Mayor of Bari
{{short description|Mayor of the city of Bari in Apulia, Italy}}
{{Infobox official post
|post = Mayor
|body = Bari
|insignia = File:Bari-Stemma.svg
|insigniasize = 100px
|insigniacaption =
|native_name = Sindaco di Bari
|image = Vito_Leccese_foto_istituzionale.jpg
|incumbent = Vito Leccese (PD)
|incumbentsince = 9 July 2024
|style =
|residence = Palazzo di Città
|appointer = Popular election
|termlength = 5 years, renewable once
|formation = September 1860
|website = [http://www.comune.bari.it/ Official website]
}}
The mayor of Bari is an elected politician who, along with the Bari's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Bari in Apulia, Italy, the biggest city of the region.
The current mayor is Vito Leccese from the Democratic Party, who took office on 9 July 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.lagazzettadelmezzogiorno.it/gallery/bari/1520276/vito-leccese-indossa-la-fascia-tricolore-proclamato-sindaco-di-bari.html|title=Vito Leccese indossa la fascia tricolore: proclamato sindaco di Bari|publisher=La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno|date=9 July 2024|access-date=9 July 2024}}
Overview
According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Bari is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Bari, 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 Bari'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 (1946-1995)=
From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Bari was elected by the City Council.
| class="wikitable"
! class=unsortable| ! Mayor ! Term start ! Term end ! Party |
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};"| 1
|Vito Antonio Di Cagno |align=center|21 December 1946 |align=center|23 June 1952 |DC |
|---|
| style="background:#4169E1;"| {{white|2}}
|Francesco Chieco |align=center|23 June 1952 |align=center|14 July 1956 |PNM |
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};"| 3
|Nicola Damiani |align=center|14 July 1956 |align=center|28 March 1957 |DC |
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};"| 4
|Renato Dell'Andro |align=center|25 July 1959 |align=center|14 December 1959 |DC |
| style="background:{{party color|Italian Socialist Party}};"| {{white|5}}
|Giuseppe Papalia |align=center|21 December 1959 |align=center|23 July 1960 |PSI |
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};"| (4)
|Renato Dell'Andro |align=center|1 August 1960 |align=center|25 July 1961 |DC |
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};"| 6
|Pasquale Prestipino |align=center|31 July 1961 |align=center|5 September 1962 |DC |
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};"| 7
|Vitantonio Lozupone |align=center|5 September 1962 |align=center|5 August 1964 |DC |
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};"| 8
|Gennaro Trisorio Liuzzi |align=center|29 September 1964 |align=center|30 July 1970 |DC |
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};"| 9
|Antonio Laforgia |align=center|14 October 1970 |align=center|23 January 1971 |DC |
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};"| 10
|Nicola Vernola |align=center|4 October 1971 |align=center|8 May 1976 |DC |
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};"| 11
|Nicola Lamaddalena |align=center|12 October 1976 |align=center|27 July 1978 |DC |
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};"| 12
|align=center|28 July 1978 |align=center|27 September 1981 |DC |
| style="background:{{party color|Italian Socialist Party}};"| {{white|13}}
|Francesco De Lucia |align=center|28 September 1981 |align=center|21 March 1990 |PSI |
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};"| 14
|Enrico Dalfino |align=center|11 August 1990 |align=center|28 December 1991 |DC |
| style="background:{{party color|Italian Socialist Party}};"| {{white|15}}
|Daniela Mazzucca |align=center|13 January 1992 |align=center|30 November 1992 |PSI |
| style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party of the Left}};"| {{white|16}}
|Pietro Laforgia |align=center|28 January 1993 |align=center|6 September 1993 |PDS |
| style="background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};"| 17
|Michele Buquicchio |align=center|3 November 1993 |align=center|6 June 1994 |DC |
| style="background:{{party color|Italian Socialist Party}};"| {{white|18}}
|Giovanni Memola |align=center|15 November 1994 |align=center|22 June 1995 |PSI |
=Direct election (since 1995)=
Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Bari is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and later every five years.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! ! colspan="2" | Mayor of Bari ! Took office ! Left office ! Party ! colspan="2" | Coalition ! Election |
| rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Forza Italia}}; color:white"|19
| rowspan="2" | 70px | rowspan="2" | Simeone Di Cagno | 22 June 1995 | 14 June 1999 | rowspan="2" | FI | style="background: {{party color|Pole for Freedoms}};" | | Pole for Freedoms | 1995 |
| 14 June 1999
| 14 June 2004 | style="background: {{party color|Pole for Freedoms}};" | | Pole for Freedoms | 1999 |
| rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}; color:white"|20
| rowspan="2" | 70px | rowspan="2" | Michele Emiliano | 14 June 2004 | 23 June 2009 | style="background: {{party color|The Olive Tree (Italy)}};" | | The Olive Tree | 2004 |
| 23 June 2009
| 23 June 2014 |style="background: {{party color|Centre-left coalition}};" | | 2009 |
| rowspan="2" style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}; color:white" | 21
| rowspan="2" | 70px | rowspan="2" | Antonio Decaro | 23 June 2014 | 21 June 2019 | rowspan="2" | PD | style="background: {{party color|Centre-left coalition}};" | | PD {{*}} SEL {{*}} CD | 2014 |
| 21 June 2019
| 9 July 2024 | style="background: {{party color|Centre-left coalition}};" | | PD {{*}} SI | 2019 |
| style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}; color:white"| 22
| 70px | Vito Leccese | 9 July 2024 | In office | PD | style="background: {{party color|Centre-left coalition}};" | | 2024 |
==Timeline==
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References
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