The mayor of Prato is an elected politician who, along with the Prato's city council, is accountable for the strategic government of Prato in Tuscany, Italy.

The current mayor is Matteo Biffoni (PD), who took office on 29 May 2026.

Overview According to the Italian Constitution, the mayor of Prato is member of the city council.

The mayor is elected by the population of Prato, 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 Prato'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 (1946–1995) From 1946 to 1995, the mayor of Prato was elected by the city council.

 Mayor Term start Term end Party Alfredo Menichetti19461948PCI Roberto Giovannini19481965PCI Giorgio Vestri19651975PCI Goffredo Lohengrin Landini 19751985PCI Alessandro Lucarini 19852 June 1989PCI Claudio Martini2 June 198924 April 1995PCI

Direct election (since 1995) Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the mayor of Prato is chosen by direct election, originally every four, than every five years.

 Mayor Term start Term end PartyCoalition Election Fabrizio Mattei24 April 199514 June 1999PDSDSPDSPPIDemFdV199514 June 199914 June 2004DSPPIPdCIDem1999 Marco Romagnoli14 June 200424 June 2009DSPDDSDLPdCIIdVFdV2004 Roberto Cenni24 June 200928 May 2014PdLPdLLNUDC2009 Matteo Biffoni28 May 201411 June 2019PDPD201411 June 201913 June 2024PD2019 Ilaria Bugetti13 June 202411 July 2025PDPDAVSM5S2024Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (11 July 2025 – 29 May 2026) Matteo Biffoni29 May 2026IncumbentPDPDAVSIV2026

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See also Timeline of Prato

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