Alessandro Antichi (born 14 May 1958 in
Grosseto) is an Italian politician and lawyer.
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Biography
Graduated at the University of Siena 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 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.[
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 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 ...
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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 at the 2009 elections, but lost to Leonardo Marras.][
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See also
*2005 Italian regional elections
The Italian regional elections of 3–4 April 2005 were a major victory (11-2) for the centre-left The Union coalition, led by Romano Prodi. The centre-right coalition, governing in the national government, was defeated in all the regions it held, ...
*List of mayors of Grosseto
The Mayor of Grosseto is an elected politician who, along with the Grosseto's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Grosseto in Tuscany, Italy. The current Mayor is Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna, a centre-right inde ...
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1958 births
Living people
Mayors of Grosseto
Forza Italia politicians
The People of Freedom politicians
Politicians from Grosseto
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