List of mayors of Prato

The Mayor of Prato is an elected politician who, along with the Prato's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Prato in Tuscany, Italy. The current Mayor is Matteo Biffoni, a member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 28 May 2014.[1][2]

Mayor of Prato
Sindaco di Prato
Incumbent
Matteo Biffoni (Democratic Party)
since 28 May 2014
AppointerPopular election
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1865
WebsiteOfficial website

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Prato, 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 Prato'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
See also: List of mayors of Prato (in Italian)

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Prato was elected by the City's Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Alfredo Menichetti 1946 1948 Italian Communist Party
2 Roberto Giovannini 1948 1965 Italian Communist Party
3 Giorgio Vestri 1965 1975 Italian Communist Party
4 Goffredo Lohengrin Landini 1975 1985 Italian Communist Party
5 Alessandro Lucarini 1985 1989 Italian Communist Party
6 Claudio Martini 1989 1995 Italian Communist Party

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Prato is chosen by direct election.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
7 Fabrizio Mattei 24 April 1995 14 June 1999 Democratic Party of the Left
14 June 1999 14 June 2004 Democrats of the Left
8 Marco Romagnoli 14 June 2004 24 June 2009 Democrats of the Left
Democratic Party
9 Roberto Cenni 24 June 2009 28 May 2014 The People of Freedom
Forza Italia
10 Matteo Biffoni 28 May 2014 11 June 2019 Democratic Party
11 June 2019 Incumbent

Timeline

See also

References
  1. "Matteo Biffoni è il nuovo sindaco di Prato con il 58,1% dei voti". Il Tirreno. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  2. "Matteo Biffoni è il nuovo sindaco di Prato: fa il pieno di voti al primo turno". Notizie di Prato. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2018.

Bibliography
  • Fasano Guarini, Elena (1997). Prato, storia di una città. Prato: Comune di Prato.
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