Leonardo Marras (born 12 January 1973, in Grosseto) is an Italian politician.[1][2]

Leonardo Marras
Member of the Regional Council of Tuscany
In office
17 June 2015 – Incumbent
President
President of the Province of Grosseto
In office
23 June 2009 – 14 October 2014[1]
Preceded byLio Scheggi
Succeeded byEmilio Bonifazi
Mayor of Roccastrada
In office
13 June 1999 – 7 June 2009
Preceded byOlinto Bartalucci
Succeeded byGiancarlo Innocenti
Personal details
Born (1973-01-12) 12 January 1973 (age 51)[1][2]
Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy[1][2]
Political partyDemocratic Party of the Left (1992–1998)
Democrats of the Left (1998–2007)
Democratic Party (since 2007)[1]
Occupationpolitician

Biography edit

He joined the Democratic Party of the Left in 1992 and then the Democrats of the Left, serving as mayor of Roccastrada from 1999 to 2009.[1][2][3]

He has been a member of the Democratic Party since 2007.[2] Marras ran for the office of President of the Province of Grosseto at the 2009 provincial elections, supported by a centre-left coalition, and won at the second round to the centre-right candidate Alessandro Antichi on 22 June.[2][4][5] He took office on 23 June 2009.[1]

He was elected member of the Regional Council of Tuscany in 2015.[1][2][6]

Marras ran for the Chamber of Deputies at the 2018 general election, but was not elected.[7][8]

In September 2020, he was re-confirmed member of the Regional Council of Tuscany, and was appointed assessor to economy and tourism on 22 October 2020 in the Regional Government led by president Eugenio Giani.[9][10]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Leonardo Marras". Ministry of the Interior of Italy (in Italian). Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Leonardo Marras". Regional Council of Tuscany (in Italian). Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Marras. La scheda: è il primo cittadino più giovane di tutti". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 15 June 1999. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Marras e Antichi vanno al ballottaggio". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 9 June 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Festa a casa Marras per il presidente". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 23 June 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Lega boom, Lamioni flop, Marras a Firenze". Il Tirreno (in Italian). 1 June 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Elezioni politiche per la Camera, il centrodestra vince a Grosseto. Lolini passa il 37%". La Nazione (in Italian). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Elezioni 2018, Marras: «Ho perso. La mia candidatura, in questo disastro, non ha affatto sfondato»". Il Giunco (in Italian). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  9. ^ Guido Fiorini (22 September 2020). "Leonardo Marras il più votato in Toscana, oltre 18mila preferenze. Poi Alessandra Nardini". Il Tirreno. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Regione Toscana, la presentazione degli assessori. Giani: "Sarà una giunta operativa"" (in Italian). La Nazione. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

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Political offices
Preceded by President of the Province of Grosseto
2009-2014
Succeeded by