List of mayors of Turin

Mayor of Turin
Sindaco di Torino
Incumbent
Stefano Lo Russo
since 27 October 2021
ResidencePalazzo Civico
AppointerElectorate of Turin
Term length5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderFrancesco Luigi de Margherita
Formation30 November 1848
DeputyMichela Favaro
Salary€62,592 annually
Website[1]
Turin's City Hall.

The mayor of Turin (Italian: sindaco di Torino) is an elected politician who, along with the Turin City Council of 40 members, is accountable for the government of Turin, Piedmont, Italy.

The current mayor is Stefano Lo Russo, a university professor of Geology and member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 27 October 2021.

List

Kingdom of Sardinia (1814-1848)

From 1814 to 1848 the City of Turin was administrated by a Decurionato (City Council) led by two annual syndics (sindici).[1]

Syndics Term start Term end Party
Paolo Mazzetti di Saluggia
Giovanni Battista Arbaudi 		1 January 1814 31 December 1815 Legitimist
Bernardo Ripa di Meana
Giulio Marenco di Moriondo 		1 January 1816 31 December 1816 Legitimist
Michele Provana del Sabbione
Saverio Morelli 		1 January 1817 31 December 1817 None
Agostino Lascaris di Ventimiglia
Giuseppe Cavalli 		1 January 1818 31 December 1818 None
Michele Provana del Sabbione
Luigi Bertalazone di San Fermo 		1 January 1819 31 December 1819 None
Enrico Seyssel d'Aix
Giuseppe Sobrero 		1 January 1820 31 December 1820 None
Luigi Coardi Bagnasco
Gaetano Calliani 		1 January 1821 31 December 1821 None
Giuseppe Provana di Collegno
Giuseppe Adami di Bergolo 		1 January 1822 31 December 1822 None
Domenico Rovero di Piobesi
Giuseppe Gaetano Rignon 		1 January 1823 31 December 1823 None
Carlo Perrone di San Martino
Pietro Gay di Quarti 		1 January 1824 31 December 1824 None
Cesare Romagnano di Virle
Edoardo Tholozan 		1 January 1825 31 December 1825 None
Tancredi Farletti di Barolo
Davide Revelly 		1 January 1826 31 December 1827 None
Giacomo Asinari di Bernezzo
Luigi Francesetti di Hautecourt e Mezzenile 		1 January 1828 31 December 1828 None
Luigi Nomis di Cossilla
Luigi Ricciolio 		1 January 1829 31 December 1829 None
Giuseppe Provana di Collegno
Gerolamo Cravosio 		1 January 1830 31 December 1831 None
Enrico Seyssel d'Aix
Ignazio Michelotti 		1 January 1832 31 December 1832 None
Michele Benso di Cavour
Giuseppe Villa 		1 January 1833 31 December 1834 None
Carlo Pallio di Rinco
Luca Martin di San Martino 		1 January 1835 31 December 1835 None
Luigi Mola di Larissé
Giovanni Ignazio Pansoya 		1 January 1836 31 December 1836 None
Carlo Nicolis di Robilant
Amedeo Chiavarina di Rubiana 		1 January 1837 31 December 1837 None
Carlo Cacherano d'Osasco
Giuseppe Bosco di Ruffino 		1 January 1838 31 December 1838 None
Carlo Galli della Loggia
Luigi Rostagno di Villaretto 		1 January 1839 31 December 1839 None
Giuseppe Pochettini di Serravalle
Ignazio Marchetti Melina 		1 January 1840 31 December 1840 None
Paolo Gazzelli di Rossana
Pietro Villanis 		1 January 1841 31 December 1841 None
Antonio Nomis di Pollone
Angelo Borbonese 		1 January 1842 31 December 1843 None
Cesare Romagnano di Virle
Giuseppe Ponte di Pino 		1 January 1844 31 December 1844 None
Giuseppe Pochettini di Serravalle
Giuseppe Bosco di Ruffino 		1 January 1845 31 December 1845 None
Vittorio Colli di Felizzano
Giovanni Nigra 		1 January 1846 31 December 1848 None

Kingdom of Sardinia (1848-1861)

The office of Mayor of Turin (Sindaco di Torino) was created by the Kingdom of Sardinia in 1848 after the promulgation of the Statuto Albertino.[1]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
1 Luigi de Margherita 31 December 1848 7 April 1849 Moderate
2 Carlo Pinchia 7 April 1849 1 February 1850 Moderate
3 Giorgio Bellono 1 February 1850 1 January 1853 Moderate
4 Giovanni Notta 1 January 1853 3 February 1860 Moderate
5 Augusto Nomis di Cossilla 3 February 1860 26 December 1861 Moderate

Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)

After the creation of the Kingdom of Italy, the Mayor of Turin was elected as continuation of the previous office created during the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. The Fascist dictatorship abolished mayors and City councils in 1926, replacing them with an authoritarian Podestà chosen by the National Fascist Party. The office of Mayor was restored in 1945 during the Allied occupation.[1]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party
6 Emanuele Luserna di Rorà 26 December 1861 1 January 1866 Right
7 Giovanni Filippo Galvagno 1 January 1866 1 April 1869 Independent
8 Cesare Valperga di Masino 1 April 1869 20 November 1870 Right
9 Felice Rignon 20 November 1870 19 January 1878 Right
10 Luigi Ferraris 19 January 1878 28 March 1883 Right
11 Ernesto Balbo Bertone di Sambuy 28 March 1883 1 January 1887 Right
12 Melchiorre Voli 1 January 1887 26 June 1895 Left
(9) Felice Rignon 26 June 1895 13 April 1898 Right
13 Severino Casana 13 April 1898 26 September 1902 Left
14 Alfonso Badini Confalonieri 26 September 1902 6 July 1903 Left
15 Secondo Frola 6 July 1903 28 July 1909 Right
16 Teofilo Rossi 28 July 1909 15 June 1917 Liberal
17 Leopoldo Usseglio 15 June 1917 17 October 1917 Liberal
(15) Secondo Frola 17 October 1917 24 November 1919 Liberal
18 Riccardo Cattaneo 19 November 1920 2 July 1923 Liberal
– Donato Etna 26 June 1925 4 December 1926 Special Commissioner
Fascist Podestà (1926–1945)
– Luigi Balbo Bertone di Sambuy 4 December 1926 11 September 1928 Special Commissioner
– Umberto Ricci 11 September 1928 11 February 1929 Special Commissioner
1 Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel 11 February 1929 4 February 1935 PNF
2 Ugo Sartirana 4 February 1935 25 June 1938 PNF
3 Cesare Giovara 25 June 1938 24 August 1939 PNF
4 Matteo Bonino 24 August 1939 18 August 1943 PNF
5 Bruno Villabruna 18 August 1943 20 September 1943 PFR
6 Michele Fassio 2 December 1944 25 April 1945 PFR
Allied occupation (1945–1946)
19 Giovanni Roveda 28 April 1945 17 December 1946 Communist

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946-1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Turin was elected by the City Council.[1]

  Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election
1 Celeste Negarville 17 December 1946 13 May 1948 PCI PCI · PSI 1946
2 Domenico Coggiola 13 May 1948 16 July 1951 PCI
3 Amedeo Peyron 16 July 1951 26 February 1962 DC DC · PLI 1951
1956
1960
4 Giovanni Carlo Anselmetti 26 February 1962 21 October 1964 DC
5 Luciano Jona 21 October 1964 20 February 1965 PLI
6 Giuseppe Grosso 20 February 1965 9 September 1968 DC 1964
7 Andrea Guglielminetti 9 September 1968 22 July 1970 DC
8 Giovanni Porcellana 22 July 1970 12 April 1973 DC DC · PSI · PSDI · PRI
(Organic centre-left) 		1970
9 Guido Secreto 12 April 1973 5 December 1973 PSDI
10 Giovanni Picco 5 December 1973 14 July 1975 DC
11 Diego Novelli 14 July 1975 25 January 1985 PCI PCI · PSI 1975
1980
12 Giorgio Cardetti 25 January 1985 20 July 1987 PSI
DC · PSI · PLI · PSDI · PRI
(Pentapartito) 		1985
13 Maria Magnani Noya 20 July 1987 30 July 1990 PSI
14 Valerio Zanone 30 July 1990 11 February 1992 PLI 1990
15 Giovanna Cattaneo Incisa 11 February 1992 14 December 1992 PRI
- Riccardo Malpica 14 December 1992 24 June 1993 Special prefectural commissioner[a] –
Notes
  1. ^ Nominated by the Prefect after the Mayor and the members of the City Council resigned in order to hold a new election under the provision of the new local electoral law.

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Turin is chosen by direct election, originally every four then every five years.


Mayor of Turin Took office Left office Party Coalition Election
16 Valentino Castellani
(b. 1940) 		24 June 1993 12 May 1997 Ind PDS · AD · FdV 1993
12 May 1997 28 May 2001 The Olive Tree 1997
17 Sergio Chiamparino
(b. 1948) 		28 May 2001 30 May 2006 DS
PD 		The Olive Tree 2001
30 May 2006 16 May 2011 The Olive Tree 2006
18 Piero Fassino
(b. 1949) 		16 May 2011 20 June 2016 PD PD · SEL · IdV 2011
19 Chiara Appendino
(b. 1984) 		20 June 2016 27 October 2021 M5S M5S 2016
20 Stefano Lo Russo
(b. 1975) 		27 October 2021[a] Incumbent PD PD · Mod · SI 2021
Notes
  1. ^ Election originally scheduled for June 2021 then postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Timeline

Stefano Lo RussoChiara AppendinoPiero FassinoSergio ChiamparinoValentino CastellaniValerio ZanoneMaria Magnani NoyaDiego Novelli

Elections

Mayoral and City Council election, 1993

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 6 June, the second on 20 June 1993.

Results
Summary of the 1993 Turin City Council election results
Parties and coalitions Votes % Seats
Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) PRC 63,842 14.65% 5
The Network (La Rete) LR 30,890 7.09% 2
Green Alliance (Alleanza Verde) AV 15,034 3.45% 1
Pensioners' Party (Partito Pensionati) PP 5,890 1.35% 0
Novelli coalition (Left-wing) 115,656 26.54% 8
Lega Nord LN 102,045 23.41% 7
Democratic Party of the Left (Partito Democratico della Sinistra) PDS 41,553 9.53% 14
Democratic Alliance (Alleanza Democratica) AD 31,366 7.20% 10
Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) FdV 18,034 4.14% 6
Castellani coalition (Centre-left) 90,953 20.87% [a]30
Christian Democracy (Democrazia Cristiana) DC 54,230 12.44% 4
Italian Liberal Party (Partito Liberale Italiano) PLI 11,697 2.68% 0
Zanetti coalition (Centre) 65,927 15.13% 4
Italian Social Movement (Movimento Sociale Italiano) MSI 25,555 5.86% 1
Others 35,679 8.19% 0
Total 435,815 100% 50
Votes cast / turnout 639,386 77.08%
Registered voters 829,491
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Candidate Party Coalition First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Diego Novelli LR PRC-LR 217,506 36.12 208,596 42.68
Valentino Castellani Ind PDS-AD-FdV 122,423 20.33 280,092 57.32
Domenico Comino LN 117,410 19.50
Giovanni Zanetti DC DC-PLI 79,050 13.13
Ugo Martinat MSI 27,798 4.62
Others 38,014 6.32
Eligible voters 829,491 100.00 829,491 100.00
Voted 639,386 77.08 514,779 62.06
Blank or invalid ballots 37,185 26,091
Total valid votes 602,201 488,688

Notes
  1. ^ As a result of the majority bonus granted by the electoral law to the candidate who wins the run-off competition if no coalition reaches more than 50% of the votes on the first round.

Mayoral and City Council election, 1997

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 27 April, the second on 11 May 1997.

Results
Summary of the 1997 Turin City Council election results
Parties and coalitions Votes % Seats
Democratic Party of the Left (Partito Democratico della Sinistra) PDS 85,857 18.97% 14
Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista)[a] PRC 53,536 11.83% 8
Democratic Alliance (Alleanza Democratica) AD 30,580 6.76% 5
Italian People's Party (Partito Popolare Italiano) PPI 17,470 3.86% 2
Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) FdV 12,101 2.67% 1
Pensioners' Party (Partito Pensionati) PP 4,514 1.00% 0
Castellani coalition (Centre-left) 204,508 45.09% 30
Forza Italia FI 123,622 27.32% 12
National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) AN 42,874 9.47% 4
Christian Democratic Centre (Centro Cristiano Democratico) CCD 21,291 4.70% 2
Others 6,890 1.52% 0
Costa coalition (Centre-right) 194,977 43.02% 18
Lega Nord LN 30,516 6.74% 2
Others 23,273 4.34% 0
Total 452,524 100% 50
Votes cast / turnout 587,636 73.68%
Registered voters 797,552
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Candidate Party Coalition First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Raffaele Costa FI Pole for Freedoms 240,259 43.32 268,213 49.60
Valentino Castellani Ind The Olive Tree 196,361 35.40 272,506 50.40
Eleonora Artesio PRC 54,070 9.75
Domenico Comino LN 35,928 6.48
Others 28,036 5.05
Eligible voters 797,552 100.00 797,552 100.00
Voted 587,636 73.68 555,286 69.62
Blank or invalid ballots 32,982 14,567
Total valid votes 554,654 540,719

Notes
  1. ^ Officially endorsed the centre-left candidate only on the second round.

Mayoral and City Council election, 2001

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 13 May, the second on 27 May 2001.

Results
Summary of the 2001 Turin City Council election results
Parties and coalitions Votes % Seats
Forza Italia FI 154,773 32.27% 15
National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) AN 37,413 7.80% 3
Lega Nord LN 11,259 2.35% 1
Christian Democratic Centre (Centro Cristiano Democratico) CCD 8,968 1.87% 0
Others 15,523 3.24% 0
Rosso coalition (Centre-right) 227,954 47.53% 19
The Daisy (La Margherita) DL 88,832 18.43% 14
Democrats of the Left (Democratici di Sinistra) DS 80,759 16.84% 13
Party of Italian Communists (Comunisti Italiani) PdCI 12,274 2.56% 2
Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi) FdV 6,356 1.33% 1
Others 7,049 1.47% 0
Chiamparino coalition (Centre-left) 194,820 40.62% [a]30
Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) PRC 17,002 3.54% 1
Others 38,863 8.21% 0
Total 479,639 100% 50
Votes cast / turnout 637,160 82.57%
Registered voters 771,683
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Candidate Party Coalition First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Sergio Chiamparino DS The Olive Tree 269,435 44.90 285,991 52.82
Roberto Rosso FI House of Freedoms 266,704 44.44 255,450 47.18
Others 63,977 10.66
Eligible voters 771,683 100.00 771,683 100.00
Voted 637,160 82.57 550,947 71.40
Blank or invalid ballots 37,044 9,506
Total valid votes 600,116 541,441

Notes
  1. ^ As a result of the majority bonus granted by the electoral law to the candidate who wins the run-off competition if no coalition reaches more than 50% of the votes on the first round.

Mayoral and City Council election, 2006

The election took place on 28–29 May 2006.

Results
Summary of the 2006 Turin City Council election results
Parties and coalitions Votes % Seats
The Olive Tree (L'Ulivo) 152,162 39.47% 23
Communist Refoundation Party (Rifondazione Comunista) PRC 30,254 7.85% 4
Moderates (Moderati) Mod 15,236 3.95% 2
Party of Italian Communists (Comunisti Italiani) PdCI 11,894 3.09% 1
Others 35,687 9.26% 3
Chiamparino coalition (Centre-left) 245,233 63.62% 33
Forza Italia FI 56,319 14.61% 8
National Alliance (Alleanza Nazionale) AN 32,724 8.49% 5
Union of the Centre (Unione di Centro) UDC 19,391 5.03% 3
Lega Nord LN 9,549 2.48% 1
Others 5,985 1.55% 0
Buttiglione coalition (Centre-right) 123,968 32.16% 17
Others 16,279 4.22% 0
Total 385,480 100% 50
Votes cast / turnout 477,038 64.74%
Registered voters 736,892
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Candidate Party Coalition First round
Votes %
Sergio Chiamparino DS The Olive Tree 307,915 66.60
Rocco Buttiglione UDC House of Freedoms 136,138 29.45
Others 18,278 3.95
Eligible voters 736,892 100.00
Voted 477,038 64.74
Blank or invalid ballots 14,707
Total valid votes 462,331

Mayoral and City Council election, 2011

The election took place on 15–16 May 2011.

Results
Summary of the 2011 Turin City Council election results
Parties and coalitions Votes % Seats
Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) PD 138,103 34.50% 16
Moderates (Moderati) Mod 36,267 9.06% 4
Left Ecology Freedom (Sinistra Ecologia e Libertà) SEL 22,647 5.66% 2
Italy of Values (Italia dei Valori) IdV 19,055 4.76% 2
Others 10.075 2.51% 0
Fassino coalition (Centre-left) 226,147 56.50% 24
The People of Freedom (Il Popolo della Libertà) PdL 73,197 18.29% 8
Lega Nord LN 27,451 6.86% 3
The Right (La Destra) LD 2,396 0.60% 0
Others 4,395 1.09% 0
Coppola coalition (Centre-right) 107,439 26.84% 11
Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) M5S 21,078 5.27% 2
Union of the Centre & allies (Unione di Centro) UDC 20,655 5.16% 2
Talking Cricket List & allies (Lista del Grillo Parlante) LGP 14,517 3.63% 1
Others 10,421 2.59% 0
Total 400,257 100% 40
Votes cast / turnout 470,946 66.53%
Registered voters 707,817
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Candidate Party Coalition First round
Votes %
Piero Fassino PD PD-SEL-IdV-Mod 255,242 56.66
Michele Coppola PdL PdL-LN-LD-PP-AdC 122,982 27.30
Vittorio Bertola M5S 22,403 4.97
Alberto Musy UDC UDC-FLI 21,896 4.86
Others 27,951 6.20
Eligible voters 707,817 100.00
Voted 470,946 66.53
Blank or invalid ballots 20,472
Total valid votes 450,474

Mayoral and City Council election, 2016

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 5 June, the second on 19 June 2016.

Results
Summary of the 2016 Turin City Council election results
Parties and coalitions Votes % Seats
Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) PD 106,818 29.77% 9
Moderates (Moderati) Mod 21,307 5.94% 1
Fassino List (Lista Fassino) LF 14,898 4.15% 1
Left for the City (Sinistra per la Città) SpC 7,253 2.02% 0
Fassino coalition (Centre-left) 150,276 41.88% 11
Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle) M5S 107,680 30.01% [a]24
Lega Nord LN 20,769 5.79% 2
Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) FdI 5,259 1.47% 0
Others 4,983 1.39% 0
Morano coalition (Right-wing) 31,011 8.64% 2
Forza Italia & allies FI 19,686 5.49% 1
Union of the Centre & allies (Unione di Centro) UDC 18,751 5.23% 1
Turin in Common & allies (Torino in Comune) TiC 13,436 3.74% 1
Others 17,965 5.01% 0
Total 358,805 100% 40
Votes cast / turnout 397,811 57.18%
Registered voters 695,740
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Candidate Party Coalition First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Piero Fassino PD PD-Mod 160,023 41.84 168,880 45.44
Chiara Appendino M5S 118,273 30.92 202,764 54.56
Alberto Morano LN LN-FdI 32,103 8.39
Osvaldo Napoli FI 20,349 5.32
Roberto Rosso UDC 19,334 5.05
Giorgio Airaudo SEL SEL-PRC 14,166 3.70
Others 18,225 4.78
Eligible voters 695,740 100.00 695,740 100.00
Voted 397,811 57.18 378,586 54.41
Blank or invalid ballots 15,308 6,492
Total valid votes 382,503 371,544

Notes
  1. ^ As a result of the majority bonus granted by the electoral law to the candidate who wins the run-off competition if no coalition reaches more than 50% of the votes on the first round.

Mayoral and City Council election, 2021

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 3–4 October, the second on 17–18 October 2021.

Results
Summary of the 2021 Turin City Council election results
Parties and coalitions Votes % Seats
Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) PD 85,890 28.56% 17
Lo Russo List (Lista Lo Russo) LR 15,013 4.99% 2
Ecologist Left (Sinistra Ecologista) SE 10,807 3.59% 2
Moderates (Moderati) Mod 10,177 3.38% 2
Others 10,367 3.45% 1
Lo Russo coalition (Centre-left) 132,254 43.97% 24
Very Beautiful Turin (Torino Bellissima) TB 35,658 11.86% 5
Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia) FdI 31,490 10.47% 3
Lega LN 29,593 9.84% 3
Forza Italia-Union of the Centre FI-UDC 15,951 5.30% 2
Others 4,861 1.61% 0
Damilano coalition (Center-right) 117,553 39.08% 13
Five Star Movement & allies M5S 26,769 8.90% 3
Others 24,207 8.05% 0
Total 300,783 100% 40
Votes cast / turnout 331,556 48.08%
Registered voters 689,684
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Candidate Party Coalition First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Stefano Lo Russo PD PD-Mod-SI 140,200 43.86 168,997 59.23
Paolo Damilano Ind FI-L-FdI-UDC-PdF 124,347 38.90 116,322 40.77
Valentina Scanga M5S M5S-EV 28,785 9.01
Angelo D'Orsi PRC PCI-PRC-SA 8,095 2.53
Others 18,216 5.96
Eligible voters 689,684 100.00 689,684 100.00
Voted 331,566 48.08 290,632 42.14
Blank or invalid ballots 11,923 5,313
Total valid votes 319,643 285,319

Deputy Mayor

The office of the Deputy Mayor of Turin was officially created in 1993 with the adoption of the new local administration law. The Deputy Mayor is nominated and eventually dismissed by the Mayor.

  Deputy Term start Term end Party Mayor
1 Guido Brosio 5 July 1993 12 May 1997 AD Castellani
2 Domenico Carpanini 20 May 1997 28 February 2001[a] PDS
3 Marco Calgaro 28 June 2001 30 May 2006 DL Chiamparino
4 Tommaso Dealessandri 13 June 2006 16 May 2011 PD
2 June 2011 16 July 2013[b] Fassino
5 Elide Tisi 16 July 2013 20 June 2016 PD
6 Guido Montanari 1 July 2016 15 July 2019[c] M5S Appendino
7 Sonia Schellino 29 July 2019 27 October 2021 M5S
8 Michela Favaro 28 October 2021 Incumbent PD Lo Russo
Notes
  1. ^ Died in office.
  2. ^ Resigned.
  3. ^ DIsmissed by the Mayor.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Davide Giovanni Cravero, Trecento anni di vita del Palazzo Civico di Torino: 1663–1963, Published by the City of Turin, 1964, available online here

Notes

  • it:Sindaci di Torino (since 1564)
  • Davide Giovanni Cravero, Trecento anni di vita del Palazzo Civico di Torino: 1663–1963, Published by the City of Turin, 1964, available online here
  • Photo Gallery of the mayors of Turin 1945–2005