Giandomenico Albertella

Giandomenico Albertella (born 25 August 1958) is an Italian politician who has served as mayor of Verbania since June 2024 and president of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola since December 2025.

Life and career Born in Cannobio, Albertella earned a degree in architecture from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 1982 and pursued a political career alongside his professional activity as an architect. He began his political activity within the Italian Socialist Party, in which he remained until 1994, before joining Italian Renewal, where he was active until 2002.

He served as mayor of Cannobio from 1985 to 1988 and as a member of the Provincial Council of Novara from 1985 to 1995.

In 2019, Albertella ran as an independent for mayor of Verbania with the support of the centre-right coalition, but was defeated in the second round by the incumbent mayor Silvia Marchionini. He ran again in 2024 as a centre-right independent candidate and was elected at the runoff with 51,86% of the votes.