List of mayors of Cosenza

Mayor of Cosenza
Sindaco di Cosenza

Incumbent Franz Caruso (Italian Socialist Party) since 23 October 2021
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Formation	1860
Website	Official website

The Mayor of Cosenza is an elected politician who, along with the Cosenza's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Cosenza in Calabria, Italy. The current Mayor is Franz Caruso, a member of the Italian Socialist Party, who took office on 23 October 2021.^[1]

Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Cosenza is member of the City Council.

The Mayor is elected by the population of Cosenza, 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 Cosenza'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.

Italian Republic (since 1946)

City Council election (1946–1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Cosenza was elected by the City's Council.

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Adolfo Quintieri	April 1946	February 1948	Christian Democracy
2	Alberto Serra	February 1948	June 1952	Christian Democracy
3	Arnaldo Clausi Schettini	June 1952	October 1962	Christian Democracy
4	Mario Stancati	January 1963	November 1967	Christian Democracy
5	Fausto Lio	August 1970	July 1975	Christian Democracy
6	Battista Iacino	July 1975	October 1980	Italian Socialist Party
7	Antonio Rugiero	October 1980	November 1982	Italian Socialist Party
8	Pino Gentile	December 1982	June 1985	Italian Socialist Party
9	Giacomo Mancini	September 1985	July 1986	Italian Socialist Party
10	Francesco Santo	July 1986	May 1989	Christian Democracy
11	Giuseppe Carratelli	May 1989	August 1990	Christian Democracy
12	Pietro Mancini	August 1990	December 1991	Italian Socialist Party
(11)	Giuseppe Carratelli	December 1991	June 1992	Christian Democracy
13	Piero Minutolo	June 1992	August 1993	Christian Democracy

Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Cosenza is chosen by direct election.

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
(9)	Giacomo Mancini	5 December 1993	16 November 1997	Italian Socialist Party
(9)	Giacomo Mancini	16 November 1997	8 April 2002	Italian Socialist Party
14	Eva Catizone	21 June 2002	25 January 2006	Democrats of the Left
15	Salvatore Perugini	15 June 2006	31 May 2011	The Daisy Democratic Party
16	Mario Occhiuto	31 May 2011	11 February 2016	The People of Freedom Forza Italia
16	Mario Occhiuto	7 June 2016	23 October 2021	The People of Freedom Forza Italia
17	Franz Caruso	23 October 2021	Incumbent	Italian Socialist Party

Timeline

References

^ "Cosenza, Franz Caruso: "I tempi per l'insediamento del Consiglio comunale mi preoccupano"". corrieredellacalabria.it (in Italian). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.