List of mayors of Alessandria


The mayor of Alessandria is an elected politician who, along with the Alessandria's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Alessandria in Piedmont, Italy.
The current mayor is Giorgio Abonante, who took office on 28 June 2022.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Alessandria is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Alessandria, 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 1993 the mayor is elected directly by Alessandria'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)

City Council election (1946–1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Alessandria was elected by the City Council.
MayorTerm startTerm endParty
Giuseppe Moccagatta19461946PSI
Giovanni Porta19461947PSI
Nicola Basile19471964PSI
Amaele Abbiati19641967PSI
Piero Magrassi19671972PSI
Felice Borgoglio19721979PSI
Francesco Barrera19791985PSI
Giuseppe Mirabelli19851991PSI
Giovanni Battista Priano19911992PSI
Gian Luca Veronesi19921993PSI

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Alessandria is chosen by popular election, originally every four and since 1997 every five years.