Gaetano Manfredi (
Ottaviano, 4 January 1964) is an Italian
university professor
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and
politician
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. He has been
mayor of Naples since 2021, and has served as the
Minister of University and Research in the
second government of Giuseppe Conte from 2020 to 2021.
Academic career
Manfredi previously served as rector of
University of Naples.
Political career
Minister of University and Research
Manfredi has overseen the response to the
COVID-19 outbreak in Italy
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The virus was first confirmed to have spread to Italy on 31 Ja ...
in relation to Italian universities. Manfredi announced that online lessons would be delivered to students in key areas most affected by the outbreak starting from 2 March 2020.
Mayor of Naples
He is elected as
Mayor of Naples in the
2021 Naples municipal election
The municipal elections in Naples took place on 3 and 4 October 2021. The incumbent Mayor of Naples was Luigi de Magistris of Democracy and Autonomy, who won the 2016 Naples municipal election.
Electoral system
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.
References
Living people
1964 births
Mayors of Naples
Conte II Cabinet
Engineers from Naples
People from Ottaviano
21st-century Italian engineers
University of Naples Federico II alumni
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