# List of mayors of Cosenza

The mayor of Cosenza is an elected politician who, along with the Cosenza's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Cosenza in Calabria, Italy. The current mayor is Franz Caruso, a member of the Italian Socialist Party, who took office on 23 October 2021.

## Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Cosenza is member of the city council.
The mayor is elected by the population of Cosenza, 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 1993 the mayor is elected directly by Cosenza'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 (1946–1993)

From 1946 to 1993, the Mayor of Cosenza was elected by the City's Council.
| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party |
| 1 | Adolfo Quintieri | April 1946 | February 1948 | Christian Democracy |
| 2 | Alberto Serra | February 1948 | June 1952 | Christian Democracy |
| 3 | Arnaldo Clausi Schettini | June 1952 | October 1962 | Christian Democracy |
| 4 | Mario Stancati | January 1963 | November 1967 | Christian Democracy |
| 5 | Fausto Lio | August 1970 | July 1975 | Christian Democracy |
| 6 | Battista Iacino | July 1975 | October 1980 | Italian Socialist Party |
| 7 | Antonio Rugiero | October 1980 | November 1982 | Italian Socialist Party |
| 8 | Pino Gentile | December 1982 | June 1985 | Italian Socialist Party |
| 9 | Giacomo Mancini | September 1985 | July 1986 | Italian Socialist Party |
| 10 | Francesco Santo | July 1986 | May 1989 | Christian Democracy |
| 11 | Giuseppe Carratelli | May 1989 | August 1990 | Christian Democracy |
| 12 | Pietro Mancini | August 1990 | December 1991 | Italian Socialist Party |
| (11) | Giuseppe Carratelli | December 1991 | June 1992 | Christian Democracy |
| 13 | Piero Minutolo | June 1992 | August 1993 | Christian Democracy |

### Direct election (since 1993)

Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Cosenza is chosen by direct election.
| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party |
| (9) | Giacomo Mancini | 5 December 1993 | 16 November 1997 | Italian Socialist Party |
| (9) | Giacomo Mancini | 16 November 1997 | 8 April 2002 | Italian Socialist Party |
| 14 | Eva Catizone | 21 June 2002 | 25 January 2006 | Democrats of the Left |
| 15 | Salvatore Perugini | 15 June 2006 | 31 May 2011 | The Daisy Democratic Party |
| 16 | Mario Occhiuto | 31 May 2011 | 11 February 2016 | The People of Freedom Forza Italia |
| 16 | Mario Occhiuto | 7 June 2016 | 23 October 2021 | The People of Freedom Forza Italia |
| 17 | Franz Caruso | 23 October 2021 | Incumbent | Italian Socialist Party |