Rossi 28 July 1909 15 June 1917 Italian Liberal Party
12 Leopoldo Usseglio 15 June 1917 17 October 1817 Italian Liberal Party
13 Secondo Frola 17 October 1817 19 November 1920 Italian Liberal Party
14 Riccardo Cattaneo 19 November 1920 26 June 1925 Italian Liberal Party
15 Donato Etna 26 June 1925 4 December 1926 Military
Fascist Podestà (1926-1945)
1 Luigi Balbo Bertone di Sambuy 4 December 1926 12 September 1928 National Fascist Party
2 Umberto Ricci 12 September 1928 11 February 1929 National Fascist Party
3 Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel 11 February 1929 4 February 1935 National Fascist Party
4 Ugo Sartirana 4 February 1935 25 June 1938 National Fascist Party
5 Cesare Giovara 25 June 1938 24 August 1939 National Fascist Party
6 Matteo Bonino 24 August 1939 22 September 1943 National Fascist Party
7 Michele Fassio 22 September 1943 25 April 1945 Republican Fascist Party
Liberation (1945-1946)
16 Giovanni Roveda 25 April 1945 17 December 1946 Italian Communist Party

Republic of Italy (1946-present)

From 1945 to 1993, the Mayor of Turin was chosen by the City council. Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Turin is chosen by popular election, originally every four, and since 2001 every five year.


 Mayor of Turin Took office Left office Party Coalition
1 Celeste Negarville 17 December 1946 13 May 1948 Italian Communist Party PCU – PSIUP
17 December 1946 – 13 May 1948
2 Domenico Coggiola 13 May 1948 16 July 1951 Italian Communist Party PCU – PSIUP
13 May 1948 – 16 July 1951
2 Amedeo Peyron 16 July 1951 26 February 1962 Christian Democracy DC – PLI
16 July 1951 – 26 February 1962
3 Giovanni Carlo Anselmetti 26 February 1962 21 October 1964 Christian Democracy DC – PLI
26 February 1962 – 21 October 1964
4 Luciano Jona 21 October 1964 20 February 1965 Italian Liberal Party DC – PLI
21 October 1964 – 20 February 1965
5 Giuseppe Grosso 20 February 1965 9 September 1968 Christian Democracy DC – PLI
20 February 1965 – 9 September 1968
6 Andrea Guglielminetti 9 September 1968 22 July 1970 Christian Democracy DC – PLI
9 September 1968 – 22 July 1970
7 Giovanni Porcellana 22 July 1970 12 April 1973 Christian Democracy DC – PLI
22 July 1970 – 12 April 1973
8 Guido Secreto 12 April 1973 5 December 1973 Italian Democratic Socialist Party PCI – PSI - PSDI
12 April 1973 – 5 December 1973
9 Giovanni Picco 5 December 1973 14 July 1975 Christian Democracy DC - PLI – PSI - PSDI
5 December 1973 – 14 July 1975
10 Diego Novelli 14 July 1975 25 January 1985 Italian Communist Party PCI
14 July 1975 – 25 January 1985
11 Giorgio Cardetti 25 January 1985 20 July 1987 Italian Socialist Party PSI
25 January 1985 – 20 July 1987
12 Maria Magnani Noya 20 July 1987 30 July 1990 Italian Socialist Party PSI
20 July 1987 – 30 July 1990
13 Valerio Zanone 30 July 1990 11 February 1992 Italian Liberal Party DC - PLI - PRI
30 July 1990 – 11 February 1992
14 Giovanna Cattaneo Incisa 11 February 1992 24 June 1993 Italian Republican Party DC - PLI - PRI
11 February 1992 – 24 June 1993
Elected mayor (1993-present)
15 Valentino Castellani 24 June 1993 1 June 2001 Independent PDS – FV – AD
24 June 1993 – 11 May 1997
The Olive Tree
11 May 1997 – 1 June 2001
16 Sergio Chiamparino 1 June 2001 16 May 2011 Democrats of the Left then
Democratic Party		 The Olive Tree
1 June 2001 – 1 June 2006
PD - SEL - IDV
1 June 2006 – 16 May 2011
17 Piero Fassino 16 May 2011 incumbent Democratic Party PD – SEL – IDV
since 16 May 2011

Elections

Mayoral and Council election, 1997

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 27 April and the second on 11 May

The main candidates were Raffaele Costa, supported by Silvio Berlusconi's coalition Pole of Freedoms and by some Christian-democratic parties, and the outgoing mayor Valentino Castellani, supported by Romano Prodi's coalition The Olive Tree.

Turin Mayoral Election Results 1997
Name Party 1st Round
(6 June)
 % 2nd Round
(20 June)
 %
Valentino Castellani Democrats of the Left 196.306 35,4 272.711 50,4
Raffaele Costa Forza Italia 240.250 43,2 268.002 49,6

Mayoral and Council election, 2001

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 13 May and the second on 27 May 2001.

The main candidates were Roberto Rosso, supported by Silvio Berlusconi's center-right coalition, and Sergio Chiamparino, supported by Francesco Rutelli's center-left coalition The Olive Tree.

Turin Mayoral Election Results 2001
Name Party 1st Round
(13 May)
 % 2nd Round
(27 May)
 %
Sergio Chiamparino Democrats of the Left 269.152 44,9 285.997 52,8
Roberto Rosso Forza Italia 266.218 44,4 255.444 47,2

Mayoral and Council election, 2006

The election took place on 29–30 May 2006.

The main candidates were the incumbent mayor Sergio Chiamparino, supported by Romano Prodi's coalition The Olive Tree, and the minister Rocco Buttiglione, from the centrist party UDC and supported by Silvio Berlusconi's coalition House of Freedom.

Chiamparino won the election with the 66% of the votes.

Turin Mayoral Election Results 2006
Name Party 1st Round
(29–30 May)
 %
Sergio Chiamparino Democrats of the Left 307.913 66,6
Rocco Buttiglione Union of the Centre 136.134 29,5

Mayoral and Council election, 2011

The election took place on 15–16 May

The main candidates were the Michele Coppola, from Silvio Berlusconi's party People of Freedom, and the Piero Fassino, from Democratic Party. Fassino was chosen as the candidate for the center-left coalition on 26 February 2011 with the coalition primary elections.[1]

Michele Coppola was supported by a big center-right coalition, composed by People of Freedom, Lega Nord, The Right – Tricolour Flame and some civic lists. Piero Fassino was supported by Democratic Party, Left Ecology Freedom, Italy of Values and some civic lists.

Turin Mayoral Election Results 2011
Name Party 1st Round
(15–16 May)
 %
Piero Fassino Democratic Party 255.242 56,66
Michele Coppola People of Freedom 122.981 27,30
Turin Council Election 2011 – Parties [2]
Coalition votes % seats Party votes % seats
Center-left (Fassino) 226,147 56.5 24 Democratic Party
Left Ecology Freedom
Italy of Values
Civic Lists (5) 		138,103
22,647
19,055
46,342 		34.5
5.6
4.8
11.6 		16
2
2
4
Center-right (Coppola) 107,439 26.8 10 People of Freedom
Lega Nord
The Right
Pensioner's Party
Alliance of the Centre
Civic Lists (3) 		73,197
27,451
2,396
1,868
740
1,787		 18.3
6.8
0.6
0.5
0.2
0.4 		7
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See also

References

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  2. ↑ Italian Ministry of the Interior – 2011.

Notes

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