Luigi Brugnaro (born 13 September 1961) is an Italian conservative politician and entrepreneur who has been the mayor of Venice, since taking office on 15 June 2015.

[1] He has been owner of the Reyer Venezia Mestre basketball team,[2] a past chairman of Confindustria Venice,[3] and also a former president of Assolavoro.

[7] Germane to these actions and statements he has engaged in a series of verbal back and forths with the entertainer and activist Elton John, who maintains a home in the city.

[8][9][10] On 24 August 2017, Mayor Brugnaro ordered Italian police to shoot anyone shouting "Allāhu akbar" on sight.

"[16] During the repeated flooding of the ancient city in 2019, Brugnaro said "Venice is on its knees" in describing the catastrophe and labeled the cause as global warming in stating that "These are the effects of climate changes.