Mario Lolini

Mario Lolini
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
23 March 2018 – 13 October 2022
Personal details
Born (1958-01-27) January 27, 1958 (age 66)
Grosseto, Italy
Political partyNational Alliance
The People of Freedom
Lega
ProfessionEntrepreneur

Mario Lolini (born 27 January 1958) is an Italian politician who served as a Deputy from 23 March 2018 to 13 October 2022. On 24 December 2020, he was appointed Federal Commissioner of Lega Nord Toscana by Matteo Salvini, serving until February 2023.

Life and career

Born in Grosseto on 27 January 1958, Lolini graduated from the "Guglielmo Marconi" scientific high school, and began his entrepreneurial career managing his own agricultural estate specialized in rice cultivation.[1]

He entered politics as a member of the right-wing party National Alliance and served as a city councilor in Grosseto from 1997 to 2005 during the two terms of mayor Alessandro Antichi.[2] Elected again in the 2006 local elections, he held the position of vice-president of the City Council.[3] On 13 November 2009, he joined the People of Freedom party.[4]

Lolini was a candidate for mayor of Grosseto at the 2011 municipal election, supported by the People of Freedom, Nuovo Polo per Grosseto, Lega Nord, and The Right.[5] He received 35.41% of the votes in the first round and was defeated in the runoff on 29 May, receiving 42.72% against the center-left candidate Emilio Bonifazi.[6][7] Switching to Lega Nord in preparation for the 2016 local elections, he supported the mayoral candidacy of Antonfrancesco Vivarelli Colonna and was elected again as a city councilor.[8]

In the 2018 general election, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the uninominal constituency of Grosseto, with 37% of the votes, defeating the Democratic Party candidate and former provincial president Leonardo Marras.[9][10][11][12] He served as vice-president of the Thirteenth Commission for Agriculture.[13]

On 24 December 2020, Lolini was appointed by Matteo Salvini as the regional commissioner for Lega Nord Toscana.[14] In the 2022 general election, he was a candidate for a second term in the multi-member constituency Toscana 2 but was not elected.[15] In February 2023, he was replaced as the head of the Tuscan federation of the party by Luca Baroncini.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Un risicoltore alla Camera. È il toscano Mario Lolini, socio di Riso Maremma. Anche Roberto Berardi di Forza Italia eletto, agricoltore di Orbetello". Risoitaliano.eu. 6 March 2018.
  2. ^ Bonifazi (2015): 66–68.
  3. ^ Bonifazi (2015): 71.
  4. ^ Bonifazi (2015): 74.
  5. ^ Bonifazi (2015): 76–77.
  6. ^ "Adesso è Emilio contro Mario". Il Tirreno. 28 May 2011.
  7. ^ "Sconfitta che sa di amaro. Lolini attacca Bellettini: «Mi ha fatto lo sgambetto due volte»". Il Tirreno. 31 May 2011.
  8. ^ "Grosseto si colora di centrodestra: ecco tutti i nomi del nuovo consiglio comunale". Il Giunco. 20 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Elezioni politiche per la Camera, il centrodestra vince a Grosseto. Lolini passa il 37%". La Nazione. 5 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Elezioni, la Maremma manda in parlamento Lolini e Berardi". Il Tirreno. 5 March 2018.
  11. ^ "Toscana, tutti gli eletti di Camera e Senato". la Repubblica. 7 March 2018.
  12. ^ "Exploit della Lega a Grosseto, Lolini: "Dallo 0 al 21% in pochi anni"". 5 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Mario Lolini: Legislature XVIII". Chamber of Deputies.
  14. ^ Billero, Elia (24 December 2020). "Lega Nord Toscana, Mario Lolini nuovo commissario regionale". GoNews (in Italian). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Elezioni, Lolini (Lega): "Voto non ci soddisfa". Ceccardi: "Rifletta chi nel partito appoggiava Draghi"". Firenze Today. 26 September 2022.
  16. ^ "Lega, Baroncini nuovo coordinatore regionale in Toscana". AskaNews. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

Bibliography

  • Bonifazi, Emilio (2015). Grosseto e i suoi amministratori dal 1944 al 2015. Grosseto: Innocenti Editore.