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Mayor of Milan
Sindaco di MilanoIncumbent
Giuliano Pisapia
(Left Ecology Freedom)
since 2011Residence Palazzo Marino Appointer Popular election Term length 5 years, renewable once Inaugural holder Antonio Durini Formation November 30, 1807 Succession May-June 2016 Website [4] The Mayor of Milan is an elected politician who, along with the Milan’s City Council of 60 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Milan in northern Italy.
Since 30 May 2011, Giuliano Pisapia holds the position. Previously, the position was held by Letizia Moratti from the May 2006 until his succession by Pisapia.
Palazzo Marino, Milan's City Hall.
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Rectors
Rectors of Milan (Podestà di Milano) were appointed since 1807 by the kings who reigned over the city during the 19th century: Napoleon, the Habsburgs and Victor Emmanuel II.
- 1807-1814, Antonio Durini
- 1814-1820, ?
- 1820-1827, Carlo Villa
- 1827-1837, Antonio Durini
- 1837-1848, Gabrio Casati
- 1848-1849, military dictator Franz von Wimpffen
- 1849-1856, Antonio Pestalozza
- 1856-1859, Giuseppe Sebregondi
- 1859-1860, Luigi Barbiano di Belgioioso
Mayors
Since 1860, newborn Kingdom of Italy created the office of the Mayor of Milan (Sindaco di Milano), chosen by the City council.
- 1860-1867, Antonio Beretta
- 1867-1868, prefectural dictator Alessandro Vasina D'Emarese
- 1868-1884, Giulio Belinzaghi (Historical Right)
- 1884-1889, Gaetano Negri (Historical Right)
- 1889-1892, Giulio Belinzaghi (Historical Right)
- 1892, provisional administrator Tizio Brambilla
- 1892-1894, Giuseppe Vigoni (Historical Right)
- 1894-1895, prefectural dictator Adeodato Bonasi
- 1895-1899, Giuseppe Vigoni (Historical Right)
- 1899, prefectural dictator Francesco Maggiotti
- 1899-1903, Giuseppe Mussi (Social Liberal)
- 1903-1904, Giambattista Barinetti (Social Liberal)
- 1904-1905, prefectural dictator Giuseppe Airoldi
- 1905-1909, Ettore Ponti (Liberal Conservative)
- 1909-1910, Bassano Gabba (Liberal Conservative)
- 1910-1911, prefectural dictator Cesare Gallotti
- 1911-1913, Emanuele Greppi (Conservative)
- 1913-1914, prefectural dictator Filiberto Olgiati
- 1914-1920, Emilio Caldara (PSI)
- 1920-1922, Angelo Filippetti (PSI)
- 1922, prefectural dictator Ferdinando Lalli
- 1922, prefectural dictator Pio Carbonelli
- 1922-1926, Luigi Mangiagalli (Conservative)
Fascist rectors
Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils in 1926, replacing them with a single authoritarian Rector (Podestà) chosen by the National Fascist Party.
- 1926-1928, Ernesto Belloni
- 1928-1929, Giuseppe D'Arzago De Capitani
- 1929-1935, Marcello Visconti di Modrone
- 1935-1938, Guido Pesenti
- 1938-1943, Gian Giacomo Gallarati Scotti
- 1943, prefectural dictator Giorgio Boltraffio
- 1943-1944, Piero Parini
- 1944-1944, Guido Andreoni
- 1944-1945, Giuseppe Spinelli
- 1945-1945, Mario Colombo
Democratic mayors
From 1945 to 1993, the Mayor of Milan was chosen by the City council.
# Name Start
yearEnd
yearParty Coalition Elections 13 Antonio Greppi 1945 1951 Socialist DC - PSI - PSDI 1946 14 Virgilio Ferrari 1951 1961 Socialdemocratic DC - PSI - PSDI 1951, 1956 15 Gino Cassinis 1961 1964 Socialdemocratic DC - PSI - PSDI 1961 16 Pietro Bucalossi 1964 1967 Socialdemocratic DC - PSI - PSDI 1964 17 Aldo Aniasi 1967 1976 Socialist DC - PSI - PSDI(1967-75) 1970, 1975 18 Carlo Tognoli 1976 1986 Socialist PCI - PSI 1980, 1985 19 Paolo Pillitteri 1986 1992 Socialist DC - PSI 1990 20 Giampiero Borghini 1992 1993 Socialist DC - PSI - Elected mayors
Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Milan is chosen by popular election, originally every four, and later every five years.
Mayor of Milan Took office Left office Party Coalition 21 
Marco Formentini June 20, 1993 May 11, 1997 Lega Nord LN
June 20, 1993 – May 11, 199722 
Gabriele Albertini May 11, 1997 June 1, 2006 Forza Italia FI - AN - CCD
May 11, 1997 – June 1, 2001FI - AN - UDC
June 1, 2001 – June 1, 200623 
Letizia Moratti June 1, 2006 June 1, 2011 Forza Italia then
People of FreedomPDL - LN - UDC
June 1, 2006 - June 1, 201124 
Giuliano Pisapia June 1, 2011 incumbent Left Ecology Freedom PD - SEL - IDV - FV - PRC
since June 1, 2011Elections
Mayoral and Council election, 1993
The election took place in two rounds: the first on June 6 and the second on June 20.
For the first time under the new electoral law citizens could vote directly the mayor; before this choise was made by the City Council. For the first time in the municipal political history there weren't parties like Christian Democracy, Italian Socialist Party or Italian Communist Party: the main parties were the newborn separatist Lega Nord and the Alliance of Progressives, composed by center-left parties.
The main candidates were Marco Formentini and Carlo Alberto Dalla Chiesa's son Nando. However there were a lot of others candidates from different parties.
On June 20 1993, Formentini won the election and became the first elected mayor of Milan and the first mayor from a conservative party since 1946.
Milan Mayoral Election Results 1993 Name Party 1st Round
(June 6)% 2nd Round
(June 20)% Marco Formentini Lega Nord 346,425 38.8 452,732 57.1 Nando Dalla Chiesa Alliance of Progressives 270,554 30.3 340,708 42.9 Mayoral and Council election, 1997
The election took place in two rounds: the first on April 27 and the second on May 11.
The main candidates were Gabriele Albertini, supported by Silvio Berlusconi's coalition Pole of Freedoms and by some christian-democratic parties, and Aldo Fumagalli, supported by Romano Prodi's coalition The Olive Tree.
Milan Mayoral Election Results 1997 Name Party 1st Round
(April 27)% 2nd Round
(May 11)% Gabriele Albertini Forza Italia 318,075 40.7 385,496 53.1 Aldo Fumagalli Democratic Party of the Left 214,733 27.5 339,942 46.9 Mayoral and Council election, 2001
The election took place on May 13, 2001.
The main candidates were the incumbent mayor Gabriele Albertini, supported by Silvio Berlusconi's center-right coalition, and Sandro Antoniazzi, supported by Francesco Rutelli's center-left coalition The Olive Tree.
Milan Mayoral Election Results 2001 Name Party 1st Round
(May 13)% Gabriele Albertini Forza Italia 495,938 57.5 Sandro Antoniazzi Democrats of the Left 262,686 30.5 Antonio Di Pietro Italy of Values 45,229 5.2 Milly Moratti Greens 36,500 4.2 Arturo Testa Pensioners' Party 6,715 0.8 Camilla Occhionorelli European Democracy 4,197 0.5 Attilio Carelli Tricolour Flame 3,804 0.4 Stefano Carluccio Liberalsocialists 3,147 0.4 Giorgio Carlo Schultze Humanist Party 2,665 0.3 Sergio Gozzoli Forza Nuova 1,869 0.2 Mayoral and Council election, 2006
The election took place on May 29-30, 2006.
The main candidates were the incumbent Minister of Public Education Letizia Moratti and Bruno Ferrante, supported by Romano Prodi's center-left coalition The Olive Tree.
Letizia Moratti won the election on the first round with the 52% of the votes and became the first female mayor of Milan.
Milan Mayoral Election Results 2006 Name Party 1st Round
(May 29-30)% Letizia Moratti Forza Italia 353,298 51.9 Bruno Ferrante Democrats of the Left 319,823 47.0 Giorgio Maria Carlo Ballabio Civic List "Your Milan" 1,329 0.2 Cesare Fracca Civic List "Living Milan" 1,169 0.2 Gabriele Pagliuzzi Liberal Right 1,187 0.1 Ambrogio Crespi Liberal Democrats 1,086 0.1 Valerio Colombo Humanist Party 752 0.1 Alberto Beniamino Saibene Civic List "This is a City" 676 0.1 Sante Gaiardoni Sante Gaiardoni List 523 0.1 Pietro Vangeli Communist List 392 0.1 Mayoral and Council election, 2011
The election took place in two rounds: the first on May 15-16 and the second on May 29-30.
The main candidates were the incumbent mayor Letizia Moratti, from Silvio Berlusconi's party People of Freedom, and the lawyer Giuliano Pisapia, from Left Ecology Freedom. Pisapia was chosen as the candidate for the center-left coalition on November 14, 2010 with the coalition primary elections[2]. On the contrary Letizia Moratti was confirmed by her party as the official candidate.
Letizia Moratti was supported by a big center-right coalition, composed by People of Freedom, Lega Nord and some 9 civic lists. Giuliano Pisapia was supported by Democratic Party, Left Ecology Freedom, Italy of Values, Communist Refoundation Party, Italian Radicals, Greens and some civic lists.
Pisapia won the second round and became the first elected mayor of Milan from a left-wing party. The candidate of Beppe Grillo's party Five Star Movement, Mattia Calise, who was only 20 years old, obtained near the 3.5% of the votes.
Milan Mayoral Election Results 2011 [3] Name Party 1st Round
(May 15-16)% 2nd Round
(May 29-30)% Giuliano Pisapia Left Ecology Freedom 315,862 48.0 365,657 55.1 Letizia Moratti People of Freedom 273,401 41.6 297,874 44.9 Manfredi Palmeri New Pole for Italy 36,471 5.54 Mattia Calise Five Star Movement 21,228 3.43 Giancarlo Pagliarini Lega Padana 4,229 0.64 Marco Mantovani Forza Nuova 2,366 0.35 Carla De Albertis Civic List "Your Milan" 1,804 0.27 Elisabetta Fatuzzo Pensioners' Party 1,613 0.24 Fabrizio Montuori Workers' Communist Party 405 0.06 Milan Council Election 2011 - Parties [4] Coalition votes % seats Party votes % seats Center-left (Pisapia) 281,494 47.6 29 Democratic Party
Left Ecology Freedom
Communist Refoundation Party
Italy of Values
Italian Radicals
Greens
Civic Lists (2)170,551
28,016
18,467
15,145
10,215
8,165
30,93528.6
4.7
3.1
2.5
1.7
1.4
5.120
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2
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2Center-right (Moratti) 257,777 43.3 16 People of Freedom
Lega Nord
The Right
New Italian Socialist Party
Civic Lists (8)171,222
57,403
1,721
1,029
26,40228.7
9.6
0.3
0.2
4.411
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References
- ^ Landoni, Enrico. "1975 La nascita della prima giunta di sinistra a Milano". Arcipelago Milano. http://www.arcipelagomilano.org/archives/7217.
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- ^ [3] Italian Ministry of the Interior - 2011.
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