# List of mayors of Rimini

The mayor of Rimini is an elected politician who, along with the Rimini's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Rimini in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
The current mayor is Jamil Sadegholvaad, a member of the Democratic Party, who took office on 7 October 2021.

## Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Rimini is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Rimini, 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 1995 the mayor is elected directly by Rimini'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 Rimini was elected by the city council.
| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party |
| 1 | Cesare Bianchini | 1946 | 1948 | PCI |
| 2 | Walter Ceccaroni | 1948 | 1954 | PCI |
| Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (1954–1957) |||||
| 3 | Veniero Accreman | 1957 | 1958 | PCI |
| (2) | Walter Ceccaroni | 1958 | 1970 | PCI |
| 4 | Nicola Pagliarani | 1970 | 1978 | PCI |
| 5 | Zeno Zaffagnini | 1978 | 1983 | PCI |
| 6 | Massimo Conti | 1983 | 1990 | PSI |
| 7 | Marco Moretti | 1990 | 1992 | PSI |
| 8 | Giuseppe Chicchi | 1992 | 1993 | PDS |
| (7) | Marco Moretti | 1993 | 1993 | PSI |
| (8) | Giuseppe Chicchi | 1993 | 1995 | PDS |

### Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Rimini is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2001 every five years.
| | Mayor | Took office | Left office | Party | Coalition | Election |
| (8) | Giuseppe Chicchi (b. 1944) | 9 May 1995 | 29 June 1999 | PDS | PDS • PdD • FdV | 1995 |
| 9 | Alberto Ravaioli (b. 1945) | 29 June 1999 | 11 January 2001 | DL PD | The Olive Tree (DS-PPI-RI-PdCI-FdV) | 1999 |
| 9 | Alberto Ravaioli (b. 1945) | 28 May 2001 | 30 May 2006 | DL PD | The Olive Tree (DS-DL-FdV) | 2001 |
| 9 | Alberto Ravaioli (b. 1945) | 30 May 2006 | 31 May 2011 | DL PD | The Olive Tree (DS-DL-IdV-PRC-FdV) | 2006 |
| 10 | Andrea Gnassi (b. 1969) | 31 May 2011 | 8 June 2016 | PD | PD • IdV • FdS and leftist lists | 2011 |
| 10 | Andrea Gnassi (b. 1969) | 8 June 2016 | 7 October 2021 | PD | PD and leftist lists | 2016 |
| 11 | Jamil Sadegholvaad (b. 1972) | 7 October 2021 | Incumbent | PD | PD • SI • A and leftist lists | 2021 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Election declared void by the Supreme Court of Cassation. The deputy mayor Maurizio Mellucci (DS) held the office till a new municipal election was held.
* ↑ Election originally scheduled for June 2021 then postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.