Vincenzo Francesco Romeo (born 10 July 1955), known as Enzo Romeo, is an Italian politician who has served as mayor of Vibo Valentia since June 2024. He previously served as the first president of the

Province of Vibo Valentia The province of Vibo Valentia (; Vibonese: ) is a province in the Calabria region of Italy, set up by a national law of 6 March 1992, which came into effect on 1 January 1996, and formerly part of the province of Catanzaro. Its capital is the ...

from 1995 to 1999.

Life and career

Graduating in medicine and surgery from the

Sapienza University of Rome The Sapienza University of Rome (), formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", abbreviated simply as Sapienza ('Wisdom'), is a Public university, public research university located in Rome, Italy. It was founded in 1303 and is ...

, Romeo specialized in

dentistry Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the Human tooth, teeth, gums, and Human mouth, mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, dis ...

and practised in his hometown. Active in politics, he became the official candidate of the Olive Tree coalition for president of the

in 1995 and was elected in a run-off with 53% of the vote. In the 2024 municipal elections, Romeo ran for mayor of Vibo Valentia as the centre-left candidate, backed by the Democratic Party, the

Five Star Movement The Five Star Movement ( , M5S) is a political party in Italy, led by Giuseppe Conte. It was launched on 4 October 2009 by Beppe Grillo, a political activist and comedian, and Gianroberto Casaleggio, a web strategist. The party is primarily d ...

, and the

Greens and Left Alliance The Greens and Left Alliance (, AVS) is a left-wing political alliance active in Italy, which was launched on 2 July 2022 as a federation of two political parties, Italian Left (SI) and Green Europe (EV). The AVS is often referred to as a red– ...

. He defeated the centre-right candidate, Roberto Cosentino, in a run-off with 53.60% of the vote. As mayor, Romeo took office on 27 June and, in November, implemented a 30% reduction in municipal officials' salaries. This measure aims to save €200,000 for public services and social initiatives. In October 2024, he was elected president of the Vibo Valentia Library System (''Sistema Bibliotecario Vibonese''), committed to addressing its critical financial and legal issues by proposing a recovery plan and establishing a technical working group with the Calabria Region.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Romeo, Enzo 1955 births Living people Mayors of Vibo Valentia Presidents of the Province of Vibo Valentia Italian politicians