# List of mayors of Reggio Calabria

The mayor of Reggio Calabria is an elected politician who, along with the Reggio Calabria's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Reggio Calabria in Calabria, Italy.
The current mayor is Giuseppe Falcomatà (PD), who took office on 29 October 2014.

## Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party |
| 1 | Francesco Pensabene | 1861 | 1864 | Independent |
| 2 | Domenico Spanò Bolani | 1864 | 1865 | Right |
| 3 | Francesco Pensabene | 1865 | 1868 | Right |
| 4 | Baron Francesco Mantica | 1868 | 1870 | Right |
| 5 | Domenico Spanò Bolani | 1870 | 1875 | Right |
| 6 | Luigi De Blasio | 1875 | 1879 | Left |
| 7 | Fabrizio Plutino | 1879 | 1884 | Left |
| 8 | Marquess Domenico Genoese Zerbi | 1884 | 1886 | Right |
| 9 | Domenico Spanò Bolani | 1886 | 1890 | Right |
| 10 | Pietro Foti | 1890 | 1895 | Left |
| 11 | Domenico Tripepi | 1895 | 1900 | Right |
| 12 | Giuseppe Carbone | 1900 | 1903 | Left |
| 13 | Domenico Tripepi | 1903 | 1906 | Right |
| 14 | Demetrio Tripepi | 1906 | 1911 | Right |
| 15 | Fabrizio Plutino | 1911 | 1914 | Left |
| 16 | Giuseppe Valentino | 1914 | 1924 | Socialist |
| 17 | Nicola D'Avanzo | 1924 | 1926 | Socialist |
| Fascist Podestà (1926–1943) |||||
| 1 | Giuseppe Genoese Zerbi | 1926 | 1930 | PNF |
| 2 | Pasquale Mauritano | 1930 | 1935 | PNF |
| 3 | Francesco Giunta | 1935 | 1943 | PNF |
| Allied occupation (1943–1946) |||||
| 18 | Antonio Priolo | 1943 | 1943 | Socialist |
| 19 | Diego Andiloro | 1943 | 1946 | Socialist |

## Italian Republic (since 1946)

From 1946 to 1997, the Mayor of Reggio Calabria was elected by the City Council.
| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election |
| 1 | Nicola Siles | 2 May 1946 | 25 February 1947 | DC | DC • PRI | 1946 |
| 2 | Giuseppe Romeo | 25 February 1947 | 29 July 1956 | DC | DC • PRI | 1946 |
| 2 | Giuseppe Romeo | 25 February 1947 | 29 July 1956 | DC | DC • PRI • PLI | 1951 |
| 3 | Domenico Spoleti | 29 July 1956 | 25 February 1958 | DC | DC • PRI • PLI | 1956 |
| 4 | Vittorio Barone Adesi | 25 February 1958 | 5 January 1961 | DC | DC • PRI • PLI | 1956 |
| 5 | Giuseppe Quattrone | 4 January 1961 | 16 December 1963 | DC | DC • PRI • PLI • PSDI | 1960 |
| 6 | Domenico Mannino | 16 December 1963 | 2 March 1965 | DC | DC • PRI • PLI • PSDI | 1960 |
| (4) | Vittorio Barone Adesi | 2 March 1965 | 12 March 1966 | DC | DC • PLI • PSDI | 1964 |
| 7 | Pietro Battaglia | 12 March 1966 | 18 November 1971 | DC | DC • PLI • PSDI | 1964 |
| 8 | Fortunato Licandro | 18 November 1971 | 20 August 1975 | DC | DC • PLI • PSDI | 1970 |
| 9 | Luigi Aliquò | 20 August 1975 | 20 May 1977 | DC | DC • PLI • PRI • PSDI | 1975 |
| 10 | Domenico Cuzzopoli | 20 May 1977 | 28 November 1980 | DC | DC • PLI • PRI • PSDI | 1975 |
| 11 | Oreste Granillo | 28 November 1980 | 11 November 1982 | DC | DC • PSI • PRI • PSDI | 1980 |
| (10) | Domenico Cuzzopoli | 11 November 1982 | 18 February 1983 | DC | DC • PSI • PRI • PSDI | 1980 |
| - | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (18 February 1983–7 August 1983) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (18 February 1983–7 August 1983) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (18 February 1983–7 August 1983) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (18 February 1983–7 August 1983) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (18 February 1983–7 August 1983) | Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (18 February 1983–7 August 1983) |
| 12 | Michele Musolino | 7 August 1983 | 14 February 1984 | PSI | PSI • PCI • PSDI • PRI | 1983 |
| 13 | Giovanni Palamara | 14 February 1984 | 8 September 1985 | PSI | PSI • PCI • PSDI • PRI | 1983 |
| 14 | Pino Mallamo | 8 September 1985 | 14 September 1987 | DC | DC • PRI • PSDI | 1983 |
| (12) | Michele Musolino | 14 September 1987 | 4 July 1988 | Ind | DC • PRI • PSDI | 1983 |
| (9) | Luigi Aliquò | 4 July 1988 | 1 September 1989 | DC | DC • PRI • PSDI | 1983 |
| (7) | Pietro Battaglia | 1 September 1989 | 28 February 1990 | DC | DC • PSI • PRI • PSDI • PLI | 1989 |
| 15 | Agatino Licandro | 1 March 1990 | 4 July 1992 | DC | DC • PSI • PRI • PSDI • PLI | 1989 |
| 16 | Francesco Gangemi | 4 July 1992 | 31 July 1992 | DC | DC • PSI • PRI • PSDI • PLI | 1989 |
| 17 | Giuseppe Reale | 31 July 1992 | 23 November 1993 | DC | DC • PSI • PRI • PSDI | 1992 |
| 18 | Italo Falcomatà | 23 November 1993 | 28 April 1997 | PDS | PDS • PSI • PRI • LR | 1992 |

### Notes

* ↑ Nominated by the Prefect after the City Council failed to elect a Mayor.
Since 1997, enacting a new law on local administrations, the Mayor of Reggio Calabria is chosen by direct election, originally every four, and since 2001 every five years.
| Mayor of Reggio Calabria | Mayor of Reggio Calabria | Took office | Left office | Party | Coalition | Election |
| (18) | Italo Falcomatà (1943–2001) | 28 April 1997 | 14 May 2001 | PDS DS | The Olive Tree | 1997 |
| (18) | Italo Falcomatà (1943–2001) | 14 May 2001 | 11 December 2001 | PDS DS | The Olive Tree | 2001 |
| 19 | Giuseppe Scopelliti (b. 1966) | 28 May 2002 | 28 May 2007 | AN PdL | House of Freedoms | 2002 |
| 19 | Giuseppe Scopelliti (b. 1966) | 28 May 2007 | 14 May 2010 | AN PdL | House of Freedoms | 2007 |
| 20 | Demetrio Arena (b. 1956) | 16 May 2011 | 9 October 2012 | PdL | PdL • UDC • MpA | 2011 |
| Special Commission tenure (9 October 2012 – 29 October 2014) |||||||||
| 21 | Giuseppe Falcomatà (b. 1983) | 29 October 2014 | 5 October 2020 | PD | PD • SEL • CD • PSI | 2014 |
| 21 | Giuseppe Falcomatà (b. 1983) | 5 October 2020 | Incumbent | PD | PD • IV • PSI | 2020 |

### Notes

* ↑ Died in office. The deputy Mayor Demetrio Naccari Carlizzi (DS) held the office till a new municipal election was held.
* ↑ Resigned after being elected President of Calabria. The deputy Mayor Giuseppe Raffa (PdL) held the office till a new municipal election was held.
* ↑ Removed from office.
* ↑ Special Commission nominated after the municipal administration had been dissolved by the Government due to 'Ndrangheta association.
* ↑ Election originally scheduled to take place in May 2020, then postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.