List of mayors of Foggia

Mayor of Foggia
Sindaco di Foggia

Incumbent Maria Aida Episcopo (Centre-left independent) since 30 October 2023
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	5 years, renewable once
Formation	1860
Website	Official website

The Mayor of Foggia is an elected politician who, along with the Foggia's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Foggia in Apulia, Italy. The current Mayor is Maria Aida Episcopo, a centre-left independent, who took office on 30 October 2023, becoming the first woman to hold the office.^[1]

Overview

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

The Mayor is elected by the population of Foggia, who also elect 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 Foggia'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 (1946-1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Foggia was elected by the City's Council.

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
–	Mario Sabino	1946	1947	Special commissioner
1	Giuseppe Imperiale	1947	1948	Italian Communist Party
2	Paolo Telesforo	1948	1950	Common Man's Front
3	Vito Ciampoli	1950	1952	Common Man's Front
4	Giuseppe Pepe	1952	1956	Italian Social Movement
5	Girolamo Caggianelli	1956	1957	Independent
6	Vittorio de Miro d'Aieta	1957	1961	Christian Democracy
7	Carlo Forcella	1962	1966	Christian Democracy
8	Vittorio Salvatori	1966	1972	Christian Democracy
9	Pellegrino Graziani	1972	1981	Christian Democracy
10	Giovanni Mongiello	1981	1983	Christian Democracy
11	Enzo Petrino	1983	1988	Christian Democracy
12	Carmine Tavano	1988	1990	Christian Democracy
13	Domenico Verile	1990	1992	Christian Democracy
14	Salvatore Chirolli	1992	1995	Christian Democracy

Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Foggia is chosen by direct election.

	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party
15	Paolo Agostinacchio	8 May 1995	13 June 1999	National Alliance
15	Paolo Agostinacchio	13 June 1999	28 June 2004	National Alliance
16	Orazio Ciliberti	28 June 2004	23 June 2009	The Daisy (2004-2007) Democratic Party (2007-2009)
17	Gianni Mongelli	23 June 2009	11 June 2014	Democratic Party
18	Franco Landella	11 June 2014	11 June 2019	Forza Italia (2014-2020) Lega Nord (2020-2021)
18	Franco Landella	11 June 2019	25 May 2021	Forza Italia (2014-2020) Lega Nord (2020-2021)
19	Maria Aida Episcopo	30 October 2023	Incumbent	Centre-left independent