Dario Nardella
Dario Nardella | |
|---|---|
 Nardella in 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for Central Italy | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Mayor of Florence | |
| In office 26 May 2014 – 26 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Matteo Renzi |
| Succeeded by | Sara Funaro |
| Metropolitan Mayor of Florence | |
| In office 1 January 2015 – 26 June 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Sara Funaro |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 March 2013 – 7 May 2014 | |
| Constituency | Tuscany |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1975 Torre del Greco, Italy |
| 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 was the Mayor of Florence from 26 May 2014 to 26 June 2024[1] and the first Metropolitan Mayor of Florence.[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.
Term-limited in 2024, Nardella ran for European Parliament on the Democratic Party list in Central Italy constituency.[6][7] He received 118 784 preference votes and was elected.[8]
Biography
He was born in Torre del Greco, in the province of Naples, to parents originally from San Marco in Lamis (in the province of Foggia).[9] His father, Umberto, was a professor of Hindi and Urdu language and literature at the University of Naples "L'Orientale" until 2007 and the author of numerous monographs on the cultures and languages of Southeast Asia.[10] He spent his childhood in the Campania town and, at the age of 14, moved to Florence, where in 1994 he earned his high school diploma in science from the G.B. Morgagni Scientific High School and in 1998 received his diploma in violin from the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence. He pursued a professional career in music until 2004.[11][12]
In 2001, he earned a law degree from the University of Florence with a grade of 110 cum laude, and later obtained a Ph.D. in public law and environmental law from the same university.[13][14] He also served as an adjunct professor of cultural heritage law at the same university.
In 2005, he founded the “Eunomia” Foundation together with Prof. Enzo Cheli, Prof. Leonardo Morlino, and other friends and university colleagues; he currently serves as its director.
References
- ↑ "Dario Nardella sindaco di Firenze, il fedelissimo del premier fa meglio di Domenici e Renzi". huffingtonpost.it. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ↑ "Città Metropolitana, Nardella: "Non ci sarà una Giunta. Deleghe ai consiglieri"". gonews.it. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ↑ "Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence, Italy, to Address Syracuse University Graduates During 2024 Commencement". Syracuse University News. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ↑ Dario Nardella (2022-02-15). "#coronavirus: seguiamo le indicazioni delle autorità sanitarie e usiamo cautela, ma nessun terrorismo psicologico e soprattutto basta con i soliti sciacalli che non vedevano l'ora di usare questa scusa per odiare e insultare. Uniti in questa battaglia comune! #AbbracciaUnCinese… https://t.co/Jlx3KuXPLJ". Twitter. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ↑ "Italy launched "hug a Chinese" campaign to fight coronavirus induced racism". 2021-08-05. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ↑ "Tutti i candidati italiani alle elezioni europee del 2024" (in Italian). 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ↑ "Dario Nardella è candidato per le Europee dell'8 e 9 giugno: l'annuncio". 21 April 2024.
- ↑ "Eligendo: Europee [Scrutini] Italia + Estero (In complesso) - Europee, amministrative e regionale (Piemonte) 8-9 giugno 2024 e ballottaggi - Ministero dell'Interno". Eligendo (in Italian). Retrieved 2024-06-25.
- ↑ "Premiato nel suo paese d'origine, il vicesindaco saluta FirenzeToday".
- ↑ "Autore: Nardella, Umberto - OPAR L'Orientale Open Archive". opar.unior.it.
- ↑ "Dario Nardella - Ultime notizie su Dario Nardella - Argomenti del Sole 24 Ore". Argomenti Argomenti del Sole 24 Ore.
- ↑ "Sindaco Dario Nardella". Città di Firenze.
- ↑ "Università degli Studi di Firenze - SIAF - Consultazione Catalogo Titoli Tesi di Laurea". sol.unifi.it.
- ↑ "Dario Nardella".