Mayor of Rome

Mayor of Rome Sindaco di Roma Capitale
Flag of Rome
Incumbent Virginia Raggi since 22 June 2016
Style	No title or style
Residence	Capitoline Hill
Appointer	Electorate of Rome
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Giuseppe Lunati
Formation	23 September 1870
Deputy	vacant
Salary	€4,500 per month
Website	Official website

The Mayor of Rome (Italian: Sindaco di Roma Capitale) is an elected politician who, along with Rome’s City Council (Italian: Assemblea Capitolina) of 48 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Rome. As Rome is a comune speciale since 2009, the office is different from the offices of the other Italian cities. The title is the equivalent of Lord Mayor in the meaning of an actual executive leader.

Overview

Current seat of the Mayor, Palazzo Senatorio on Capitoline Hill.

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Rome is a member of Rome's City Council (Italian: Assemblea Capitolina). Although the title Mayor is not held by the heads of the fifteen municipi of Rome, because they do not actually preside over self-governmental municipalities.

The Mayor is elected by the population of Rome. Citizens elect also the members of the City Council, which also controls 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 their government, which are twelve (Italian: Assessori delle Giunta Capitolina) according to the Italian Constitution.

The seat of the City Council is the city hall Palazzo Senatorio on the Capitoline Hill.

History

As capital of the Papal States, Rome did not receive its Mayor until 1870, when it became the capital of Kingdom of Italy. The new Mayor served as member of the city council and he was appointed every three years by the King of Italy. Then since 1889 the Mayor was elected every four years by the City Council. Although, fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils in 1926, replacing them with a single authoritarian Rector (Podestà) chosen by the National Fascist Party. The rector of Rome was called "Governatore" (Governor).

After World War II, the Mayor was chosen by the City Council and only in 1993 the Mayor was firstly elected by the population (originally every four, then every five years).

List of Mayors of Rome

Papal States (1558-1870)

From 1558 to 1870, the Papal States created the office of Governatore (Governor), also called Vice Camerlengo, chosen by the Pope.

• 1558-1560 — Virgilio Rosario
• 1560-1588 — Giacomo Savelli
• 1588-1603 — Girolamo Rusticucci
• 1603-1605 — Camillo Borghese (future Pope Paul V)
• 1605-1610 — Girolamo Pamphili
• 1610-1629 — Giovanni Garzia Millini
• 1629-1671 — Marzio Ginetti
• Acting 1671 — Paluzzo Paluzzi Altieri degli Albertoni
• 1671-1714 — Gaspare Carpegna
• 1714-1721 — Giovanni Domenico Paracciani
• 1721-1726 — Fabrizio Paolucci
• 1726-1732 — Prospero Marefoschi
• 1732-1759 — Giovanni Antonio Guadagni
• 1759-1762 — Antonio Maria Erba Odescalchi
• 1762-1793 — Marcantonio Colonna
• 1793-1795 — Andrea Corsini
• 1795-1810 — Giulio Maria della Somaglia
• 1810-1813 — Antonio Despuig y Dameto
• 1813-1820 — Lorenzo Litta
• 1820-1823 — Annibale Sermattei della Genga (future Pope Leo XII)
• Acting 1823-1824 — Giuseppe della Porta Rodiani
• 1824-1834 — Placido Zurla
• 1834-1838 — Carlo Odescalchi
• 1838-1841 — Giuseppe della Porta Rodiani
• 1841-1870 — Costantino Patrizi Naro

Kingdom of Italy (1870-1946)

From 1870, when Rome was annexed, the Kingdom of Italy created the office of the Mayor of Rome (Sindaco di Roma), chosen by the City council. In 1926, the Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils, replacing them with a single authoritarian Governatore (Governor) chosen by the National Fascist Party.

Republic of Italy (1946-present)

From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Rome was chosen by the City council.

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Rome is chosen by popular election, originally every four, and since 2001 every five years.

	Mayor of Rome			Took office	Left office	Party	Coalition		Election
14			Francesco Rutelli	5 December 1993	8 January 2001[1]	Greens		PDS - Greens 5 December 1993 – 17 November 1997	1993
								PDS - PPI - PRC - Greens 17 November 1997 – 8 January 2001	1997
15			Walter Veltroni	1 June 2001	13 February 2008[2]	DS / PD		The Olive Tree 1 June 2001 – 1 June 2006	2001
								The Olive Tree 1 June 2006 – 13 February 2008	2006
16			Gianni Alemanno	28 April 2008	12 June 2013	PDL		PDL 28 April 2008 – 12 June 2013	2008
17			Ignazio Marino	12 June 2013	31 October 2015[3]	PD		PD – SEL 12 June 2013 - 31 October 2015	2013
18			Virginia Raggi	22 June 2016	Incumbent	M5S		M5S	2016

Timeline

Election

References