Andrea Marcucci (born 28 May 1965) is an Italian politician.

Biography

Marcucci began his political career at the age of 25 in 1990 when he became a provincial councilor of the

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with the

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, with which he is elected deputy in 1992. In 1994 he returned to entrepreneurial activity and held various positions in companies in the pharmaceutical and tourism sectors owned by his family. In 2006 he failed the election as

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with

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, but becomes Undersecretary for Cultural Heritage in the

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. In 2008 he was elected as senator with the

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(PD), office he held since then being re-elected in 2013 and 2018. Very close to former prime minister

Matteo Renzi Matteo Renzi (; born 11 January 1975) is an Italian politician who served as prime minister of Italy from 2014 to 2016. He has been a senator for Florence since 2018. Renzi has served as the leader of Italia Viva (IV) since 2019, having b ...

, he was the PD group leader at the

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between 2018 and 2021.

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*Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian)
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legislature. 1965 births Living people Italian Liberal Party politicians Democratic Party (Italy) politicians Deputies of Legislature XI of Italy Senators of Legislature XVI of Italy Senators of Legislature XVII of Italy Senators of Legislature XVIII of Italy People from Barga, Tuscany {{Italy-politician-DemocraticPartyItaly-stub