Vannino Chiti (born 26 December 1947) is an Italian politician, former

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: ...

and Minister for Constitutional Reforms and Parliamentary Relations.

Biography

Chiti graduated in philosophy and has always studied the history of

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. In 1970, Chiti joined the

Italian Communist Party The Italian Communist Party ( it, Partito Comunista Italiano, PCI) was a communist political party in Italy. The PCI was founded as ''Communist Party of Italy'' on 21 January 1921 in Livorno by seceding from the Italian Socialist Party (PSI). ...

and became a city councilor in

Pistoia Pistoia (, is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of a province of the same name, located about west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno. It is a typi ...

, of which he has also been mayor from 1982 to 1985. From 1992 to 2000, Chiti has been

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: ...

, leading a

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junta. He is elected to the

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with the

Democrats of the Left The Democrats of the Left ( it, Democratici di Sinistra, DS) was a social-democratic political party in Italy. The DS, successor of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) and the Italian Communist Party, was formed in 1998 upon the merger of th ...

in 2001 and in 2006, year in which Chiti has been appointed Minister for Constitutional Reforms and Parliamentary Relations in the

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. In 2008 and 2013, Chiti is elected to the

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with the

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and has been Vice-president of the Senate from 2008 to 2013. A member of the left-wing of the PD, Chiti has been politically considered very close to

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and, along with few others, didn't vote the Rosato electoral law. Chiti decided not to run for the 2018 general elections, ending after 17 years his experience in

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References

External links

*Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian)
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legislature {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiti, Vannino 1947 births Living people Government ministers of Italy Italian Communist Party politicians Democratic Party of the Left politicians Democrats of the Left politicians Democratic Party (Italy) politicians 20th-century Italian politicians 21st-century Italian politicians People from Pistoia Mayors of Pistoia Presidents of Tuscany