Alessandro Antichi (born 14 May 1958 in Grosseto) is an Italian politician and lawyer.

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Graduated at the

University of Siena The University of Siena ( it, Università degli Studi di Siena, abbreviation: UNISI) in Siena, Tuscany, is one of the oldest and first publicly funded universities in Italy. Originally called ''Studium Senese'', the institution was founded in 1240 ...

in 1982, he opened his own

law firm A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients (individuals or corporations) about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to r ...

in the city of Grosseto in 1985. He joined the

centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the Right-wing politics, right of the Left–right politics, political spectrum, but are closer to the Centrism, centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure a ...

party

Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...

in 1995 and was elected Mayor of Grosseto on 28 April 1997. Antichi was the first centre-right politician to be elected mayor of the city. He was re-elected for a second term on 14 May 2001. Antichi resigned three years later in order to run for the office of

President of Tuscany The president of Tuscany is the supreme authority of Tuscany. Election Originally appointed by the Regional Council of Tuscany, since 1995 ''de facto'' and 2000 ''de jure'', he is elected by popular vote every five years under universal suffrage: ...

at the

2005 Tuscan regional election The Tuscan regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005. Incumbent Claudio Martini (Democrats of the Left) defeated Alessandro Antichi (Forza Italia) by a landslide. Electoral system Tuscany uses its own legislation of 2004 to elect ...

, but he was ultimately defeated by the

centre-left Centre-left politics lean to the left on the left–right political spectrum but are closer to the centre than other left-wing politics. Those on the centre-left believe in working within the established systems to improve social justice. The c ...

candidate

Claudio Martini Claudio Martini (born 10 January 1951) is an Italian politician who is the former president of Tuscany. Biography Born in Le Bardo, Tunisia, from two parents from Livorno, Martini began his career in the Prato section of the Italian Communist ...

. He served as member of the

Regional Council of Tuscany The Regional Council of Tuscany (''Consiglio Regionale della Toscana'') is the legislative assembly of Tuscany. It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948. Compos ...

from 2005 to 2009. He ran for the office of President of the

Province of Grosseto The province of Grosseto ( it, links=no, provincia di Grosseto) is a province in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Grosseto. As of 2013 the province had a total population of 225,098 people. Geography The Province of Gros ...

at the 2009 elections, but lost to

Leonardo Marras Leonardo Marras (born 12 January 1973, in Grosseto) is an Italian politician. Biography He joined the Democratic Party of the Left in 1992 and then the Democrats of the Left, serving as mayor of Roccastrada from 1999 to 2009. He has been a m ...

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* * 1958 births Living people Mayors of Grosseto Forza Italia politicians The People of Freedom politicians Politicians from Grosseto {{Italy-politician-ThePeopleofFreedom-stub

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