List of presidents of the Province of Florence
| President of the Province of Florence | |
|---|---|
| Presidente della Provincia di Firenze | |
 | |
| Inaugural holder | Piero Puccioni |
| Formation | 1889 |
| Final holder | Andrea Barducci |
| Abolished | 2014 |
| Superseded by | Metropolitan mayor of Florence |
The president of the Province of Florence was the head of the provincial administration of Florence, a local government authority in Tuscany, Italy.[1][2]
History
The office of president of the Province of Florence originated in the institutional structure created after the unification of Italy in 1861. At that time, provincial administrations were governed by a Provincial Council (legislative body) and a Provincial Deputation (executive body). The president of the deputation was initially the prefect of the province. The first locally elected president was Piero Puccioni, who held office from 1889 to 1892.[2]
During the Fascist regime (1926–1944), elected provincial institutions were abolished and replaced by the Provincial Rectorate, headed by officials appointed by the central government. This system eliminated local electoral autonomy and concentrated administrative powers in state-appointed authorities.[2]
Following the end of World War II, the Provincial Deputation was restored (1944–1951) as a transitional form of local government. In 1951, the modern office of president of the Province of Florence was formally established, with the president elected by the Provincial Council.[3]
From 1995 to 2014, the president was directly elected by the citizens of the province, in accordance with reforms to local government electoral law. Following the abolition of the Province of Florence in 2014 as part of the Delrio reform, the office was discontinued and replaced by the mayor of the Metropolitan City of Florence, who assumed its functions as head of the Metropolitan City Council.[4][5]
List
Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1889–1926)
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||
| 1 |  |
Piero Puccioni | 1889 | 1892 | ||
| 2 |  |
Niccolò Nobili | 1892 | 1900 | ||
| 3 | |
Antonio Del Pela | 1900 | 1902 | ||
| 4 |  |
Carlo Municchi | 1902 | 1906 | ||
| 5 | |
Antonio Carpi | 1906 | 1907 | ||
| 6 | |
Vittorio Calosi | 1907 | 1909 | ||
| 7 | |
Annibale Rellini | 1909 | 1911 | ||
| 8 | |
Alessandro Malenchini | 1911 | 1919 | ||
| 9 |  |
Sebastiano Del Buono | 1920 | 1921 | PSI | |
| 10 |  |
Giuseppe Pennella | 1921 | 1922 | ||
| — | Emanuele Vivorio | 1922 | 1923 | Commissioner | ||
| 11 | |
Angiolo Badiani | 1924 | 1926 | PNF | |
Presidents of the Provincial Rectorate (1926–1944)
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||
| 1 | |
Angiolo Badiani | 1926 | 1934 | PNF | |
| 2 | |
Diego Sanesi | 1934 | 1942 | PNF | |
| 3 | |
Giovanni Ginori Conti | 1942 | 1943 | PNF | |
Presidents of the Provincial Deputation (1944–1951)
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||
| 1 |  |
Mario Augusto Martini | 1944 | 1945 | DC | |
| 2 |  |
Ezio Donatini | 1945 | 1948 | DC | |
| 3 | |
Fosco Frizzi | 1948 | 1948 | PCI | |
| 4 | |
Mario Tanini | 1948 | 1951 | DC | |
Presidents of the Province (1951–2014)
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||||
| 1 |  |
Mario Fabiani | 1951 | 1962 | PCI | |
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Elio Gabbuggiani | 1962 | 1970 | PCI | |
| 3 |  |
Luigi Tassinari | 1970 | 1975 | PCI | |
| 4 | |
Franco Ravà | 1975 | 1980 | PSI | |
| 5 | |
Renato Righi | 1980 | 1981 | PSI | |
| 6 | |
Oublesse Conti | 1981 | 1985 | PCI | |
| 7 | |
Alberto Brasca | 1985 | 1990 | PCI | |
| 8 |  |
Mila Pieralli | 3 August 1990 | 24 April 1995 | PCI | |
| 9 | |
Michele Gesualdi | 24 April 1995 | 25 June 2004 | PPI / DL | |
| 10 |  |
Matteo Renzi | 25 June 2004 | 8 June 2009 | DL / PD | |
| 11 | |
Andrea Barducci | 8 June 2009 | 31 December 2014 | PD | |
References
- ↑ "Presidenti della Provincia di Firenze". Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 Merendoni, Simonetta; Mugnanini, Giorgio (1996). La Provincia di Firenze e i suoi amministratori dal 1860 a oggi. Florence: Leo S. Olschki.
- ↑ Favuzza, Salvatore; Guasti, Ivo; Rossi, Alberto (1974). La deputazione provinciale 1944-1951. Florence: Provincia di Firenze.
- ↑ "Addio province, ecco le Città Metropolitane". Rai News. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
- ↑ "Ultimo sì alle province: addio da gennaio, Firenze città metropolitana". Corriere Fiorentino. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
Sources
- Favuzza, Salvatore; Guasti, Ivo; Rossi, Alberto (1974). La deputazione provinciale 1944-1951. Florence: Provincia di Firenze.
- Menichini, Piera (2005). "I presidenti delle Province dall'Unità alla Grande guerra: repertorio analitico". Storia Amministrazione Costituzione (13): 249–250.
- Merendoni, Simonetta; Mugnanini, Giorgio (1996). La Provincia di Firenze e i suoi amministratori dal 1860 a oggi. Florence: Leo S. Olschki.
