# Mayor of L'Aquila

The mayor of L'Aquila is an elected politician who, along with the L'Aquila City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of L'Aquila in Abruzzo, Italy, capital city of the region.
The current mayor is Pierluigi Biondi from the far-right party Brothers of Italy, who took office on 28 June 2017.

## Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of L'Aquila is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of L'Aquila, 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 1994 the mayor is elected directly by L'Aquila'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.

## Italian Republic (since 1946)
### City Council election (1946–1994)

Until 1994, the Mayor of L'Aquila was elected by the City Council.
| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party |
| 1 | Carlo Chiarizia | 1 June 1946 | 14 May 1948 | PCI |
| 2 | Cesare Di Palma | 14 May 1948 | 25 May 1950 | DC |
| 3 | Antonio Rainaldi | 25 May 1950 | 12 July 1951 | PRI |
| 4 | Angelo Colagrande | 12 July 1951 | 14 July 1956 | PLI |
| 5 | Federico Trecco | 14 July 1956 | 25 February 1961 | DC |
| 6 | Amedeo Cervelli | 25 February 1961 | 27 February 1961 | DC |
| 7 | Felice Natellis | 27 February 1961 | 18 March 1961 | DC |
| 8 | Francesco Gaudieri | 18 March 1961 | 12 March 1965 | DC |
| 9 | Umberto Albano | 12 March 1965 | 7 October 1966 | DC |
| 10 | Tullio De Rubeis | 7 October 1966 | 14 January 1970 | DC |
| 11 | Giovanni De Santis | 14 January 1970 | 25 April 1970 | DC |
| (10) | Tullio De Rubeis | 21 October 1970 | 9 September 1975 | DC |
| 12 | Ubaldo Lopardi | 9 September 1975 | 27 August 1980 | PSDI |
| (10) | Tullio De Rubeis | 27 August 1980 | 12 October 1985 | DC |
| 13 | Romeo Ricciuti | 12 October 1985 | 24 October 1985 | DC |
| 14 | Enzo Lombardi | 24 October 1985 | 13 January 1992 | DC |
| 15 | Maria Luisa Baldoni | 13 January 1992 | 28 February 1993 | DC |
| 16 | Giuseppe Placidi | 28 February 1993 | 25 October 1993 | DC |
| – | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (25 October 1993 – 26 June 1994) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (25 October 1993 – 26 June 1994) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (25 October 1993 – 26 June 1994) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (25 October 1993 – 26 June 1994) |

### Direct election (since 1994)

Since 1994, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of L'Aquila is chosen by direct election, originally every four, then every five years.
| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election |
| 17 | Antonio Carmine Centi | 26 June 1994 | 8 June 1998 | PDS | PDS • LR | 1994 |
| 18 | Biagio Tempesta | 8 June 1998 | 28 May 2002 | FI | FI • AN • CCD • CDU | 1998 |
| 18 | Biagio Tempesta | 28 May 2002 | 29 May 2007 | FI | FI • AN • UDC | 2002 |
| 19 | Massimo Cialente | 29 May 2007 | 22 May 2012 | PD | PD • UDEUR • PSI • IdV • PRC | 2007 |
| 19 | Massimo Cialente | 22 May 2012 | 28 June 2017 | PD | PD • ApI • PSI • SEL • FdS | 2012 |
| 20 | Pierluigi Biondi | 28 June 2017 | 20 June 2022 | FdI | FI • FdI • UDC • Lega | 2017 |
| 20 | Pierluigi Biondi | 20 June 2022 | incumbent | FdI | FI • FdI • UDC • Lega | 2022 |