List of mayors of Potenza


The Mayor of Potenza is an elected politician who, along with the Potenza's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Potenza in Basilicata, Italy, capital city of the region. The current Mayor is Mario Guarente from the far-right party Lega Nord, who took office on 20 June 2019.
Former Prime Minister Emilio Colombo held the office of Mayor from 1952 to 1955.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Potenza is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Potenza, 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 Potenza'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.

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Potenza was elected by the City's Council.
MayorTerm startTerm endParty
1Pietro Scognamiglio18 April 194628 February 1948Christian Democracy
2Giuseppe Sivilia28 February 194819 November 1949Christian Democracy
Pietro Scognamiglio19 November 194914 June 1952Christian Democracy
3Emilio Colombo14 June 195214 January 1955Christian Democracy
4Vincenzo Solimena14 January 195519 December 1960Christian Democracy
5Giovanni Messina19 December 19607 February 1965Christian Democracy
6Francesco Petrullo7 February 196514 June 1966Christian Democracy
7Imperio Napolitano14 June 196630 November 1966Christian Democracy
Francesco Petrullo30 November 196630 July 1970Christian Democracy
8Antonio Bellino30 July 197018 October 1975Christian Democracy
9Raffaello Antonio Mecca18 October 197529 September 1980Christian Democracy
10Gaetano Fierro29 September 198017 June 1990Christian Democracy
11Rocco Sampogna17 June 19907 May 1995Christian Democracy

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Potenza is chosen by direct election.
MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Domenico Potenza7 May 199513 June 1999Democratic Party of the Left
Gaetano Fierro13 June 199914 July 2004Union of Democrats for Europe
Vito Santarsiero14 July 20047 June 2009The Daisy
Vito Santarsiero7 June 200923 June 2014Democratic Party
Dario De Luca23 June 201420 June 2019Brothers of Italy
Mario Guarente20 June 2019IncumbentLega Nord