Riccardo Nencini (born 19 October 1959) is an Italian politician. Nencini was born at

Barberino di Mugello 240px, Villa di Cafaggiolo. Barberino di Mugello is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region Tuscany, located about north of Florence. Barberino di Mugello borders the following municipalities: Ca ...

, in the

province of Florence The province of Florence ( it, provincia di Firenze) was a province in the northeast of Tuscany region of Italy. The city or ''comune'' of Florence was both the capital of the Province of Florence, and of the Region of Tuscany. It had an area of ...

. He is the nephew of professional cyclist

Gastone Nencini Gastone Nencini (; 1 March 1930 – 1 February 1980) was an Italian road racing cyclist who won the 1960 Tour de France, 1960 Tour de France and the 1957 Giro d'Italia, 1957 Giro d'Italia. Nicknamed ''Il Leone del Mugello'', "The Lion of Mugel ...

, winner of the

1960 Tour de France The 1960 Tour de France was the 47th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 26 June and 17 July, with 21 stages covering a distance of . The race featured 128 riders, of which 81 finished. Because Ja ...

. A long-time member of the

Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party (, PSI) was a socialist and later social-democratic political party in Italy, whose history stretched for longer than a century, making it one of the longest-living parties of the country. Founded in Genoa in 1892, ...

(PSI), he joined the

Italian Socialists The Italian Socialists ( it, Socialisti Italiani, SI) were a minor social-democratic political party in Italy active from 1994 to 1998. The party was the legal successor of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), following its dissolution by the 47th ...

(SI) in 1994 and the

Italian Democratic Socialists The Italian Democratic Socialists ( it, Socialisti Democratici Italiani, SDI) were a social-democratic political party in Italy. The party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Soci ...

(SDI) in 1998. From 1994 to 1999 he was member of the

European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...

. From 2000 to 2010 he was President of the Regional Council of

Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art ...

. On 5 July 2008 he became Secretary of the

. In 2013 Nencini was elected to the Chamber of Deputies among the ranks of the

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. From 28 February 2014 to 1 June 2018 he served as Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport in the governments led by

Matteo Renzi Matteo Renzi (; born 11 January 1975) is an Italian politician who served as prime minister of Italy from 2014 to 2016. He has been a senator for Florence since 2018. Renzi has served as the leader of Italia Viva (IV) since 2019, having been ...

and

Paolo Gentiloni Paolo Gentiloni Silveri (; born 22 November 1954) is an Italian politician who has served as European Commissioner for Economy in the von der Leyen Commission since 1 December 2019. He previously served as prime minister of Italy from December ...

. In the 2018 general election he was elected Senator in the uninominal constituency of

Arezzo Arezzo ( , , ) , also ; ett, 𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌, Aritim. is a city and ''comune'' in Italy and the capital of the province of the same name located in Tuscany. Arezzo is about southeast of Florence at an elevation of above sea level. ...

. In 2019 he left the office of PSI Secretary and was appointed President of the party.PSI: Riccardo Nencini eletto alla presidenza del Consiglio nazionale del partito
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1959 births Living people People from Barberino di Mugello Transport ministers of Italy Presidents of Italian regional councils Members of the Regional Council of Tuscany MEPs for Italy 1994–1999 Deputies of Legislature XI of Italy Senators of Legislature XVIII of Italy Italian Socialist Party politicians Italian Socialists politicians Italian Democratic Socialists MEPs Italian Socialist Party (2007) politicians Leaders of political parties {{Italy-politician-stub