Eugenio Giani (born 30 June 1959 in
Empoli
Empoli () is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Florence, Tuscany, Italy, about southwest of Florence, to the south of the Arno in a plain formed by the river. The plain has been usable for agriculture since Roman times. The comm ...
) is an Italian politician.
He started his political activity in the
Italian Socialist Party
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Founded in Genoa in 1892, ...
and he was active in the City council of Florence, of which he became president in 2009. He became a member of the
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the same year.
At the
2015 Tuscan regional election
The Tuscan regional election of 2015 took place on 31 May 2015.
Electoral system
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he obtained 10,505 personal preferences only in the city of
Florence
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, and on 25 June 2015 he was elected President 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 ...
.
He was elected
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: ...
in the
2020 regional election, and became the oldest President-elect at the age of 61. He officially swore in as President on 8 October 2020.
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1959 births
Living people
21st-century Italian politicians
Members of the Regional Council of Tuscany
Presidents of Tuscany
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