Claudio Martini (born 10 January 1951) is an Italian politician who is the former

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Biography

Born in

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, from two parents from

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, Martini began his career in the

Prato Prato ( ; ) is a city and municipality (''comune'') in Tuscany, Italy, and is the capital of the province of Prato. The city lies in the northeast of Tuscany, at an elevation of , at the foot of Monte Retaia (the last peak in the Calvana ch ...

section of the

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. In 1985 Martini was elected local secretary of the

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, and in 1989 he was appointed Mayor, carrying out several important projects for the Tuscan city, including the creation of the

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in 1992. At the 1995 regional election, Martini was elected Regional councilor, supporting the candidate of

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Vannino Chiti, and was appointed Regional Assessor for Healthcare.

President of Tuscany

At the 2000 regional election, Martini was the candidate of

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, and managed to get elected, defeating former Minister and

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candidate

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. He later manages to seek re-election at the 2005 regional election, holding his seat as governor until 2010.

Senator

At the 2013 general election, Martini was elected

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for the Democratic Party. He is not candidated at the 2018 general election.

References

External links

*Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian)
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