The mayor of Verona () is an elected politician who, along with Verona's city council, is accountable for the government of Verona in Veneto, Italy.

The current mayor of Verona is Damiano Tommasi, a centre-left independent, who took office on 29 June 2022.

Overview

From 1866, when the former Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia (part of the Austrian Empire) was annexed to the Kingdom of Italy, the central government created the mayor's office, chosen by city council.

In 1926, the Fascist Italy replaced the mayor with a Podestà, chosen by National Fascist Party. After the fall of the Italian Social Republic and the end of the Nazi Germany's occupation, the Mayor was re-established.

From 1994, the mayor is chosen by the citizens of Verona, originally for a four-year term. In 2000 the term was extended to five years.

List Kingdom of Italy (1866–1946) In 1866, after the Third War of Independence and the subsequent annexion of Veneto to the Kingdom of Italy, the national government created the office of the mayor of Verona (Sindaco di Verona), 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 1Alessandro Carlotti18661867Independent 2Giulio Camuzzoni18671883Right 3Antonio Guglielmi18831887Right 4Giovanni Battista Albertini18871888Right 5Antonio Perez18881889Right 6Augusto Renzi Tessari18891891Right 7Augusto Caperle18911895Right (3)Antonio Guglielmi18951907Right 8Luigi Bellini Carnesali19071909Right 9Eugenio Gallizioli19091914PRI 10Tullio Zanella19141920PSI 11Albano Pontedera19201922PSI12Vittorio Raffaldi19221926PNF Fascist Podestà (1926–1945)1Vittorio Raffaldi19261928PNF2Filippo Nereo Vignola19281930PNF3Mario Pasti19301930PNF4Luigi Marenzi19301933PNF5Alberto Donella19331943PNF6Luigi Grancelli19431945PFR Liberation (1945–1946) 13Aldo Fedeli19451946PSI

Republic of Italy (1946–present) City Council election (1946–1994) From 1946 to 1994, the Mayor of Verona was chosen by the City Council.   Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election 1Aldo Fedeli(1895–1955)19461951PSIPCI PSI 1946 2Giovanni Uberti(1888–1964)19511956DCDC PLI PSDI1951 3Giorgio Zanotto(1920–1999)19561960DCDC PLI PSDI1956196019651960 4Renato Gozzi(1915–1999)19651970DCDC PSI PSDI1964 5Carlo Delaini(1927–2008)19701971DCDC PSI PSDI1970 6Leonzio Veggio(1922–2019)19711973DCDC PSI PSDI (5)Carlo Delaini(1927–2008)19731975DCDC PSI PSDI (4)Renato Gozzi(1915–1999)19751980DCDC PSI PSDI1975 7Gabriele Sboarina(b. 1935)19801985DCDC PSI PSDI PRI PLI1980198519901985 8Aldo Sala(b. 1945)19901993DCDC PSI PRI PSDI PLI1990 9Enzo Erminero(1931–2023)19931993DCDC PSI PSDI PLISpecial Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1 December 1993 – 27 June 1994)

Direct election (since 1994) Since 1994, enacting a new law on local administrations (1993), the Mayor of Verona is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2002 every five years. Mayor of Verona Took office Left office Party Coalition Election10 Michela Sironi Mariotti (b. 1946) 27 June 1994 25 June 1998 FI Pole of Freedoms(FI-AN-LN-CCD) 1994 25 June 1998 12 June 2002 Pole for Freedoms(FI-AN-CDU-CCD) 199811 Paolo Zanotto (b. 1953) 12 June 2002 28 May 2007 Ind The Olive Tree(DL-DS-FdV-SDI-PdCI) 2002 12 Flavio Tosi (b. 1969) 28 May 2007 12 May 2012 LNF! House of Freedoms(FI-AN-LN-UDC) 2007 12 May 2012 27 June 2017 LNand right-wing lists 2012 13 Federico Sboarina (b. 1971) 27 June 2017 29 June 2022 FdI FI FdI LN 2017 14 Damiano Tommasi (b. 1974) 29 June 2022 In office Ind PD SIand left-wing lists 2022

Timeline

Elections Mayoral and City Council election, 1994 The election took place on two rounds: the first on 12 June, the second on 26 June 1994.

|- 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:lightblue" rowspan="4" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Forza Italia | FI | 45,235 || 28.58 || 14 |- | style="background-color:"| | style="text-align:left;" | Lega Nord | LN | 28,261 || 17.86 || 9 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) | AN | 15,565 || 9.84 || 5 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 1.591 || 1.00 || 0 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Sironi Mariotti coalition (Centre-right) | 90,652 || 57.28 || 28 |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="4" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democratic Party of the Left (Partito Democratico della Sinistra) | PDS | 16,157 || 10.21 || 5 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | PRC | 6,640 || 4.20 || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) | FdV | 5,434 || 3.43 || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 4,245 || 2.68 || 1 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Donella coalition (Left) | 32,476 || 20.52 || 9 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Italian People's Party (Partito Popolare Italiano) | PPI | 24,473 || 15.46 || 7 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Segni Pact (Patto Segni) | PS | 5,315 || 3.36 || 1 |- | style="background-color:gold" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Lega Autonomia Veneta | LAV | 4,308 || 2.72 || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Others | | 1,034 || 0.65 || 0 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- style="font-weight:bold;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Total | 158,258 || 100.00 || 46 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Votes cast / turnout | 179,612 || 81.97 || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Registered voters | 219,109 || || 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% Michela Sironi MariottiFIFI-CCD 50,314 29.50 74,032 61.51Dario DonellaPDSPDS-PRC-FdV 38,610 22.64 46,316 38.49 Giovanni Maccagnani LN 29,461 17.27 Gian Antonio VaccaroPPI 24,629 14.44 Massimo Galli RighiAN 16,242 9.52Elmo PadovaniPS 5,647 3.31Massimo GuerraLAV 4,553 2.67Antonio BarzonInd 1,107 0.65Eligible voters100.00100.00Voted81.9758.50Blank or invalid ballotsTotal valid votes

Notes

Mayoral and City Council election, 1998 The election took place on two rounds: the first on 24 May, the second on 7 June 1998.

|- 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:lightblue" rowspan="4" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Forza Italia | FI | 27,774 || 21.60 || 16 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) | AN | 10,899 || 8.48 || 6 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Christian Democratic Centre (Centro Cristiano Democratico) | CCD | 6,741 || 5.24 || 4 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | United Christian Democrats (Cristiano Democratici Uniti) | CDU | 3,762 || 2.93 || 2 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Sironi Mariotti coalition (Centre-right) | 49,176 || 38.24 || 28 |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="5" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democrats of the Left (Democratici di Sinistra) | DS | 15,618 || 12.15 || 5 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Italian People's Party (Partito Popolare Italiano) | PPI | 10,183 || 7.92 || 3 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | PRC | 5,223 || 4.06 || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Italian Democratic Socialists (Socialisti Democratici Italiani) | SDI | 3,983 || 3.10 || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Others | | 4,915 || 3.82 || 0 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Brugnoli coalition (Centre-left) | 39,922 || 31.05 || 10 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Lega Nord | LN | 21,948 || 17.07 || 5 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Others | | 17,547 || 13.65 || 3 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- style="font-weight:bold;" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Total | 128,593 || 100.00 || 46 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Votes cast / turnout | 159,793 || 73.97 || style="background-color:#E9E9E9;" | |- | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Registered voters | 216,014 || || 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% Michela Sironi MariottiFIPole for Freedoms 60,772 40.28 64,604 58.33Giuseppe BrugnoliDSThe Olive Tree 46,100 30.56 46,160 41.67 Francesco Girondini LN 24,053 15.94 Tito BrunelliInd 5,544 3.67Massimo GuerraLAVLAV-RI 4,558 3.02Others 9,844 6.53Eligible voters100.00100.00Voted73.9752.70Blank or invalid ballotsTotal valid votes

Mayoral and City Council election, 2002 The election took place on two rounds: the first on 26–27 May, the second on 9–10 June 2002.

|- 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:lightblue" rowspan="4" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Forza Italia | FI | 32,670 || 24.50 || 10 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) | AN | 13,154 || 9.86 || 3 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Union of the Centre (Unione di Centro) | UDC | 9,141 || 6.14 || 2 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Lega Nord | LN | 8,191 || 6.14 || 2 |- style="background-color:lightblue" | colspan="4" style="text-align:left;" | Bolla coalition (Centre-right) | 63,156 || 47.35 || 17 |- | style="background-color:pink" rowspan="5" | | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | The Daisy (La Margherita) | DL | 17,366 || 13.02 || 9 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Democrats of the Left (Democratici di Sinistra) | DS | 16,535 || 12.40 || 9 |- | style="background-color:orange" | | style="text-align:left;" | For Verona (Per Verona) | | 11,884 || 8.91 || 6 |- | style="background-color:pink" | | style="text-align:left;" | Defend Verona (Difendi Verona) | | 7,067 || 5.30 || 3 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" | Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) | FdV | 2,461 || 1.85 || 1 |- style="background-color:pink" | style="text-align:left;" colspan="4" | Zanotto coalition (Centre-left) | 55,313 || 41.47 || 28 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) | PRC | 4,170 || 3.13 || 1 |- | style="background-color:" | | style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" | Others | | 10,733 || 8.05 || 0 |- | colspan="7" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |