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

The current mayor is Elena Carnevali (PD), elected on 9 June 2024.

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

The mayor is elected by the population of Bergamo, 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 1995 the mayor is elected directly by Bergamo'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.

1860–1946

1945–1946: Antonio Cavalli

Republic of Italy (since 1946) City Council election (1946–1995) From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Bergamo was elected by the City Council.

  Mayor Term start Term end Party 1Ferruccio Galmozzi 19461956DC 2Costantino Simoncini19561964DC 3Fiorenzo Clauser19641966DC 4Giacomo Pezzotta19661979DC 5Giorgio Zaccarelli19791990DC 6Gian Pietro Galizzi19901995DC

Direct election (since 1995) Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Bergamo is chosen by direct election, originally every four and since 1999 every five years.

 Mayor Term start Term end Party Coalition Election 7Guido Vicentini(b. 1940)9 May 199528 June 1999PPI The Olive Tree(PPI-PDS-PdD)1995 8Cesare Veneziani (1934–2023)28 June 199928 June 2004CCD Pole for Freedoms(FI-AN-CCD)1999 Roberto Bruni (1949–2019)28 June 20048 June 2009SDI The Olive Tree(DS-DL-SDI-PRC)2004 Franco Tentorio (1945–2026)8 June 200910 June 2014PdL PdL LN2009 Giorgio Gori (b. 1960)10 June 201428 May 2019PD PD SELand leftist lists201428 May 201911 June 2024 PD ICand leftist lists2019 Elena Carnevali (b. 1964)11 June 2024IncumbentPD PD AVSand leftist lists2024

Timeline

See also Timeline of Bergamo

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