# List of mayors of Lecce

The mayor of Lecce is an elected politician who, along with the Lecce's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Lecce in Apulia, Italy.
The current mayor is Adriana Poli Bortone, elected on 23–24 June 2024.

## Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Lecce is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Lecce, 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 Lecce'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 Lecce was elected by the City Council.
| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party |
| 1 | Nicola Nacucchi | 23 April 1946 | 12 March 1948 | UQ |
| 2 | Gabriele Martirano | 12 March 1948 | 30 June 1951 | PNM |
| 3 | Oronzo Massari | 30 June 1951 | 14 April 1958 | PNM |
| (1) | Nicola Nacucchi | 17 June 1958 | 8 November 1960 | PNM |
| 4 | Alessandro Agrimi | 13 December 1960 | 21 March 1963 | DC |
| 5 | Francesco Sellitto | 2 May 1963 | 25 August 1967 | DC |
| 6 | Pietro Lecciso | 25 August 1967 | 9 July 1969 | DC |
| 7 | Salvatore Capilungo | 9 July 1969 | 28 June 1977 | DC |
| 8 | Salvatore Meleleo | 3 July 1977 | 10 May 1983 | DC |
| 9 | Ettore Giardiniero | 10 May 1983 | 13 September 1985 | DC |
| (8) | Salvatore Meleleo | 13 September 1985 | 24 January 1986 | DC |
| 10 | Augusto Melica | 24 January 1986 | 10 October 1988 | DC |
| 11 | Francesco Corvaglia | 10 October 1988 | 22 November 1993 | DC |
| 12 | Ottorino Fiore | 22 November 1993 | 4 November 1994 | DC |
| (11) | Francesco Corvaglia | 4 November 1994 | 8 May 1995 | PPI |

### Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Lecce is chosen by direct election, originally every four and since 2002 every five years.
| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election |
| 13 | Stefano Salvemini (1928–2003) | 8 May 1995 | 15 November 1997 | PDS | The Olive Tree (PDS-PPI-PdD-FdV-PRC) | 1995 |
| Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (15 November 1997 – 25 May 1998) |||||||||
| 14 | Adriana Poli Bortone (b. 1943) | 25 May 1998 | 28 May 2002 | AN | Pole for Freedoms (FI-AN-CCD) | 1998 |
| 14 | Adriana Poli Bortone (b. 1943) | 28 May 2002 | 28 May 2007 | AN | House of Freedoms (FI-AN-UDC) | 2002 |
| 15 | Paolo Perrone (b. 1967) | 28 May 2007 | 7 May 2012 | PdL FI | House of Freedoms (FI-AN-UDC) | 2007 |
| 15 | Paolo Perrone (b. 1967) | 7 May 2012 | 30 June 2017 | PdL FI | PdL and right-wing lists | 2012 |
| 16 | Carlo Salvemini (b. 1966) | 30 June 2017 | 11 January 2019 | Ind | PD and left-wing lists | 2017 |
| Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (11 January 2019 – 28 May 2019) |||||||||
| (16) | Carlo Salvemini (b. 1966) | 28 May 2019 | 27 June 2024 | Ind | PD and left-wing lists | 2019 |
| (14) | Adriana Poli Bortone (b. 1943) | 27 June 2024 | Incumbent | FdI | FdI • FI • Lega • UDC and right-wing lists | 2024 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Ousted out of office after losing the majority in the City Council.
* ↑ Ousted out of office after losing the majority in the City Council.