List of mayors of Reggio Emilia

Mayor of Reggio Emilia
Sindaco di Reggio Emilia
Incumbent Marco Massari (PD) since 21 June 2024
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Formation	1859
Website	Official website

The Mayor of Reggio Emilia is an elected politician who, along with the Reggio Emilia's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Reggio Emilia in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

The elected Mayor is Marco Massari, a member of the Democratic Party, elected on 9 June 2024.^[1]

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Reggio Emilia is member of the City Council.

The Mayor is elected by the population of Reggio Emilia, who also elect the members of the City Council, controlling the Mayor's policy guidelines and is able to enforce his resignation by a motion of no confidence. The Mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his government.

Since 1995 the Mayor is elected directly by Reggio Emilia's electorate: in all mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000 the voters express a direct choice for the mayor or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives at least 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a preference vote: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected. The number of the seats for each party is determined proportionally.

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Reggio Emilia was elected by the City Council.

	Mayor		Term start	Term end	Party
1		Cesare Campioli (1902–1971)	1 May 1946	17 May 1962	PCI
2		Renzo Bonazzi (1925–2010)	17 May 1962	12 May 1976	PCI
3		Ugo Benassi (1928–2011)	12 May 1976	19 February 1987	PCI
4		Giulio Fantuzzi (b. 1950)	19 February 1987	14 June 1991	PCI
5		Antonella Spaggiari (b. 1957)	14 June 1991	24 April 1995	PDS

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Reggio Emilia is chosen by direct election, originally every four and since 1999 every five years.

	Mayor		Term start	Term end	Party	Coalition		Election
(5)		Antonella Spaggiari (b. 1957)	24 April 1995	14 June 1999	PDS DS		The Olive Tree (PDS-PPI-FdV-PdD)	1995
			14 June 1999	14 June 2004			The Olive Tree (DS-PPI-Dem-SDI)	1999
6		Graziano Delrio (b. 1960)	14 June 2004	9 June 2009	DL PD		The Olive Tree (DS-DL-PRC-PdCI)	2004
			9 June 2009	3 June 2013[a]			PD • SEL • IdV	2009
7		Luca Vecchi (b. 1972)	5 June 2014	19 June 2019	PD		PD • SEL	2014
			19 June 2019	21 June 2024			PD • EV • +E	2019
8		Marco Massari (b. 1960)	21 June 2024	Incumbent	PD		PD • M5S • EV	2024

Notes

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Mayors of provincial capitals of Italy

Agrigento

Francesco Miccichè (centre-right)

Alessandria

Giorgio Abonante (PD)

Ancona

Daniele Silvetti (FI)

Andria

Giovanna Bruno (PD)

Arezzo

Alessandro Ghinelli (centre-right)

Ascoli Piceno

Marco Fioravanti (FdI)

Asti

Maurizio Rasero (FI)

Avellino

Laura Nargi (I)

Barletta

Cosimo Cannito (centre-right)

Belluno

Oscar De Pellegrin (centre-right)

Benevento

Clemente Mastella (NC)

Bergamo

Elena Carnevali (PD)

Biella

Marzio Olivero (FdI)

Bolzano

Renzo Caramaschi (PD)

Brescia

Laura Castelletti (centre-left)

Brindisi

Giuseppe Marchionna (centre-right)

Caltanissetta

Walter Tesauro (UdC)

Campobasso

Marialuisa Forte (centre-left)

Carbonia

Pietro Morittu (PD)

Caserta

Carlo Marino (PD)

Catanzaro

Nicola Fiorita (centre-left)

Chieti

Diego Ferrara (PD)

Como

Alessandro Rapinese (I)

Cosenza

Franz Caruso (PSI)

Cremona

Andrea Virgilio (PD)

Crotone

Vincenzo Voce (I)

Cuneo

Patrizia Manassero (PD)

Enna

Maurizio Dipietro (IV)

Fermo

Paolo Calcinaro (I)

Ferrara

Alan Fabbri (LN)

Foggia

Maria Aida Episcopo (centre-left)

Forlì

Gian Luca Zattini (LN)

Frosinone

Riccardo Mastrangeli (FI)

Gorizia

Rodolfo Ziberna (FI)

Grosseto

Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna (centre-right)

Imperia

Claudio Scajola (centre-right)

Isernia

Piero Castrataro (centre-left)

La Spezia

Pierluigi Peracchini (CI)

L'Aquila

Pierluigi Biondi (FdI)

Latina

Matilde Celentano (FdI)

Lecce

Adriana Poli Bortone (IS)

Lecco

Mauro Gattinoni (centre-left)

Livorno

Luca Salvetti (centre-left)

Lodi

Andrea Furegato (PD)

Lucca

Mario Pardini (centre-right)

Macerata

Sandro Parcaroli (LN)

Mantua

Mattia Palazzi (PD)

Massa

Francesco Persiani (LN)

Matera

Domenico Bennardi (M5S)

Modena

Massimo Mezzetti (PD)

Monza

Paolo Pilotto (PD)

Novara

Alessandro Canelli (LN)

Nuoro

Andrea Soddu (I)

Oristano

Massimiliano Sanna (RS)

Padua

Sergio Giordani (centre-left)

Parma

Michele Guerra (IC)

Pavia

Michele Lissia (PD)

Perugia

Vittoria Ferdinandi (centre-left)

Pesaro

Andrea Biancani (PD)

Pescara

Carlo Masci (FI)

Piacenza

Katia Tarasconi (PD)

Pisa

Michele Conti (LN)

Pistoia

Alessandro Tomasi (FdI)

Pordenone

Alessandro Ciriani (centre-right)

Potenza

Vincenzo Telesca (PD)

Prato

Ilaria Bugetti (PD)

Ragusa

Giuseppe Cassì (I)

Ravenna

Michele De Pascale (PD)

Reggio Emilia

Marco Massari (PD)

Rieti

Daniele Sinibaldi (FdI)

Rimini

Jamil Sadegholvaad (PD)

Rovigo

Valeria Cittadin (centre-right)

Salerno

Vincenzo Napoli (PD)

Sassari

Giuseppe Mascia (PD)

Savona

Marco Russo (PD)

Siena

Nicoletta Fabio (centre-right)

Sondrio

Marco Scaramellini (LN)

Syracuse

Francesco Italia (Az)

Taranto

Rinaldo Melucci (I)

Teramo

Gianguido D'Alberto (centre-left)

Terni

Stefano Bandecchi (AP)

Trani

Amedeo Bottaro (PD)

Trapani

Giacomo Tranchida (PD)

Trento

Franco Ianeselli (centre-left)

Treviso

Mario Conte (LN)

Trieste

Roberto Dipiazza (FI)

Udine

Alberto Felice De Toni (centre-left)

Varese

Davide Galimberti (PD)

Verbania

Giandomenico Albertella (I)

Vercelli

Andrea Corsaro (FI)

Verona

Damiano Tommasi (centre-left)

Vibo Valentia

Enzo Romeo (centre-left)

Vicenza

Giacomo Possamai (PD)

Viterbo

Chiara Frontini (I)