List of mayors of Pistoia

Mayor of Pistoia
Sindaco di Pistoia

Incumbent Alessandro Tomasi (Brothers of Italy) since 26 June 2017
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Formation	1865
Website	Official website

The Mayor of Pistoia is an elected politician who, along with the Pistoia's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Pistoia in Tuscany, Italy. The current Mayor is Alessandro Tomasi, a member of the right-wing party Brothers of Italy, who took office on 26 June 2017.^[1]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Pistoia, 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 1994 the Mayor is elected directly by Pistoia'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.

1859–1946

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1994)

From 1946 to 1994, the Mayor of Pistoia was elected by the City's Council.

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Giuseppe Corsini	22 December 1946	30 June 1951	Italian Communist Party
2	Giuseppe Gentile	30 June 1951	16 November 1959	Italian Communist Party
3	Corrado Gelli	16 November 1959	20 July 1970	Italian Communist Party
4	Francesco Toni	20 luglio 1970	18 May 1976	Italian Communist Party
5	Renzo Bardelli	18 May 1976	24 June 1982	Italian Communist Party
6	Vannino Chiti	24 giugno 1982	24 giugno 1985	Italian Communist Party
7	Luciano Pallini	24 June 1985	10 October 1988	Italian Communist Party
8	Marcello Bucci	10 October 1988	11 September 1992	Italian Communist Party
9	Lido Scarpetti	10 November 1992	1 March 1994	Democratic Party of the Left

Direct election (since 1994)

Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Pistoia is chosen by direct election.

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
(9)	Lido Scarpetti	28 June 1994	26 May 1998	Democratic Party of the Left
(9)	Lido Scarpetti	26 May 1998	28 May 2002	Democrats of the Left
10	Renzo Berti	28 May 2002	13 June 2007	Democrats of the Left
10	Renzo Berti	13 June 2007	8 May 2012	Democratic Party
11	Samuele Bertinelli	8 May 2012	26 June 2017	Democratic Party
12	Alessandro Tomasi	26 June 2017	12 July 2022	Brothers of Italy
12	Alessandro Tomasi	12 July 2022	Incumbent	Brothers of Italy

Timeline

References

^ "Risultati elezioni comunali 2017 a Pistoia. Tomasi vince le elezioni amministrative con il 54,3% dei voti". Il Sole 24 Ore. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2018.