List of mayors of Benevento

The Mayor of Benevento is an elected politician who, along with the Benevento's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Benevento in Campania, Italy. The current Mayor is Clemente Mastella, former minister of Justice and former minister of Labour, who took office on 20 June 2016.

Overview
According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Benevento is member of the City Council.

The Mayor is elected by the population of Benevento, 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 Benevento'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.

City Council election (1947-1993)
From 1947 to 1993, the Mayor of Benevento was elected by the City's Council.

Direct election (since 1993)
Since 1993, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Benevento is chosen by direct election.