# List of mayors of Ravenna

The mayor of Ravenna is an elected politician who, along with the Ravenna's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Ravenna in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

## Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Ravenna is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Ravenna, 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 1993 the mayor is elected directly by Ravenna'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.

## Kingdom of Italy (1860–1946)

| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party |
| Mayors appointed by the King (1860-1889) |||||
| 1 | Vincenzo Cavalli | 1860 | 1863 | Right |
| 2 | Gioacchino Rasponi | 1863 | 1865 | Left |
| 3 | Ignazio Guiccioli | 1865 | 1869 | Right |
| 4 | Cosimo Fabbri | 1869 | 1871 | Left |
| (2) | Gioacchino Rasponi | 1871 | 1873 | Left |
| 5 | Silvio Guerrini | 1873 | 1876 | Left |
| 6 | Ugo Lovatelli Dal Corno | 1876 | 1883 | Right |
| 7 | Pietro Gamba | 1883 | 1886 | Right |
| 8 | Ugo Burnazzi | 1886 | 1889 | Left |
| Mayors elected by the City Council (1889-1926) |||||
| 9 | Tullio Corradini Ginanni | 1889 | 1892 | Right |
| 10 | Pio Poletti | 1892 | 1902 | Left |
| 11 | Luigi Cilla | 1902 | 1906 | PSI |
| 12 | Ferdinando Gallina | 1906 | 1910 | PRI |
| 13 | Chiarissimo Calderoni | 1910 | 1914 | PRI |
| 13 | Fortunato Buzzi | 1914 | 1923 | PRI |
| 14 | Celso Calvetti | 1923 | 1926 | PNF |
| Fascist Podestà (1926-1944) |||||
| 1 | Celso Calvetti | 1926 | 1931 | PNF |
| 2 | Andrea Cagnoni | 1931 | 1937 | PNF |
| 3 | Giovanni Cottignola | 1937 | 1944 | PNF |
| Liberation (1944-1946) |||||
| 15 | Riccardo Campagnoni | 1944 | 1946 | PRI |

## Republic of Italy (since 1946)
### City Council election (1946–1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the mayor of Ravenna was elected by the city council.
| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election |
| 1 | Gino Gatta | 1946 | 1951 | PCI | PCI • PSIUP | 1946 |
| 2 | Celso Cicognani | 1951 | 1956 | PRI | PRI • DC | 1951 |
| 2 | Celso Cicognani | 1956 | 1961 | PRI | PRI • DC | 1956 |
| Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1961–1963) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1961–1963) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1961–1963) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1961–1963) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1961–1963) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1961–1963) | 1960 |
| Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1961–1963) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1961–1963) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1961–1963) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1961–1963) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1961–1963) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1961–1963) | 1961 |
| 3 | Bruno Benelli | 1963 | 1967 | PRI | PRI • DC • PSDI | 1962 |
| Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1967–1969) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1967–1969) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1967–1969) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1967–1969) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1967–1969) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1967–1969) | 1966 |
| 4 | Secondo Bini | 1969 | 1969 | PRI | PRI • DC | 1968 |
| 5 | Aristide Canosani | 1969 | 1973 | PSI | PCI • PSI | 1968 |
| 5 | Aristide Canosani | 1973 | 1976 | PSI | PCI • PSI | 1973 |
| 6 | Vincenzo Randi | 1976 | 1977 | PSI | PCI • PSI | 1973 |
| (5) | Aristide Canosani | 1977 | 1980 | PSI | PCI • PSI | 1973 |
| 7 | Giordano Angelini | 1980 | 1983 | PCI | PCI • PSI | 1979 |
| 7 | Giordano Angelini | 1983 | 1987 | PCI | PCI • PSI • PRI | 1983 |
| 8 | Mauro Dragoni | 1987 | 1988 | PCI | PCI • PSI • PRI | 1983 |
| 8 | Mauro Dragoni | 1988 | 1992 | PCI | PCI • PSI • PRI | 1988 |
| 9 | Giovanni Miserocchi | 1992 | 1993 | PDS | PCI • PSI • PRI | 1988 |

### Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Ravenna is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2001 every five years.
| | Mayor | Took office | Left office | Party | Coalition | Election |
| 10 | Pier Paolo D'Attorre (1951–1997) | 21 June 1993 | 27 April 1997 | PDS | PDS | 1993 |
| 11 | Vidmer Mercatali (b. 1949) | 28 April 1997 | 14 May 2001 | PDS DS | The Olive Tree (PDS-PPI-PRI-PRC) | 1997 |
| 11 | Vidmer Mercatali (b. 1949) | 14 May 2001 | 30 May 2006 | PDS DS | The Olive Tree (DS-DL-PRI-PRC) | 2001 |
| 12 | Fabrizio Matteucci (1957–2020) | 30 May 2006 | 16 May 2011 | DS PD | The Olive Tree (DS-DL-PRI-PRC) | 2006 |
| 12 | Fabrizio Matteucci (1957–2020) | 16 May 2011 | 21 June 2016 | DS PD | PD • PRI • IdV • SEL • FdS | 2011 |
| 13 | Michele De Pascale (b. 1985) | 21 June 2016 | 9 October 2021 | PD | PD • PRI and leftist lists | 2016 |
| 13 | Michele De Pascale (b. 1985) | 9 October 2021 | 13 December 2024 | PD | PD • PRI • M5S and leftist lists | 2021 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Died on his last day in office.
* ↑ Election originally scheduled for June 2021 then postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
* ↑ Resigned due to being elected President of Emilia-Romagna. The deputy mayor Fabio Sbaraglia (PD) is holding the office till a new municipal election will be held.