The president of the Province of Bologna was the head of the provincial administration of Bologna, a local government authority in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
History The office of president of the Province of Bologna was established in 1889, initially within the Provincial Deputation. Before that date, the Deputation was headed by the prefect. During the Fascist period (1926–1945), the province was governed by appointed officials, including commissioners and presidents of the Rectorate.
After World War II, the office was restored and gradually redefined within the Italian Republic, first with indirect election by the Provincial Council and, from 1993, with direct popular election.
The province was eventually replaced in 2015 by the Metropolitan City of Bologna.
List Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1889–1928) No.PortraitNameTerm of officePartyStartEnd1 Giuseppe Bacchelli188918982 Giuseppe Pedrazzi18991905(1) Giuseppe Bacchelli190519063 Diomede De Sirronisano190619074 Pietro Baldini190719085 Antonio Carranti190819136 Luigi Guadagnini1914? Umberto Turchi19231928National Fascist Party
Presidents of the Provincial Rectorate (1928–1945) No.PortraitNameTerm of officePartyStartEnd1 Umberto Turchi1928?National Fascist Party
Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1945–1951) No.PortraitNameTerm of officePartyStartEnd1 Giorgio Melloni14 June 194518 June 1951Christian Democracy
Presidents of the Province (1951–2014) No.PortraitNameTerm of officePartyStartEnd1Roberto Vighi18 June 195121 June 1956Italian Socialist Party21 June 195628 November 196028 November 196029 January 196529 January 196530 July 1970Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity2Ilario Brini30 July 197022 July 1975Italian Socialist Party3Ghino Rimondini22 July 197528 July 1980Italian Socialist Party4Mario Corsini28 July 198029 July 1985Italian Socialist Party5Mauro Zani29 July 19859 February 1988Italian Communist Party6Giuseppe Petruzzelli9 February 198816 July 1990Italian Communist Party7Lamberto Cotti16 July 19907 May 1995Italian Socialist Party8Vittorio Prodi15 May 199513 July 1999Italian People's PartyDemocracy is Freedom – The Daisy13 July 199912 May 20049Beatrice Draghetti12 May 20048 June 2009The DaisyDemocratic Party8 June 200931 December 2014
See also Mayor of Bologna Metropolitan City of Bologna
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