Antonio Cicchetti (born 28 March 1952) is an Italian politician, three times
mayor
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of
Rieti
Rieti (; , Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina region.
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, and a member of
Forza Italia
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.
Biography
Cicchetti was born in
Rieti
Rieti (; , Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina region.
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, Italy; he became local leader of the Youth Front and, subsequently, of the
Italian Social Movement – National Right. In 1975 Cicchetti became City Councilor in the
municipality
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of
Rieti
Rieti (; , Sabino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, with a population of 47,700. It is the administrative seat of the province of Rieti and see of the diocese of Rieti, as well as the modern capital of the Sabina region.
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and was part of the opposition until 1994.
In 1994 he was elected mayor of Rieti, and was re-elected in 1998; his government ended in 2002.
In 2005 he was elected Councilor at the
Lazio
Lazio ( , ; ) or Latium ( , ; from Latium, the original Latin name, ) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy, administrative regions of Italy. Situated in the Central Italy, central peninsular section of the country, it has 5,714,882 inhabitants an ...
regional council, and was re-elected in 2010. From April to June 2010, Cicchetti served as the Culture
assessor in the regional government of
Renata Polverini
Renata Polverini (born 14 May 1962) is an Italian politician and trade unionist. She was President of the Lazio region and was formerly Secretary General of the General Labour Union (UGL); she resigned on 24 September 2012 after an expense sc ...
, but subsequently got ousted.
In the early elections which took place in February 2013, following the resignation of Polverini, Cicchetti ran again for councilor in the
PDL party; he gained 5 thousand votes of preference, but they did not suffice for re-election.
In 2017 Cicchetti ran for the seat of Mayor of Rieti, and got elected for the third time.
Private life
Cicchetti is married and has children.
References
External links
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Antonio Cicchetti at consiglio.regione.lazio.it
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Living people
1952 births
People from Rieti
Forza Italia (2013) politicians
20th-century Italian politicians
Mayors of places in Lazio
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