Dario Nardella | |
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Mayor of Florence | |
Assumed office 26 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Matteo Renzi |
Metropolitan Mayor of Florence | |
Assumed office 1 January 2015 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 15 March 2013 – 7 May 2014 | |
Constituency | Tuscany |
Personal details | |
Born | Torre del Greco, Italy | 20 November 1975
Political party | DS (2004–2007) PD (since 2007) |
Alma mater | University of Florence |
Profession | Politician, university professor |
Signature | |
Website | darionardella.it |
Dario Nardella (born 20 November 1975) is an Italian politician who has been the Mayor of Florence since 26 May 2014[1] and the first Metropolitan Mayor of Florence since 1 January 2015.[2] He is the first mayor of Florence who has been elected twice in the first term. He was also a deputy for the Democratic Party in the 17th legislature until his election as mayor.
Nardella earned a law degree as well as a Ph.D. in public law at the University of Florence. He is also a graduate in violin from the Conservatorio Luigi Cherubini.[3]
On 1 February 2020, Nardella encouraged Italians to "hug a Chinese" to combat what he described as "psychological terrorism" in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
Nardella was the president of Eurocities from 2020 to 2023.