Eugenio Giani | |
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8th President of Tuscany | |
Assumed office 8 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Enrico Rossi |
Personal details | |
Born | Empoli,Florence,Tuscany,Italy | 30 June 1959
Political party | PSI (1990–1994) SI (1994–1998) SDI (1998–2007) PD (since 2009) |
Alma mater | University of Florence |
Profession | Historian |
Eugenio Giani (born 30 June 1959 in Empoli) is an Italian politician.
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]
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