Nicola Zingaretti
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The Honourable Nicola Zingaretti |
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| 19th President of Lazio | |
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Assumed office 26 February 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Renata Polverini |
| President of the Province of Rome | |
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In office 28 April 2008 – 29 December 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Marisa Troise Zotta (Prefectural Commissioner) |
| Succeeded by | Umberto Postiglione (Prefectural Commissioner) |
| President of the International Union of Socialist Youth | |
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In office 15 March 1995 – 6 April 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Roger Hällhag |
| Succeeded by | Umberto Gentiloni |
| Secretary of the Left Youth | |
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In office 12 February 1992 – 14 March 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Gianni Cuperlo |
| Succeeded by | Giulio Calvisi |
| Personal details | |
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October 11, 1965 Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party |
Democratic Party of the Left (1991–1998) Democrats of the Left (1998–2007) Democratic Party (2007–present) |
| Website | Official website |
Nicola Zingaretti (Italian pronunciation: [niˈkɔːla dziŋɡaˈretti]; Rome, October 11, 1965) is an Italian politician and current president of Lazio since 2013.
He previously served as National Secretary of PDS youth federation (1991–1995), member of the Rome City Council (1991–1993), international relations spokesman of DS (1998–2000), Member of the European Parliament (2004–2008) for The Olive Tree centre-left cartel and Regional Secretary of the Democratic Party of Lazio (2007–2008). From 2008 to 2013 he served a full term as president of the province of Rome. He is a member of the Democratic Party of Italy and the younger brother of actor Luca Zingaretti.
He began his commitment in associations taking part in the peace movement in 1982.
At seventeen years old is one of the founders of the anti-racist association "Nero e non solo", committed to immigration politics and in a multicultural and multiethnic society.
Belonging to the ranks of the Italian Communist Party, in 1991 he was elected National Secretary of Democratic Party of the Left youth federation (Sinistra Giovanile) and in the following year he was a member of the Rome Municipale Council. Those were years of commitment to sustainable development and environmental protection, against the Mafia, during which he organized the first Antimafia youth camp in San Vito Lo Capo and numerous initiatives in memory of Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino.
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