List of mayors of Cremona

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The mayor of Cremona is an elected politician who, along with the Cremona's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Cremona in Lombardy, Italy.

Mayor of Cremona
Sindaco di Cremona
Incumbent
Andrea Virgilio (PD)
since 26 June 2024
AppointerElectorate of Cremona
Term length5 years, renewable once
Formation1860
WebsiteOfficial website

The current mayor is Andrea Virgilio (PD), who took office on 26 June 2024.[1]

Overview

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Palazzo del Comune is the seat of the Mayor of Cremona.

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

The mayor is elected by the population of Cremona, 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 Cremona'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 (1946-1995)

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From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Cremona was elected by the City Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Gino Rossini 1946 1948 PSI
2 Ottorino Rizzi 1948 1952 DC
3 Giovani Lombardi 1952 1956 DC
Giovanni Salazar, Special Prefectural Commissioner (1956–1957)
4 Arnaldo Feraboli 1957 1961 PSI
5 Vincenzo Vernaschi 1961 1968 DC
Giovanni Santini, Special Prefectural Commissioner (1968–1970)
6 Emilio Zanoni 1970 1980 PSI
7 Renzo Zaffanella 1980 1990 PSI
8 Alfeo Garini 1990 1995 DC

Direct election (since 1995)

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Since 1995, enacting a new law on local administrations (1993), the Mayor of Cremona is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 1999 every five years.


Mayor of Cremona Took office Left office Party Coalition Election
9   Paolo Bodini
(b. 1948)
27 June 1995 14 June 1999 PDS
DS
The Olive Tree
(PDS-PPI-FdV)
1995
14 June 1999 14 June 2004 The Olive Tree
(DS-PPI-FdV-PdCI)
1999
10   Giancarlo Corada
(b. 1951)
14 June 2004 23 June 2009 DS
PD
The Olive Tree
(DS-DL-FdV-PRC)
2004
11   Oreste Perri
(b. 1951)
23 June 2009 10 June 2014 PdL PdL  • LN 2009
12   Gianluca Galimberti
(b. 1968)
10 June 2014 10 June 2019 PD PD  • SEL
and leftist lists
2014
10 June 2019 26 June 2024 PD  • SI
and leftist lists
2019
13   Andrea Virgilio
(b. 1973)
26 June 2024 Incumbent PD PD  • AVS
and leftist lists
2024

Timeline

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A Cremona il centrosinistra vince per 192 voti". Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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