List of mayors of Naples
Palazzo San Giacomo , Naples' City Hall.
The mayor of Naples is an elected politician who, along with the Naples’s City Council of 40 members, is accountable for the strategic government of Naples .
The following is a list of mayors of Naples, Italy .
List
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (1813–1861)
Mayor
Term start
Term end
Appointer
1
Marino Carafa di Belvedere
30 March 1813
7 February 1817
Joachim I [ 1]
Ferdinand I
2
Michele de' Medici di Ottajano
7 February 1817
6 June 1818
3
Carlo Caracciolo
7 June 1818
2 March 1821
4
Francesco Tocco
23 July 1821
29 December 1823
5
Giuseppe Pignatelli
30 December 1823
30 December 1829
Francis I
5
Andrea Coppola
1 January 1830
26 May 1830
6
Troiano Spinelli
27 May 1830
31 December 1835
Ferdinand II
7
Giuseppe Caracciolo
1 January 1836
31 December 1838
8
Nazario Sanfelice
1 January 1839
20 December 1847
9
Nazario Sanfelice
16 July 1848
14 January 1857
10
Giuseppe Pignone del Carretto
27 January 1857
7 September 1860
Francis II
11
Andrea Colonna di Stigliano
8 September 1860
30 November 1860
Vacant [ a]
12
Giuseppe Colonna di Stigliano
1 December 1860
17 March 1861
Notes
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
Italian Republic (1946–present)
From 1943 to 1993, the Mayor of Naples was elected by the City Council.
Notes
^ Nominated by the Prefect after the City Council failed to elect a Mayor. The Commissioner held the office for nearly 3 years. This tenure is still today one of the longest in the history of the Italian Republic .
^ Nominated by the Prefect after the City Council failed to elect a new Mayor.
^ Nominated by the Prefect after the City Council failed to elect a new Mayor.
^ Nominated by the Prefect after the City Council failed to elect a new Mayor.
^ Nominated by the Prefect after the City Council failed to elect a new Mayor.
^ Nominated by the Prefect after the Mayor and the members of the City Council resigned in order to hold a new election under the provision of the new local electoral law.
Direct election (since 1993)
Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Naples is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2001 every five years.
Notes
Timeline
By time in office
Rank
Mayor
Total time in office
1
Luigi De Magistris
10 years, 139 days
2
Rosa Russo Iervolino
10 years, 4 days
3
Maurizio Valenzi
7 years, 201 days
4
Antonio Bassolino
6 years, 170 days
5
Achille Lauro
6 years, 114 days
6
Giovanni Principe
4 years, 300 days
7
Domenico Moscati
4 years, 130 days
8
Gerardo De Michele
3 years, 259 days
9
Pietro Lezzi
3 years, 3 days
10
Gaetano Manfredi
2 years, 337 days
11
Nello Polese
2 years, 244 days
12
Carlo D'Amato
1 year, 327 days
13
Ferdinando Clemente di San Luca
1 year, 247 days
14
Giuseppe Bonocore
1 year, 78 days
15
Bruno Milanesi
1 year, 56 days
16
Vincenzo Mario Palmieri
294 days
17
Francesco Tagliamonte
126 days
18
Mario Forte
115 days
19
Vincenzo Scotti
98 days
20
Francesco Picardi
90 days
21
Nicola Sansanelli
37 days
Elections
Mayoral and City Council election, 1993
The election took place on two rounds: the first on 21 November, the second on 5 December 1993.
Results
Candidate
Party
Coalition
First round
Second round
Votes
%
Votes
%
Antonio Bassolino
PDS
PDS -PRC -RS -FdV -LR
229,649
41.62
300,964
55.65
Alessandra Mussolini
MSI
171,315
31.05
239,867
44.35
Massimo Caprara
DC
DC -PSI -PSDI -PLI
77,643
14.07
Angelo Sabatino
Ind
47,648
8.64
Others
25,450
4.61
Eligible voters
879,237
100.00
879,237
100.00
Voted
589,311
67.03
559,696
63.66
Blank or invalid ballots
37,596
18,865
Total valid votes
551,715
540,831
Mayoral and City Council election, 1997
The election took place on 16 November 1997.
Mayoral and City Council election, 2001
The election took place in two rounds: the first on 13 May, the second on 27 May 2001.
Results
Candidate
Party
Coalition
First round
Second round
Votes
%
Votes
%
Rosa Russo Iervolino
DL
The Olive Tree
262,818
48.82
278,183
52.91
Antonio Martusciello
FI
House of Freedoms
246,089
45.71
247,564
47.09
Others
29,457
5.47
Eligible voters
849,798
100.00
849,798
100.00
Voted
579,204
68.16
534,590
62.91
Blank or invalid ballots
40,840
8,843
Total valid votes
538,364
525,747
Mayoral and City Council election, 2006
The election took place on 28–29 May 2006.
Results
Candidate
Party
Coalition
First round
Votes
%
Rosa Russo Iervolino
DL
The Olive Tree
304,975
57.20
Franco Malvano
FI
House of Freedoms
201,242
37.74
Others
26,962
5.06
Eligible voters
828,496
100.00
Voted
552,110
66.64
Blank or invalid ballots
18,931
Total valid votes
533,179
Mayoral and City Council election, 2011
The election took place in two rounds: the first on 15–16 May, the second on 29–30 May 2011.
Results
Candidate
Party
Coalition
First round
Second round
Votes
%
Votes
%
Luigi De Magistris
IdV
IdV -FdS
128,303
27.52
264,730
65.38
Gianni Lettieri
PdL
PdL -FdS -NS -PID -PRI -LD -AdC
179,575
38.52
140,203
34.62
Mario Morcone
PD
PD -SEL
89,280
19.15
Raimondo Pasquino
UDC
UDC -FLI -ApI
45,449
9.75
Clemente Mastella
UDEUR
10,124
2.17
Roberto Fico
M5S
6,441
1.38
Others
7,002
1.51
Eligible voters
812,450
100.00
812,450
100.00
Voted
490,142
60.33
410,907
50.58
Blank or invalid ballots
23,968
5,974
Total valid votes
466,174
404,933
Summary of the 2011 Naples City Council election results
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
Seats
The People of Freedom (Il Popolo delle Libertà )
PdL
97,752
23.85%
8
Force of the South (Forza del Sud )
FdS
21,428
5.23%
1
We the South (Noi Sud )
NS
14,658
3.58%
1
Lettieri List (Lista Lettieri )
LL
12,571
3.07%
1
Others
30,490
7.43%
0
Lettieri coalition (Centre-right )
176,901
43.16%
11
Democratic Party (Partito Democratico )
PD
68,018
16.59%
5
Left Ecology Freedom (Sinistra Ecologia Libertà )
SEL
16,283
3.97%
0
Others
8,682
2.12%
0
Morcone coalition (Centre-left )
92,983
22.68%
5
Italy of Values (Italia dei Valori )
IdV
33,320
8.13%
15
Naples is Yours (Napoli è Tua )
NT
18,902
4.61%
8
Federation of the Left (Federazione della Sinistra )
FdS
15,008
3.66%
6
Others
1,292
0.32%
0
De Magistris coalition (Left-wing )
68,522
16.72%
[ 2] 29
Union of the Centre (Unione di Centro )
UDC
21,335
5.21%
2
Future and Freedom (Futuro e Libertà )
FLI
13,807
3.37%
1
Alliance for Italy (Alleanza per l'Italia )
ApI
6,003
1.46%
0
Others
5,904
1.44%
0
Pasquino coalition (Centre )
47,069
11.48%
3
Others
24,420
5.96%
0
Total
409,895
100%
48
Votes cast / turnout
490,142
60.33%
Registered voters
812,450
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Mayoral and City Council election, 2016
The election took place in two rounds: the first on 5 June and the second on 19 June 2016.
Results
Candidate
Party
Coalition
First round
Second round
Votes
%
Votes
%
Luigi De Magistris
DemA
DemA -SI -FdV -PRC -PCd'I -IdV
172,710
42.82
185,907
66.85
Gianni Lettieri
FI
96,961
24.04
92,174
33.15
Valeria Valente
PD
PD -AP -UDC -CD -Mod -PSI
85,225
21.13
Matteo Brambilla
M5S
38,863
9.64
Marcello Tagliatela
FdI
5,186
1.29
Others
4,336
1.08
Eligible voters
788,291
100.00
788,291
100.00
Voted
426,602
54.12
283,542
35.97
Blank or invalid ballots
23,291
5,461
Total valid votes
403,311
278,081
Summary of the 2016 Naples City Council election results
Parties and coalitions
Votes
%
Seats
De Magistris List (Lista De Magistris )
LDM
51,896
13.79%
10
Democracy and Autonomy (Democrazia e Autonomia )
DemA
28,587
7.60%
5
Naples in Common to the Left (Napoli in Comune a Sinistra )
NCS
19,945
5.30%
4
Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi )
FdV
11,341
3.01%
2
Others
37,971
10.08%
3
De Magistris coalition (Left-wing )
149,740
39.80%
24
Forza Italia
FI
36,145
9.61%
4
Lettieri List (Lista Lettieri )
LL
28,869
7.67%
2
Others
27,347
7.27%
1
Lettieri coalition (Centre-right )
92,361
24.55%
7
Democratic Party (Partito Democratico )
PD
43,790
11.64%
6
Popular Area (Area Popolare )
AP
7,521
2.00%
1
Others
37,675
10.01%
0
Valente coalition (Centre-left )
88,986
23.65%
7
Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle )
M5S
36,359
9.66%
2
Others
8,817
2.35%
0
Total
376,263
100%
40
Votes cast / turnout
426,602
54.12%
Registered voters
788,291
Source: Ministry of the Interior
Mayoral and City Council election, 2021
The election took place on 3–4 October 2021.
Results
Candidate
Party
Coalition
First round
Votes
%
Gaetano Manfredi
Ind
PD -M5S -SI -EV
218,077
62.88
Catello Maresca
Ind
FI -FdI -NcI -UDC
75,891
21.88
Antonio Bassolino
Ind
A -PG
28,451
8.20
Alessandra Clemente
PaP
19,338
5.58
Others
5,050
1.45
Eligible voters
776,751
100.00
Voted
366,374
47.17
Blank or invalid ballots
19,567
Total valid votes
346,807
Deputy Mayor
The office of the Deputy Mayor of Naples 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
Ada Becchi
16 December 1993
10 September 1994[ a]
PDS
Bassolino
2
Riccardo Marone
21 September 1994
17 November 1997
PDS DS
28 November 1997
28 May 2001
3
Rocco Papa
7 June 2001
30 May 2006
DS
Iervolino
4
Santangelo Sabatino
19 June 2006
1 June 2011
Ind
5
Tommaso Sodano
13 June 2011
16 June 2015[ b]
PRC
De Magistris
6
Raffaele Del Giudice
19 June 2015
20 June 2016
Ind
27 June 2016
25 October 2018[ c]
7
Enrico Panini
26 October 2018
12 January 2021[ d]
DemA
8
Carmine Piscopo
12 January 2021
18 October 2021
DemA
9
Maria Filippone
22 October 2021
16 July 2022[ e]
Ind
Manfredi
10
Laura Lieto
5 August 2022
Incumbent
Ind
Notes
^ Resigned.
^ Resigned.
^ Resigned.
^ Dismissed by the Mayor.
^ Died in office.
See also
References
^ Like a member of House of Murat , Joachim wasn't a Bourbon .
^ although it did not win the majority of votes, the coalition won the majority bonus of seats granted by the electoral law to the alliance whose candidate is elected Mayor. This mechanism works only if no coalition obtains more than the 50% of votes.