Leonardo Domenici
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| Leonardo Domenici MEP | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy | |
| In office March 27, 1994 – February 1999 |
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| Mayor of Florence | |
| In office June 13, 1999 – June 22, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Mario Primicerio |
| Succeeded by | Matteo Renzi |
| Member of the European Parliament for Central Italy |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2009 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | July 17, 1955  Florence, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Democratic Party / S&D |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | http://www.leonardodomenici.eu |
Leonardo Domenici (born July 12, 1955) is an Italian politician. He was the Mayor of Florence from June 13, 1999 until June 2009.
He represents the Italian Democratic Party and is a member of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) parliamentary group.
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[edit] Career
Domenici was born in Florence, from where he graduated in moral philosophy. He began his political career in 1976 in the PCI (Italian Communist Party), later becoming the Secretary of the Florentine branch of the Federation of the Democratic Party of the Left.
Domenici was elected in 1994 for the first time a member of the Italian Parliament for the Chianti-Valdarno constituency and re-elected as a candidate of the Ulivo coalition in 1996.
Then he was the Mayor of Florence from June 13, 1999 until June 2009. Since 2009 he is a Member of the European Parliament.
[edit] Controversies
In February 2008, Domenici and one of the city assessors of Florence announced intentions to launch a suit against the free online encyclopedia Wikipedia.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ (Italian) "The Mayor of Florence Wikipedia Complaint" from Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera
