List of mayors of Varese

The mayor of Varese is an elected politician who, along with Varese's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Varese in Lombardy, Italy.

Mayor of Varese
Sindaco di Varese
since 21 June 2016
AppointerElectorate of Varese
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1861
WebsiteOfficial website
Palazzo Estense is Varese's City Hall

The current mayor is Davide Galimberti (PD), who took office on 21 June 2016.[1][2]

Overview

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According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Varese is member of the city council.

The mayor is elected by the population of Varese, who also elects 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 1997 the mayor is elected directly by Varese'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.

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

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City Council election (1946-1997)

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From 1946 to 1997, the mayor of Varese was elected by the City Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Luigi Cova 1946 1951 PSI
2 Arturo Dall'Ora 1951 1956 Ind
3 Lino Oldrini 1956 1964 DC
4 Carlo Martinenghi 1964 1964 DC
5 Mario Ossola 1964 1978 DC
6 Giuseppe Gibilisco 1978 1985 DC
7 Maurizio Sabatini 1985 1990 DC
8 Luciano Bronzi 1990 1992 PSI
9 Angelo Monti 1992 1992 DC
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1992–1993)
10 Raimondo Fassa 1993 1997 LN

Direct election (since 1997)

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Since 1997, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Varese is chosen by direct election.


Mayor of Varese Took office Left office Party Coalition Election
11   Aldo Fumagalli
(b. 1950)
1 December 1997 27 May 2002 LN LN 1997
27 May 2002 11 October 2005[a] LN • FI • AN • UDC 2002
Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (11 October 2005 – 29 May 2006)
12   Attilio Fontana
(b. 1952)
29 May 2006 31 May 2011 LN LN • FI • AN • UDC 2006
31 May 2011 21 June 2016 LN • PdL 2011
13   Davide Galimberti
(b. 1976)
21 June 2016 20 October 2021 PD PD 2016
20 October 2021[b] Incumbent PD  • IV 2021
Notes
  1. ^ Resigned after a scandal which led him to be condemned for embezzlement.
  2. ^ Election originally scheduled for June 2021 then postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Timeline

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References

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  1. ^ "Davide Galimberti". Ministry of the Interior of Italy. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Risultati elezioni comunali 2016 a Varese. Il risultato delle elezioni comunali di Varese: D. Galimberti vince le elezioni amministrative con il 51,8% dei voti. D. Galimberti è il nuovo sindaco di Varese". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 16 May 2019.