The Province of Milan, Italy
The Province of Milan is a local government Authority which represents 189 borough councils (including the city of Milan) within the Region of Lombardy.
The province of Milan governs the largest metropolitan area in Italy and is situated in the middle of one of the most highly populated regions of Europe.
Almost four million people live and work in the district administered by the Province, all within an area of less then 2,000 square kilometres. This number represents 6,5% of the population of Italy and 41,6% of the population of Lombardy.
Who Governs?
The President represents the Province of Milan, convokes and chairs the Executive Committee, and supervises the work of the departments and the execution of all acts. The President is elected for a term of office of five years. The current President was elected in the election of June 2004.
The Provincial Executive Committee, appointed by the President, consists of fifteen Executive Committee Members who work together on the administration of the institution. The Committee operates through a system of collective decisions, and puts forward proposals to the Provincial Council.
The Provincial Council consists of 45 councillors elected at the same time as the President of the Province, who is also a member of the Provincial Council. The Council is responsible for fundamental acts of policy, administrative control and planning, and for the approval of all relative financial plans. The Council elects its President, who convokes and chairs the works of the Council, and two vice-Presidents. The meetings are usually public.
The Council works through Council Committees. Membership is decided internally and is based on proportional representation.
Both Council and Council Committee meetings are usually public.
The Secretary-General, who is appointed by the President, holds the most important managerial position in the Province.
The General Manager of the Province of Milan is also appointed by the President, and is responsible for achieving the Authority's Targets. He also coordinates the activities of the various Department Heads and prepares detailed plans of the Province's objectives. Since 2004 the General Manager has been Giancarlo Saporito.
Contact
Giorgio Monaci
Provincia di Milano
Viale Jenner, 24
20159
Milano
Italy
Tel: +39 02 774 03286
Fax: +39 02 774 03290
e-mail: gmonaci@provincia.milano.it