Mayor of Venice

The Mayor of Venice is an elected politician who, along with the Venice City Council of 36 members, is accountable for the strategic government of the municipality of Venice, Veneto, Italy.
The current office holder is Luigi Brugnaro, a centre-right independent businessman who has been in charge since 2015. The last election took place in 2020.

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Venice is a member of the City Council, but the six borough presidents are not considered Mayors because they are not the heads of separate municipalities.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Venice. In addition to electing the Mayor, the citizens of Venice also elect the members of the City Council. The City Council has the power to set policy guidelines for the Mayor and to remove him from office through a vote of no confidence.The Mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his government.
Since 1993, the Mayor of Venice has been elected directly by the city's voters. In cities with a population over 15,000, the voters can either choose the Mayor directly or vote for a party in the Mayor'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 vote for a candidate with a preferential vote system: the candidate with the most preferences wins. The number of the seats for each party is determined proportionally.
The seat of the City Council is the city hall Ca' Loredan on the Canal Grande.

List of mayors of Venice

Podestà (1806–1866)

Podestà of Venice were appointed since 1806 to 1866 by the rulers of the city during the early- to mid-19th century: Napoleon and the Habsburgs.

1806–1811 – Daniele Renier
1811–1816 – Bartolomeo Gerolamo Gradenigo
1817–1818 – Marco Molin
1818–1827 – Francesco Calbo Crotta
1827–1834 – Domenico Morosini
1834–1837 – Giuseppe Boldù
1838–1857 – Giovanni Correr
1857–1859 – Alessandro Marcello
1860–1866 – Pierluigi Bembo
Kingdom of Italy (1866–1946)

In 1860, the nascent Kingdom of [Italy (1861–1946)|Kingdom of Italy] created the office of the Mayor of Venice, chosen by the City council:

Republic of Italy (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Venice was chosen by the City Council.
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Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, the Mayor of Venice has been chosen through direct elections originally every four then every five years, under new local administration laws:
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Timeline

By time in office

Elections

City Council elections, 1946–1990

Number of votes for each party:

Election	DC	PCI	PSI	PLI	PRI	PSDI	MSI	Others	Total
Election
24 March 1946	55,260	40,947	37,069	2,251	7,555	-	-	6,967	150,049
27 May 1951	68,070	54,752	16,884	8,331	1,637	10,546	10,693	9,194	180,107
27 May 1956	73,394	41,022	41,088	6,629	1,574	13,877	10,062	6,724	194,370
6 November 1960	75,936	49,920	45,640	7,020	2,531	13,277	10,294	7,544	212,463
22 November 1964	74,411	55,364	31,474	18,286	-	13,277	8,733	16,529	219,798
7 June 1970	74,057	62,263	27,339	13,113	8,101	18,759	9,705	18,765	232,102
15 June 1975	73,351	85,203	40,243	7,409	9,036	15,466	10,956	6,619	248,283
8 June 1980	73,492	77,223	40,685	7,409	7,000	10,607	8,454	12,820	237,072
12 May 1985	66,071	73,652	41,819	4,964	11,889	10,404	11,704	21,159	241,662
6 May 1990	57,800	52,575	39,333	3,295	7,452	7,039	6,579	48,855	222,928

Number of seats in the City Council for each party:

Election	DC	PCI	PSI	PLI	PRI	PSDI	MSI	Others	Total
Election
24 March 1946	23	16	15	-	3	-	-	3	60
27 May 1951	31	12	4	4	-	5	2	2	60
27 May 1956	24	13	13	2	-	4	3	1	60
6 November 1960	23	14	13	2	-	4	3	-	60
22 November 1964	21	15	9	5	-	4	2	-	60
7 June 1970	21	17	7	3	2	5	2	3	60
15 June 1975	18	22	10	1	2	4	2	1	60
8 June 1980	20	21	11	1	1	3	2	1	60
12 May 1985	17	19	11	1	3	2	3	4	60
6 May 1990	17	15	11	-	2	2	1	12	60

Mayoral and City Council election, 1993

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 21 November, the second on 5 December 1993.
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Mayoral and City Council election, 1997

Mayoral and City Council election, 2000

The election took place in two rounds: the first on 16 April, the second on 30 April 2000.
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Mayoral and City Council election, 2005

The election took place on two rounds: the first on 3–4 April, the second on 17–18 April 2005.
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Mayoral and City Council election, 2010

Mayoral and City Council election, 2015

These elections were held on two rounds: the first on 31 May, the second on 14 June 2015.
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Mayoral and City Council election, 2020

These elections were scheduled to take place in June 2020 but then were postponed to 20–21 September 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mayoral and City Council election, 2026

These elections, scheduled to take place in September 2025, will be postponed to Spring 2026. According to the Italian law, since 2011 local elections can take place each year only between 15 April and 15 June.

Deputy Mayor

The office of the Deputy Mayor of Venice 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	Emilio Rosini	13 December 1993	17 November 1997	PDS	Cacciari
2	Michele Vianello	25 November 1997	25 January 2000	PDS DS	Cacciari
2	Michele Vianello	12 May 2000	10 July 2001	PDS DS	Costa (politician)\|Costa]
3	Michele Mognato	10 July 2001	18 April 2005	DS	Costa
	Michele Vianello	6 May 2005	8 April 2010	DS PD	Cacciari
4	Sandro Simionato	16 April 2010	13 June 2014	PD	Orsoni
5	Luciana Colle	29 June 2015	26 September 2020	Ind	Brugnaro
6	Andrea Tomaello	6 October 2020	19 December 2025	Lega	Brugnaro
7	Sergio Vallotto	19 December 2025	Incumbent	Lega	Brugnaro

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