Eugenio Giani (born 30 June 1959) is an Italian politician.
Eugenio Giani | |
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| 8th President of Tuscany | |
| Assumed office 8 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Enrico Rossi |
| President of the City Council of Florence | |
| In office 13 July 2009 – 28 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Eros Cruccolini |
| Succeeded by | Caterina Biti |
| Member of the Regional Council of Tuscany | |
| In office 15 February 2011 – 8 October 2020 | |
| President of the Regional Council of Tuscany | |
| In office 17 June 2015 – 8 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Alberto Monaci |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Mazzeo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 June 1959 Empoli, Tuscany, Italy |
| Political party | PSI (1990–1994) SI (1994–1998) SDI (1998–2007) PD (since 2009) |
| Alma mater | University of Florence |
| Profession | Historian |
He started his political activity in the Italian Socialist Party and he was active in the City council of Florence, of which he became president in 2009. He became a member of the Democratic Party the same year.[1]
At the 2015 Tuscan regional election he obtained 10,505 personal preferences only in the city of Florence, and on 25 June 2015 he was elected President of the Regional Council of Tuscany.[2]
He was elected President of Tuscany in the 2020 regional election, and became the oldest President-elect at the age of 61.[3] He was officially sworn in as President on 8 October 2020.[4]
Footnotes
edit- ^ "Una via per Craxi slitta il voto in consiglio" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ "Giani eletto presidente del Consiglio Regionale" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
- ^ Marinari, Franceso (13 July 2020). "Regionali Toscana: Giani-Ceccardi, confronto a La Nazione / VIDEO" (in Italian). La Nazione. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Ferrara, Ernesto (1 October 2020). "Toscana, Renzi rompe con Giani. E Italia Viva resterà fuori dalla giunta" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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