The mayor of Reggio Calabria is an elected politician who, along with the Reggio Calabria's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Reggio Calabria in Calabria, Italy.
The current mayor is Francesco Cannizzaro (FI), who took office on 4 June 2026.
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) Mayor Term start Term end Party 1Francesco Pensabene18611864Independent Domenico Spanò Bolani18641865Right Francesco Pensabene18651868Right Baron Francesco Mantica18681870Right Domenico Spanò Bolani18701875Right Luigi De Blasio18751879Left Fabrizio Plutino18791884Left Marquess Domenico Genoese Zerbi18841886Right Domenico Spanò Bolani18861890Right Pietro Foti 18901895Left Domenico Tripepi18951900Right Giuseppe Carbone19001903Left Domenico Tripepi19031906Right Demetrio Tripepi19061911Right Fabrizio Plutino19111914Left Giuseppe Valentino19141924Socialist Nicola D'Avanzo19241926Socialist Fascist Podestà (1926–1943) Giuseppe Genoese Zerbi19261930PNFPasquale Mauritano19301935PNFFrancesco Giunta19351943PNF Allied occupation (1943–1946)Antonio Priolo19431943SocialistDiego Andiloro19431946Socialist
Italian Republic (since 1946) City Council election (1946–1997) From 1946 to 1997, the Mayor of Reggio Calabria was elected by the City Council.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election 1Nicola Siles2 May 194625 February 1947DCDC PRI 1946 2Giuseppe Romeo25 February 194729 July 1956DCDC PRI DC PRI PLI1951 3Domenico Spoleti29 July 195625 February 1958DCDC PRI PLI1956 4Vittorio Barone Adesi25 February 19585 January 1961DC 5Giuseppe Quattrone4 January 196116 December 1963DCDC PRI PLI PSDI1960 6Domenico Mannino16 December 19632 March 1965DC (4)Vittorio Barone Adesi2 March 196512 March 1966DCDC PLI PSDI1964 7Pietro Battaglia12 March 196618 November 1971DC 8Fortunato Licandro18 November 197120 August 1975DC1970 9Luigi Aliquò20 August 197520 May 1977DCDC PLI PRI PSDI1975 10Domenico Cuzzopoli20 May 197728 November 1980DC 11Oreste Granillo28 November 198011 November 1982DCDC PSI PRI PSDI1980 (10)Domenico Cuzzopoli11 November 198218 February 1983DC - 12Michele Musolino7 August 198314 February 1984PSIPSI PCI PSDI PRI1983 13Giovanni Palamara14 February 19848 September 1985PSI 14Pino Mallamo8 September 198514 September 1987DCDC PRI PSDI (12)Michele Musolino14 September 19874 July 1988Ind (9)Luigi Aliquò4 July 19881 September 1989DC (7)Pietro Battaglia1 September 198928 February 1990DCDC PSI PRI PSDI PLI1989 15Agatino Licandro1 March 19904 July 1992DC 16Francesco Gangemi4 July 199231 July 1992DC 17Giuseppe Reale31 July 199223 November 1993DCDC PSI PRI PSDI 1992 18Italo Falcomatà23 November 199328 April 1997PDSPDS PSI PRI LR Notes
Direct election (since 1997) Since 1997, enacting a new law on local administrations, the Mayor of Reggio Calabria is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2001 every five years.
Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election (18) Italo Falcomatà(1943–2001) 28 April 1997 14 May 2001 PDS DS The Olive Tree(DS-PPI-PRC-SDI)1997 14 May 2001 11 December 2001 The Olive Tree(DS-DL-PRC-SDI-PdCI)2001 19 Giuseppe Scopelliti(b. 1966) 28 May 2002 28 May 2007 ANPdL House of Freedoms(FI-AN-UDC-UDEUR)2002 28 May 2007 14 May 2010 House of Freedoms(FI-AN-UDC-PRI)2007 20 Demetrio Arena(b. 1956) 16 May 2011 9 October 2012 PdL PdL UDC MpA 2011 Special Commission's tenure (9 October 2012 – 29 October 2014) 21 Giuseppe Falcomatà(b. 1983) 29 October 2014 5 October 2020 PD PD SEL CD PSI 2014 5 October 2020 10 January 2026 PD IV PSI 2020 22 Francesco Cannizzaro(b. 1982) 4 June 2026 Incumbent FI FI FdI Lega AP NM A2026 Notes
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