Dario Nardella

Dario Nardella
Nardella in 2024
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 July 2024
Constituency	Central Italy
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	(1975-11-20) 20 November 1975 (age 49) Torre del Greco, Italy
Political 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]

References

1. "Dario Nardella sindaco di Firenze, il fedelissimo del premier fa meglio di Domenici e Renzi". huffingtonpost.it. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
2. "Città Metropolitana, Nardella: "Non ci sarà una Giunta. Deleghe ai consiglieri"". gonews.it. 29 October 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
3. "Dario Nardella, Mayor of Florence, Italy, to Address Syracuse University Graduates During 2024 Commencement". Syracuse University News. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
4. 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.
5. "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.
6. "Tutti i candidati italiani alle elezioni europee del 2024" (in Italian). 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
7. "Dario Nardella è candidato per le Europee dell'8 e 9 giugno: l'annuncio". 21 April 2024.
8. "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.