Gianluca Lorenzi | |
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Mayor of Cortina d'Ampezzo | |
Assumed office 13 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Gianpietro Ghedina |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 April 1969 |
Political party | Vivere Cortina |
Gianluca Lorenzi (born 1 April 1969) is an Italian politician and former curler serving as mayor of Cortina d'Ampezzo since 2022. [1] He oversees the town's preparations for the 2026 Winter Olympics,for which he was awarded the Gold Collar for Sports Merit in 2024. [2]
Lorenzi is the son of curler Ivo Lorenzi. [3] He joined the national men's junior curling team in 1986,and held the role of vice-skip. [4] In 1997,he joined the national men's team. [5] He served as president of the Associazione Albergatori di Cortina from 2000 to 2006 and from 2016 to 2017,and was concurrently a board member of the Federalberghi Veneto. [6] From 2002 to 2007,he served as assessor for tourism of Cortina d'Ampezzo. [7] He served as municipal councillor for tourism under Gianpietro Ghedina from 2017 until his resignation in 2018. [8] He was appointed board member of Servizi Ampezzo in 2019, [9] and resigned from the municipal council in 2020 as a result. [10] He remained as a board member until 2022. [8] In the 2022 local elections,he campaigned on incumbent mayor Ghedina having lost contact with the town due to his focus on the 2026 Winter Olympics. [11]