List of mayors of Padua
The Mayor of Padua is an elected politician who, along with the Padua's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Padua in Veneto, Italy.
The current Mayor is Sergio Giordani a centre-left independent, who took office on 28 June 2017.
Overview
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Padua is member of the City Council.The Mayor is elected by the population of Padua, 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 Padua'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.
Mayors
Republic of Italy (since 1946)
From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Padua was elected by the City's Council.| Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | |
| Giuseppe Schiavon | 28 April 1945 | 19 April 1946 | PCI | |
| Gastone Costa | 19 April 1946 | 26 April 1947 | PSIUP | |
| 3 | Cesarino Crescente | 26 April 1947 | 12 December 1970 | DC |
| 4 | Ettore Bentsik | 12 December 1970 | 5 May 1977 | DC |
| 5 | Luigi Merlin | 5 May 1977 | 9 April 1980 | DC |
| Ettore Bentsik | 9 April 1980 | 28 April 1981 | DC | |
| 6 | Guido Montesi | 28 April 1981 | 26 August 1982 | DC |
| 7 | Settimo Gottardo | 26 August 1982 | 7 June 1987 | DC |
| 8 | Paolo Giaretta | 7 June 1987 | 6 June 1993 | DC |
| Flavio Zanonato | 6 June 1993 | 8 May 1995 | PDS |
Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Padua is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 1999 every five years.
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Timeline
Elections
Mayoral and City Council election, 1995
The election took place on two rounds: the first on 23 April, the second on 7 May 1995.'''Summary of the 1995 Padua City Council election results
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Mayoral and City Council election, 1999
The election took place on two rounds: the first on 13 June, the second on 27 June 1999.'''Summary of the 1999 Padua City Council election results
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Mayoral and City Council election, 2004
The election took place on 12–13 June 2004.'''Summary of the 2004 Padua City Council election results
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Mayoral and City Council election, 2009
The election took place on two rounds: the first on 6–7 June, the second on 21–22 June 2009.'''Summary of the 2009 Padua City Council election results
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Mayoral and City Council election, 2014
The election took place on two rounds: the first on 25 May, the second on 9 June 2014.'''Summary of the 2014 Padua City Council election results
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Mayoral and City Council election, 2017
The election took place on two rounds: the first on 11 June, the second on 26 June 2017.'''Summary of the 2017 Padua City Council election results
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