Antonio Mazzeo | |
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President of the Regional Council of Tuscany | |
Assumed office 19 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Eugenio Giani |
Member of the Regional Council of Tuscany | |
Assumed office 17 June 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Melfi,Basilicata,Italy [1] | 22 February 1977
Political party | Democratic Party |
Residence | Pisa |
Alma mater | University of Pisa |
Profession | Entrepreneur |
Antonio Mazzeo (born 22 February 1977) is an Italian politician who has served as a member of the Regional Council of Tuscany since June 2015 and as president of the same council since October 2020.
Mazzeo was born in Melfi,province of Potenza,on 22 February 1977,to a family from Barile. He obtained a degree in electronic engineering from the University of Pisa and later a master's in Innovation Management at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies,after which he started a business in the field of medical diagnostics. In 1996,he settled in Pisa. [2]
A member of the Democratic Party since 2007,he was elected as a city councilor in Pisa in 2008,also serving as the president of the budget committee. [1] Elected as a member of the party's assembly and regional board in 2009,from 2013 to 2018 he was a member of the National Assembly of the party and from July 2015 to March 2018 he served as the deputy secretary of the Tuscan branch. [2]
In 2015,Mazzeo was a candidate in the Tuscan regional elections in the Pisa constituency. [2] He won with 10,515 votes e became a member of the Regional Council of Tuscany on 17 June 2015. [1] He was the promoter of the first regional law on startups and innovation and also promoted the establishment of the Tuscany Innovation Award,organized since 2017. [2] [3]
In 2020,he is re-confirmed as a regional councilor with 12,720 votes and was elected president of the Regional Council of Tuscany on 19 October 2020. [2] [4]
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