Andrea Romizi
Andrea Romizi is an Italian politician. He was mayor of Perugia from 2014 to 2024.
Biography
After graduating in Law at the University of Perugia and becoming a lawyer, Romizi began working at the legal office led 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 won 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. On May 26, 2019 he was confirmed mayor in the first round with 59.8% of the vote, beating center-left Giuliano Giubilei. In December 2019, he was appointed by Silvio Berlusconi as the regional coordinator of Forza Italia, in place of Catia Polidori.