Matteo Orfini is an Italian politician, a member of the

Italian Chamber of Deputies The Chamber of Deputies ( it, Camera dei deputati) is the lower house of the bicameral Italian Parliament (the other being the Senate of the Republic). The two houses together form a perfect bicameral system, meaning they perform identical funct ...

and President of the

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Biography

Matteo Orfini was born in

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in 1974. He started his interest in politics when he attended the lyceum. In 2004 became a collaborator of the left-wing leader,

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, after his election in 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 ...

. In 2007 Orfini joined the

, becoming the leader of the party’s internal

left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

faction ''Rifare l'Italia''. On 14 June 2014 he replaced

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, becoming President of the Democratic Party.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Orfini, Matteo 1974 births Living people Politicians from Rome Democratic Party (Italy) politicians Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVIII of Italy