List of mayors of Taranto
Popular election (since 1993)
Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Taranto is chosen by popular election.

List of mayors of Taranto

Section Title: Popular election (since 1993)
Table Section Text: Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Taranto is chosen by popular election.

Mayor	Term start	Term end	Party

18	Giancarlo Cito	14 December 1993	24 February 1996	Southern Action League

19	Gaetano De Cosmo	23 June 1996	10 August 1999	Southern Action League

20	Rossana Di Bello	1 May 2000	3 April 2005	Forza Italia

3 April 2005	17 February 2006

21	Ippazio Stefano	14 June 2007	22 May 2012	Left Ecology Freedom

22 May 2012	29 June 2017

22	Rinaldo Melucci	29 June 2017	Incumbent	Democratic Party

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The Mayor is Rinaldo Melucci from the Democratic Party, who took office on 29 June 2017.

final_sentence: The Mayor is Rinaldo Melucci from the Democratic Party, who took office on 29 June 2017.