Stefano Lo Russo (born 15 October 1975) is an Italian academic and politician, incumbent

mayor of Turin The mayor of Turin (Italian: ''sindaco di Torino'') is an elected politician who, along with the Turin City Council of 40 members, is accountable for the government of Turin, Piedmont, Italy. The current mayor is Stefano Lo Russo, a universit ...

Biography

His father comes from

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and his mother from

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. University professor of applied geology at the Polytechnic of Turin, he entered the city council of

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for the first time in 2006, elected on the

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list. Re-elected in 2011 with the

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, he then assumes the position of party group leader; in 2013 he became councilor for urban planning in the junta led by

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. In 2016, after the victory of

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, he returned to occupy the role of party group leader of the

Mayor of Turin

In 2021, after winning the

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internal primary, he ranks as mayor of his city in view of the

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. After obtaining 43.9% in the first round, he was elected in the run-off on October 18 with 59.23% of the votes against the

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challenger Paolo Damilano. He was inaugurated October 27, 2021.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lo Russo, Stefano 1975 births Living people Italian geologists Democratic Party (Italy) politicians 21st-century Italian politicians Mayors of Turin University of Turin alumni Polytechnic University of Turin alumni