Andrea Romizi
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Biography
Andrea Romizi (born 9 February 1979) is an Italian politician, mayor of Perugia since 2014.
Biography
After graduating in Law at the University of Perugia and becoming a lawyer, Romizi began working at the legal office lead by Fiammetta Modena, member of The People of Freedom and centre-right candidate at the 2010 Umbrian regional election: in 2009, Romizi is elected to the city council of Perugia.
At the 2014 Italian local elections, Romizi became the centre-right candidate for the office of Mayor of Perugia: after ranking second at the first round, Romizi managed to win the second round, defeating the incumbent Mayor Wladimiro Boccali. Romizi is the first centre-right Mayor of Perugia since World War II.
In December 2018, Romizi announced his intention to run for a second mayoral term at the 2019 local elections. He has been re-elected in May 2019.