List of mayors of Genoa

The mayor of Genoa (Italian: sindaco di Genova) is an elected politician who, along with the Genoa City Council of 40 members, is accountable for the strategic government of the municipality of Genoa, Liguria, Italy.

List of Mayors of Genoa Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia (1848-1861) In 1848 the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia created the office of the Mayor of Genoa (Sindaco di Genova), chosen by Genoa citizens.

Mayor Term start Term end Party 1Antonio Profumo15 March 184922 December 1851Right 2Stefano Centurione22 December 18511 March 1853Right 3Domenico Elena1 March 185322 October 1856Right 4Giuseppe Morro22 October 185625 February 1860Right 5Ludovico Pallavicino25 February 186012 December 1860Right 6Gerolamo Gavotti12 December 186026 December 1861Right

Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946) In 1861 the Kingdom of Italy continued the previous office, chosen 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.

Mayor Term start Term end Party 1Gerolamo Gavotti26 December 186120 August 1864Right 2Luigi Gropallo20 August 186418 January 1866Right 3Andrea Podestà18 January 186630 June 1876Right 4Lazzaro Negrotto Cambiaso30 June 18769 January 1879Independent 5Enrico Parodi9 January 187931 December 1883Right (3)Andrea Podestà31 December 188327 May 1888Right 6Stefano Castagnola27 May 188816 March 1891Right 7Giacomo Doria16 March 189123 January 1892Independent (3)Andrea Podestà23 January 189220 July 1895Right 8Raffaele Pratolongo20 July 189513 May 1896Left 9Francesco Pozzo13 May 189614 April 1903Left 10Giovanni Battista Boragini14 April 190325 January 1905Left 11Alberto Cerruti25 January 190518 July 1906Independent 12Gerolamo Da Passano18 July 19066 August 1910Right 13Giacomo Grasso6 August 19102 July 1914Liberal 12Emilio Massone2 July 191427 November 1920Liberal 13Federico Ricci27 November 192016 December 1926Independent Fascist Podestà (1926-1945)1Eugenio Broccardi16 December 19267 September 1933PNF2Carlo Bombrini7 September 193319 March 1940PNF3Aldo Gardini19 March 19406 November 1944PNF4Giulio Segoni6 November 194425 April 1945PFR Liberation (1945-1946) 14Vannuccio Faralli25 April 19454 December 1946PSI

Republic of Italy (1946-present) From 1945 to 1993, the Mayor of Genoa was chosen by the City Council.

Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election1 Giovanni Tarello4 December 194623 February 1948 PCIPCI PSI19462 Gelasio Adamoli23 February 194816 June 1951 PCI3Vittorio Pertusio16 June 19512 July 1956DCDC 19512 July 195627 May 1960 1956 -(3) Vittorio Pertusio8 February 19612 February 1965 DCDC 19604 Augusto Pedullà2 February 19655 January 1966 DC 1964 -(4) Augusto Pedullà14 July 196615 October 1971 DCDC PSI 19665 Giancarlo Piombino15 October 19712 April 1975 DC19716Fulvio Cerofolini2 April 19752 August 1976PSI PCI PSI2 August 197621 September 1981 197621 September 198113 October 1985 PCI PSI PSDI 19817 Cesare Campart13 October 19852 August 1990 PRIDC PSI PSDI PRI PLI 19858 Romano Merlo2 August 19903 December 1992 PSDIPCI PSI PSDI PRI 19909 Claudio Burlando3 December 199219 May 1993 PDSPDS PSI PSDI - Notes

Direct election (since 1993) Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Genoa is chosen by direct election, originally every four then every five years.

Mayor of Genoa Took office Left office Party Coalition Election10 Adriano Sansa(b. 1940) 7 December 1993 1 December 1997 Ind PDS AD FdV 199311 Giuseppe Pericu(1937–2022) 1 December 1997 28 May 2002 PDSDS The Olive Tree (PDS-PPI-PRC-RI) 1997 28 May 2002 30 May 2007 The Olive Tree (DS-DL-PRC-PdCI-FdV) 200212 Marta Vincenzi(b. 1947) 30 May 2007 21 May 2012 DSPD The Union (DS-DL-PRC-PdCI-FdV-IdV) 200713 Marco Doria(b. 1957) 21 May 2012 27 June 2017 SEL PD SEL FdS 201214Marco Bucci(b. 1959) 27 June 2017 17 June 2022Ind FI LN FdI DI 2017 17 June 2022 10 December 2024 FI L FdI C! IV UDC 202215 Silvia Salis(b. 1985) 30 May 2025 Incumbent Ind PD AVS M5S IV 2025 Notes

Timeline

Elections Mayoral and City Council election, 1993 The election took place in two rounds: the first on 21 November, the second on 5 December 1993.

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;"

! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" | Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" | Votes ! colspan="1" | % ! colspan="1" | Seats |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="6" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Party of the Left (Partito Democratico della Sinistra) | PDS | 98,026 || 26.19% || 22 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) | FdV | 13,227 || 3.55% || 3 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Alliance (Alleanza Democratica) | AD | 12,255 || 3.27% || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Pannella List (Lista Pannella) | LP | 7,962 || 2.13% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | The Network (La Rete) | LR | 6,558 || 1.75% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 5,765 || 1.54% || 1 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Sansa coalition (Left-wing) | 143,843 || 38.43% || 30 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Lega Nord | LN | 108,562 || 29.01% || 10 |- | style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="3" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democracy (Democrazia Cristiana) | DC | 33,604 || 8.98% || 4 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Socialist Rebirth (Rinascita Socialista) | RS | 14,840 || 3.96% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Union of the Centre (Unione di Centro) | UdC | 6,975 || 1.86% || 0 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Signorini coalition (Centre) | 55,419 || 14.81% || 5 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | PRC | 32,238 || 8.61% || 3 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Italian Social Movement (Movimento Sociale Italiano) | MSI-DN | 25,213 || 6.74% || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Others | | 9,004 || 2.41% || 0 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- style="font-weight:bold;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Total | 374,279 || 100% || 50 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Votes cast / turnout | 472,436 || 78.93% || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Registered voters | 598,584 || || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" | Source: Ministry of the Interior

CandidatePartyCoalitionFirst roundSecond roundVotes%Votes%Adriano Sansa IndProgressives 189,874 42.93 247,547 59.17 Enrico SerraLN 116,973 26.45 170,799 40.83 Ugo SignoriniDCDC-RS-UdC 66,387 15.01 Giuliano BoffardiPRC 32,498 7.35 Vincenzo PlinioMSI-DN 27,252 6.16Others 9,260 2.10Eligible voters100.00100.00Voted78.9373.47Blank or invalid ballotsTotal valid votes

Mayoral and City Council election, 1997 The election took place on two rounds: the first on 16 November, the second on 30 November 1997.

|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" ! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="text-align:left;" | Parties and coalitions ! colspan="1" | Votes ! colspan="1" | % ! colspan="1" | Seats |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="5" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Party of the Left (Partito Democratico della Sinistra) | PDS | 84,635 || 25.91% || 17 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | PRC | 31,093 || 9.52% || 6 |- | style="background-color:pink" | | style="text-align:left;" | Italian People's Party (Partito Popolare Italiano) | PPI | 19,965 || 6.11% || 4 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Italian Renewal (Rinnovamento Italiano) | RI | 6,223 || 1.91% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 10,018 || 3.06% || 2 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Pericu coalition (Centre-left) | 151,934 || 46.51% || 30 |- | style="background-color:lightblue" rowspan="3" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Forza Italia | FI | 42,170 || 12.91% || 6 |- | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;" | National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) | AN | 18,265 || 5.59% || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Centre (Centro Cristiano Democratico) | CCD | 7,524 || 2.30% || 0 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Eva coalition (Centre-right) | 67,959 || 20.80% || 8 |- | style="background-color:darkblue" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | New Genoa (Genova Nuova) | GN | 55,947 || 17.13% || 7 |- | style="background-color:orange" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Sansa for Genoa (Sansa per Genova) | SpG | 36,186 || 11.08% || 4 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Lega Nord | LN | 11,481 || 3.51% || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Others | | 3,155 || 0.97% || 0 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- style="font-weight:bold;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Total | 326,662 || 100.00% || 50 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Votes cast / turnout | 400,823 || 69.88% || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Registered voters | 573,607 || || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="7" | Source: Ministry of the Interior

CandidatePartyCoalitionFirst roundSecond roundVotes%Votes% Giuseppe PericuPDSThe Olive Tree 129,680 34.38 170,211 51.52Sergio CastellanetaGN 75,042 19.90 160,140 48.48Claudio EvaFIPole for Freedoms 73,979 19.61Adriano SansaSpG 51,904 13.76Giordano BruschiPRC31,809 8.43Giacomo ChiapporiLN11,265 2.99Others 3,505 0.93Eligible voters100.00100.00Voted69.8859.51Blank or invalid ballotsTotal valid votes

Notes

Mayoral and City Council election, 2002 The election took place on 26 May 2002.

List of mayors of Genoa

Bron en licentie